Cantonese words starting with C

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To depend on or be decided by a certain condition or factor.

To marry a woman; to take a wife.

To admit, recruit, or accept someone into an organization.

To name someone or something.

To warm oneself; to seek warmth.

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To take a daughter-in-law; for one's son to marry.

To choose or make a trade-off; to select what to keep and what to abandon.

To win trust or inspire confidence.

To win, especially in a competition or a contest, or to gain victory.

To cancel or call off a planned event or arrangement.

To laugh at, tease, or make fun of someone.

To replace, supersede, or supplant.

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取之不盡取之不尽

Inexhaustible; limitless; an endless supply.

To spit, to sip, or the sound of sipping.

Sledge or sled; a vehicle used for sliding on snow or rough ground.

Fine animal hair, down, or fur; also used to mean crisp or fragile.

To temper metal by dipping it into water; to dye, soak, or alter.

Bluish-green; emerald green.

Brittle, crisp, or crunchy.

To look, watch, or stare.

Fun, interesting, or amusing; to bring pleasure or enjoyment.

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Crispy or crunchy, typically describing fried or baked food.

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Tactfully and willingly, especially in taking the initiative to do what is appropriate in a situation.

To quench; a metal heat treatment process where heated metal is cooled rapidly to harden its surface.

Strange but interesting, amusing, or intriguing.

Fragile, weak, or easily broken or destroyed.

To work hard and with stamina.

Verdant; emerald green; a jade-like green that is darker than fresh green.

Hazy blue-green mountain scenery, or a shady retreat on a green hill.

Interest, appeal, or delight; the quality of being interesting and attractive.

Crispy on the outside (of food); fragile or easily broken (of objects).

An interesting matter, event, anecdote, or life experience.

Cute, lovely, and adorable.

Delightful, cute, or amusing.

Smell, odor, or stench.

A cook or a chef.

Slowly; gentle and steady.

A classifier for the number of times someone is punched; a blow or punch.

To whip or flog; a short wooden cudgel or riding crop.

A mallet or hammer, or the act of beating and striking with one.

Wooden mallet or hammer; a striking tool made of wood.

Hammer; a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for driving nails, fitting joints, or flattening objects.

A hammer, a balance weight, or to forge.

Bad smell or stench, usually referring to body odor.

The Sui dynasty (581–619 AD), or the surname Sui (usually transliterated as Tsui).

To follow, go along with, or walk behind something or someone.

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Describing a decision or situation that seems disadvantageous at first but turns out to be beneficial or worthwhile.

A casual essay, informal piece of writing, or scribble.

Casual, easygoing, or indifferent; to do as one pleases without strict rules.

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隨波逐流随波逐流

To blindly follow the crowd or drift with the tide without one's own stance, direction, or goal.