Cantonese words starting with C

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cat1 gwok3 gam3 lyun6

七國咁亂七国咁乱

In a total mess; extremely chaotic or untidy.

cat1 haa5 cat1 haa5

Slow-witted, dim-witted, or dorky; behaving foolishly.

cat1 haam4 dou6

Chatham Road, a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

cat1 haam4 dou6 bak1

Chatham Road North, a road in Hong Kong.

cat1 haam4 dou6 naam4

Chatham Road South, a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

cat1 haau2 baan2

Tangram; a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes which can be combined to form various designs.

Pitch-black; completely dark and devoid of light.

7 Up; a brand of lemon-lime flavored soft drink.

Lacquerware; craftwork or everyday items coated with layers of natural lacquer for protection and decoration.

cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1

七竅生煙七窍生烟

To seethe with anger; to be extremely angry, as if smoke were pouring from one's ears, eyes, nose, and mouth.

七行詩七行诗

Heptastich; a poem or stanza of seven lines.

cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1

七孔生煙七孔生烟

To be extremely angry, fuming, or seething with rage.

cat1 jat1 jau4 hang4

七一遊行七一游行

July 1st Demonstration; the annual protest march in Hong Kong held on July 1st.

Seven days; a week.

Paint; a liquid mixture used for coloring or protecting a surface.

七絃琴七弦琴

Guqin; a seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family.

七言詩七言诗

A seven-character octave or quatrain; a type of Chinese poetry where each line consists of seven characters.

July, the seventh month of the year.

cat1 jyut6 jat1 hou6

七月一號七月一号

cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6

七月三十號七月三十号

cat1 kam4 cat1 zung3

七擒七縱七擒七纵

A strategy of capturing and releasing an opponent multiple times to win them over wholeheartedly.

cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6

七窮六絕七穷六绝

Desperate; in extreme poverty or a hopeless situation.

cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6

Scattered here and there; in a mess or sparse.

cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6

Of advanced age; in one's seventies or eighties.

A euphemism for a foolish person, idiot, or dickhead.

Seven people; a group or count of seven persons.

cat1 nin4 zi1 joeng5

七年之癢七年之痒

The seven-year itch; a marital crisis arising from boredom after many years of marriage.

Patent leather; leather with a smooth, glossy, lacquered surface.

Shellac; a resin secreted by the female lac bug, processed into flakes and used as a wood finish or varnish.

cat1 sap6 ji6 hong4

All walks of life; all sorts of professions and trades.

cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3

七手八腳七手八脚

Flustered and disorganized, or describing many people pitching in together to do something.

cat1 sing1 caa4

A type of Chinese herbal tea given to babies to alleviate indigestion and sleep problems.

cat1 sing1 ngaam4

Seven-Star Crags (in Zhaoqing), Seven-Star Cave (in Guilin), or Seven Star Reef (in the South China Sea).

cat1 sing4 suk6

Medium-well done (steak or other meat).

Zhinü, the Weaver Girl from Chinese mythology, associated with the Qixi Festival.

cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3

Everyone talking at once in a lively, confusing, or opinionated chatter.

cat1 zi1 baat3 lei4

七支八離七支八离

Broken, fragmented, or shattered into pieces.

A nickname for the 7-Eleven convenience store chain.

Seven Sisters, an old village and historical area in the North Point district of Hong Kong.

cat1 zi2 mui6 dou6

Tsat Tsz Mui Road, a road in North Point, Hong Kong.

The Qixi Festival, celebrated on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month.

cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3

To receive a huge discount after successive price cuts; also figuratively used to mean heavily compromised.

cat6 fing6 fing6

柒ｆｉｎｇｆｉｎｇ

To act foolishly and oblivious to it, to dilly-dally, or used to describe a dangling penis.

cat6 fing6 fing6

柒揈揈柒轰轰

To act stupidly and cluelessly, to dilly-dally, or to dangle limply.

An idiot, fool, or sucker.

柒頭皮柒头皮

An insulting term used to call someone an idiot, a jerk, or an obnoxious person.

To be deeply grieved or distressed in mind.

To pull out; to draw; to extract a part from a whole, such as drawing lots or raffle tickets.

To pluck a stringed instrument, or to support someone by the arm.