Cantonese words starting with C

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cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2

抽絲剝繭抽丝剥茧

To analyze things in a meticulous, step-by-step, and systematic manner.

Autumn scenery; the colors and landscape of autumn.

Harvest fly; cicada.

Drawer; a sliding container in a piece of furniture used for storage.

To take a commission from someone's profit, or to withdraw and getaway.

Autumn; fall; the third season of the year, characterized by cool and dry weather.

Akita; a prefecture in the Tohoku region of Honshu, Japan, with its capital at Akita City.

To sprout, to grow tall and slim, or to shrink in size.

Lucky draw; raffle; a lottery where prizes are distributed randomly.

Abstract; not concrete; generalizing essential characteristics rather than specific details.

cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6

An abstract concept or idea.

cau1 zoeng6 paai1

Abstractionism; abstract art or the abstract school of artists.

To have one's name or ticket drawn in a lottery, lucky draw, or raffle; to win a prize.

The clown or comedian role in traditional Chinese opera.

To look at, or to find an opportunity.

Ugly or bad-looking.

cau2 baat3 gwaai3

醜八怪丑八怪

An extremely ugly person.

cau2 biu2 gung1

醜表功丑表功

To brag shamelessly about one's deeds or claim undeserved merit.

To defame, vilify, or uglify; to make someone or something look bad.

cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1

醜婦終須見家翁丑妇终须见家翁

To eventually have to do something one would prefer not to do, or to have to face the music.

Bad-tempered or having a very bad temper.

Clown, buffoon, or comic character in a drama.

Very ugly or hideous; can also mean embarrassing or shameful.

The bad guy; a person who does an unpleasant task or something that will offend others.

Ugly; unattractive or bad-looking in appearance.

Ugly, hideous, or morally repulsive.

cau2 lau6 dik1 zung1 gwok3 jan4

醜陋的中國人丑陋的中国人

"The Ugly Chinaman", a well-known book by the Taiwanese writer Bo Yang.

Scandal; an event widely considered morally or legally wrong that causes public outrage.

Ugly and repulsive; evil, hideous, or abominable.

The clown character in Chinese opera.

cau2 sei2 gwai2

醜死鬼丑死鬼

Extremely embarrassing or shameful.

Shameful thing; disgraceful affair.

Shameful, embarrassing, or ugly behavior; a ludicrous performance.

cau2 taai3 baak3 ceot1

醜態百出丑态百出

To make a fool of oneself; to repeatedly make a spectacle of oneself by acting ridiculously.

To gather together, pool, or assemble people or things.

Embarrassing, awkward, or a source of shame; dry rations for a journey.

Smelly; stinking; emitting an unpleasant odor.

cau3 aang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2

臭罌出臭草臭罂出臭草

A bad environment produces bad people; a person of inferior background and character.

A nasty, unpleasant, or detestable person.

cau3 baat3 gung1

An unpleasant, annoying, or nosy man who loves to gossip.

Stinky bitch; an offensive term used to insult a woman.

Bad-tempered or disreputable, or describing someone who deliberately ignores others in an unfriendly way.

cau3 bang1 bang1

Very smelly; stinking.

cau3 bang1 bang1

Very smelly; having a stinky, foul odor.

cau3 bang1 tin1

Extremely smelly; stinking to high heaven.

The strong, unpleasant smell of raw vegetation, grass, or unripe fruit.

Common rue; a medicinal herb used as an ingredient in green bean soup.

Stinky tofu; a snack made of deep-fried fermented bean curd.