Cantonese words starting with C

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To break out with measles; to contract measles.

To get measles; to break out in measles.

To step in or take action, especially by having a capable or influential person handle a situation.

ceot1 maai4 jam2 naai5 lik6

出埋飲奶力出埋饮奶力

To use every ounce of one's strength; to exert all of one's power.

To betray someone, or to give up something valuable like one's principles or soul in exchange for money or power.

To cheat in an examination.

ceot1 maau1 zai2

出貓仔出猫仔

To cheat in an exam or test.

ceot1 man6 tai4

出問題出问题

To have something go wrong or a problem arise, preventing a system or plan from working smoothly.

ceot1 mau4 hin3 caak3

出謀獻策出谋献策

To offer advice, formulate strategies, or propose plans and solutions.

Famous, well-known, or highly visible.

Outside; a place or area that is external to a boundary.

To leave home; to go out or go on a journey.

To appear often; to frequent; to come and go or be spotted regularly at a place.

ceot1 naa5 zaa2

To play dirty tricks; to resort to underhanded or unfair means.

ceot1 naap6 jyun4

出納員出纳员

Teller or cashier; a clerk responsible for handling cash receipts and payments.

To leave home and go to a distant place; to be away from home.

Next year; the following year.

ceot1 saai3 meng2

Extremely famous, well-known, or notorious.

ceot1 saai3 wai2

To exceed expectations or step out of line, often to seek attention or show off.

To come out of retirement or seclusion to help others.

To be born; to come into existence.

出世紙出世纸

Birth certificate; an official document issued by the government proving a baby's birth.

One's family background or upbringing, or to begin one's career.

Lost in thought, entranced, or highly concentrated on something as if one's soul has wandered off.

ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3

Reaching the acme of perfection; superb and highly skilled.

To be born or come into existence.

ceot1 sang1 dei6

Place of birth; the location where someone was born.

ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2

To risk one's life, going through great dangers and putting life and death aside.

ceot1 sang1 zing3 ming4 syu1

出生證明書出生证明书

Birth certificate; an official government document proving a person's birth.

To take action, start doing something, or spend money.

To sell; to put up for sale on the market.

To make a sound, speak up, or utter a noise.

To parboil or blanch an ingredient briefly to prepare it.

ceot1 seoi2 zi2

出水紙出水纸

Bill of lading; a document used in shipping to claim cargo.

To cheat, play tricks, or use underhanded methods.

To mobilize an army; in modern usage, a metaphor for starting a major endeavor, project, or investment.

出師表出师表

Memorial on the Case for War; a famous memorial written by Zhuge Liang to the emperor Liu Shan.

To have an accident, suffer a mishap, or for a problem to arise.

To show or present something for inspection as proof.

Prospect, future, ambition, or accomplishment; often used with "to have" or "to not have".

Outstanding, superb, or excellent; performing or showing quality far better than others.

To qualify for the next round of a competition by winning in a group stage or preliminary match.

ceot1 soeng1 jap6 deoi3

出雙入對出双入对

To go everywhere together as a pair; always seen together.

To hold a funeral procession; to carry a coffin out for burial.

To perform in a show, put on a large-scale performance, or showcase one's skills and talents publicly.

To publish a book; to have works published in book form.

To write or set exam or test questions; to think of questions to quiz someone.

Used after an integer to indicate a little more than that number.

ceot1 tau4 lou6 min6

出頭露面出头露面

To step forward into the spotlight, appear in public, or be under public scrutiny.

To appear in court to attend a trial.