Cantonese words starting with C

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抄柜桶
caau3 gwai6 tung2to search in the drawer
caau3 seng2to wake someone up [colloquial]
caau4nest; hideout; to fail
caau4 jyut6lair; den
𠵼𠵼
caau4 mang1 mang1too many wrinkles; wrinkly
caau4 pei4wrinkles
皱皮
caau4 pei4Wrinkle
caau4 wu4Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui
caau4 wu4 si5Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
cai1wife
cai1to perch; to dwell; to stay
cai1Celosia argentea; mixed; crowded
cai1name of a river
凄黯
cai1 am2dismal; also written 淒暗|凄暗[qi1 an4]
凄暗
cai1 am3dismal
凄惨
cai1 caam2plaintive; miserable
淒惨
cai1 caam2(adjective) miserable; tragic
cai1 cai1luxuriant; abundant
凄恻
cai1 cak1heartbroken
凄清
cai1 cing1sorrow; desolate
cai1 cip3wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
凄切
cai1 cit3mournful
cai1 gang2(literary) wailing; choking with sobs
妻管严
cai1 gun2 jim4henpecked male
栖霞
cai1 haa4see 棲霞市|栖霞市[Qi1 xia2 Shi4]
栖霞区
cai1 haa4 keoi1Qixia, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
栖霞市
cai1 haa4 si5Qixia, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
妻儿
cai1 ji4wife and child
妻儿老小
cai1 ji4 lou5 siu2the whole family
凄婉
cai1 jyun2melancholy; sweet and piteous
凄厉
cai1 lai6mournful (sound)
妻离子散
cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3a family wrenched apart (idiom)
凄凉
cai1 loeng4miserable
凄美
cai1 mei5poignant
栖木
cai1 muk6roost
cai1 nou4noun; wife and children
凄哀
cai1 oi1desolate
栖身
cai1 san1to stay at
cai1 sat1wife
栖息
cai1 sik1(of a bird) to perch
栖息地
cai1 sik1 dei6habitat
凄惶
cai1 wong4adj.; sad fear; embarrassed by hardship; tragic and terrified
凄惶
cai1 wong4distressed and terrified
凄惋
cai1 wun2doleful; also written 淒婉|凄婉[qi1 wan3]
cai1 zi2wife and children
栖住
cai1 zyu6to dwell
cai3to steep ; brew (tea)
cai3(Cantonese); to hit or bash
cai3 caa4(verb) to make some tea
砌层
cai3 cang4course (i.e. building layer)

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