Cantonese words starting with C

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ceoi1 jat1 leon4 seoi2

吹一輪水吹一轮水

To have a casual, purposeless chit-chat or gossip for a while.

ceoi1 jim4 fu6 sai3

趨炎附勢趋炎附势

To fawn on the powerful; to jump on the bandwagon of the influential.

ceoi1 laa3 baa1

To play the trumpet, or to drink directly from a bottle.

Tear-jerking; emotional, moving, and making one cry.

ceoi1 leoi6 daan2

催淚彈催泪弹

Tear gas canister; a grenade that releases tear gas when fired or thrown.

ceoi1 m4 zoeng3

吹唔漲吹唔涨

To feel helpless about someone or something; to be unable to do anything about a situation.

ceoi1 m4 zoeng3

吹唔脹吹唔胀

Helpless or powerless in a situation, unable to do anything about something or someone.

What can you do to me? (said defiantly)

To press or urge someone very urgently, often to an annoying degree.

ceoi1 meng6 fu4

A death-hastening Taoist amulet; figuratively, something that hastens death or a person who constantly nags others to hurry.

ceoi1 meng6 gwai2

A person who constantly rushes, presses, or nags someone to do something.

To hypnotize, or to induce sleepiness.

ceoi1 min4 kuk1

Lullaby; soft music played to help someone fall asleep.

ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1

To nitpick; to find fault with every detail and demand perfection.

Rocky, towering, and lofty.

To brag, boast, or exaggerate.

To flatter, praise excessively, or promote to gain support for someone or something.

To induce or augment labor; to speed up or initiate childbirth using medical or artificial methods.

To blow the whistle; to secretly report someone or inform on them to the authorities.

Trend, tendency, or direction in which a situation is developing.

Fernando Chui Sai-on, former Chief Executive of Macau.

To chitchat, gossip, or talk about trivial matters.

ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2

吹水唔抹咀

To talk nonsense, boast, or tell tall tales.

ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2

吹水唔抹嘴

To boast or talk big without shame, filter, or restraint.

ceoi1 sik1 si6 fung1

吹式士風吹式士风

To play the saxophone; or colloquially, to use paper rolled into a cone shape to inhale drugs.

To play the xiao (bamboo flute), or figuratively, to perform fellatio.

ceoi1 sou1 luk1 ngaan5

吹鬚睩眼吹须睩眼

To be furious or extremely angry, with one's mustache bristling and eyes staring wide.

To induce vomiting; to force oneself or someone else to vomit.

To destroy, smash, or severely damage on a large scale.

To praise, extoll, or laud, especially in an exaggerated or undeserving manner.

ceoi1 zau3 jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2

吹皺一池春水吹皱一池春水

To meddle in things that are none of one's business.

ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6

趨之若鶩趋之若鹜

To scramble or rush for something in large numbers, like a flock of ducks.

To be rendered helpless, exasperated, or unable to respond to an absurd situation or statement.

Frustrated, helpless, or annoyed, especially when there is nothing you can do about a situation.

A traditional Chinese custom of urging the bride to finish dressing up before the wedding ceremony.

To take, get, obtain, or gain.

To marry a woman; for a man to take a wife into his family.

To estimate, guess, or tuck something into one's clothes.

ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2

取長補短取长补短

To learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses.

To draw on or obtain materials or information for use.

To ban, outlaw, or suppress by official order.

To obtain, acquire, or achieve.

To replace, substitute, or take the place of one thing with another.

To travel to a destination via or by way of a certain place.

To follow something as an example; to model after; to imitate.

To learn from the experience of someone, an organization, or a region.

To shoot on location; to choose a setting, view, or backdrop for filming, photography, or painting.

To act opportunistically, using underhanded or clever but technically legal means to gain an advantage or avoid difficulty.

One's standpoint, attitude, and tendency regarding a certain issue; orientation.

ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1

To replace or supersede something original.