Cantonese words starting with C

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caa4 bui1 dip2a saucer
茶餐厅
caa4 caan1 teng1a café which serves food
caa4 caau1to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions
查缉
caa4 cap1to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc)
caa4 ceot1to find out
caa4 ci4teaspoon
茶钱
caa4 cin2payment for tea
caa4 cing1to find out; to get to the bottom of
查处
caa4 cyu3to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
caa4 dak1Chad (Tw)
caa4 dei6stubble land after crop has been taken
查对
caa4 deoi3to check against something; to verify
查点
caa4 dim2to check; to inventory
茶点
caa4 dim2tea and cake; tea and dim sum
調查调
caa4 diu6to obtain (information) from a database etc
caa4 doi2tea bag
caa4 dou6Japanese tea ceremony
caa4 faa1camellia
茶饭不思
caa4 faan6 bat1 si1no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
茶饭无心
caa4 faan6 mou4 sam1see 茶飯不思|茶饭不思[cha2 fan4 bu4 si1]
caa4 fong1teahouse
caa4 fong2to inspect a room
查访
caa4 fong2to investigate
caa4 fong4waiter; porter
caa4 fung1to sequester; to seal up
caa4 gaa1 si1 beng6Chagas disease
caa4 gaa1 zaak6thorough investigation of someone's background; to be over-inquisitive
caa4 gaai3tea and wasabi, a term to refer to sauces, tea, pickles and wet wipes etc. pr...
caa4 gaak3infiltrator of tea leaves; tea strainer
茶碱
caa4 gaan2Theophylline
caa4 gam3to prohibit; to suppress
caa4 gang1teaspoon
caa4 gau3to follow up a study
caa4 gei1small side table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
caa4 geoi1tea house
caa4 geoi6tea set
茶具文物馆
caa4 geoi6 man4 mat6 gun2Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, located in Hong Kong [written and colloqu...
茶经
caa4 ging1the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸...
茶脚
caa4 goek3left over tea
查岗
caa4 gong1to check the guard posts
caa4 gong1mug
茶馆
caa4 gun2teahouse
茶馆儿
caa4 gun2 ji4erhua form of 茶館|茶馆[cha2 guan3]
caa4 gwaa1gherkin
茶瓜送饭
caa4 gwaa1 sung3 faan6a bad person [colloquial]
查戈斯群岛
caa4 gwo1 si1 kwan4 dou2Chagos Archipelago, coral archipelago in tropical Indian Ocean, with Diego Ga...
caa4 gwo2steamed glutinous rice dumpling
粿
caa4 gwo2Tea cake
茶果岭
caa4 gwo2 leng5Cha Kwo Ling, a place in Hong Kong
caa4 haau2to examine; to investigate; to try to determine

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