Cantonese words starting with C

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caat3 sai2to clean (with water or alcohol); to swab

caat3 san1to renovate; to refresh (computer window); to break (a record)

擦身而過擦身而过

caat3 san1 ji4 gwo3to brush past

caat3 se2to erase

caat3 sik1to wipe clean

caat3 soeng1to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze

caat3 wun2 bou3dish cloth

caat3 zi2brush; CL:把[ba3]

caat3 zi2eraser; shredder

擦紙膠擦纸膠

caat3 zi2 gaau1a rubber; an eraser

擦字膠擦字胶

caat3 zi6 gaau1an eraser

caau1to plagiarize

caau1(verb) rummage

caau1convulsion

caau1money; variant of 抄chāo [抄]; copy

caau1 baa2 zi2(dialect) to do a body search

caau1 bun2handwritten copy

caau1 caa4to search and confiscate

caau1 dou6to take a shortcut

caau1 gaa1to search a house and confiscate possessions

caau1 gan6to take a shortcut

抄近兒抄近儿

caau1 gan6 ji4erhua variant of 抄近[chao1 jin4]

caau1 gan6 lou6to take a shortcut

caau1 gin2duplicate (copy)

抄後路抄后路

caau1 hau6 lou6to outflank and attack from the rear

caau1 luk6to make a copy of

caau1 mong5dip net

caau1 paai4to issue a fine for traffic misconducts

caau1 piu3paper money; CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]

caau1 san1to search (a person)

caau1 sau2to fold one's arms; (dialect) wonton

caau1 se2to copy

caau1 sung3to make a copy (and send it to someone); Carbon Copy (for email)

caau1 syu1to copy from the book

caau1 syut3to plagiarize

caau1 wok6to search and seize

caau1 zaap6to plagiarize; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy

caau1 zi6 din2to copy from a dictionary

caau2to quarrel; noisy

caau2(verb) 1. to argue; 2. to fight with

caau2 caau2to make a racket

caau2 caau2 joeng6 joeng6to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)

caau2 ce1car crash (spoken)

caau2 coi3to stir-fry; stir-fried dish

炒菜鏟炒菜铲

caau2 coi3 caan2a cooking spatula

炒大鑊炒大镬

caau2 daai6 wok6a big confrontation [colloquial]

caau2 daan2scrambled eggs

caau2 dei6 pei4to speculate in building land

caau2 faan6fried rice

caau2 fan2(food) stir-fried rice noodles

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