Cantonese words starting with C

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To levy a tax; to collect taxes.

To earing; to head; the stage of crop development when the ear or panicle emerges.

Autumn flood; a seasonal rise in water levels or flooding during autumn.

To reel or spin silk from cocoons.

cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2

抽絲剝繭抽丝剥茧

To analyze things in a meticulous, step-by-step, and systematic manner.

抽時間抽时间

To find or carve out time to do something.

Autumn exam; the triennial provincial civil service examination during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Autumn scenery; the colors and landscape of autumn.

Harvest fly; cicada.

To hunt in autumn (historically of an emperor).

Autumn frost, often used figuratively to describe white hair or a severe, solemn temperament.

The ripening of crops in autumn.

Manchurian catalpa (Catalpa bungei).

Drawer; a sliding container in a piece of furniture used for storage.

To take a commission from someone's profit, or to withdraw and getaway.

Autumn; fall; the third season of the year, characterized by cool and dry weather.

Akita; a prefecture in the Tohoku region of Honshu, Japan, with its capital at Akita City.

cau1 tin4 jyun6

秋田縣秋田县

Akita Prefecture, located in northeastern Japan.

To sprout, to grow tall and slim, or to shrink in size.

cau1 tou4 mat6 mong5

秋荼密網秋荼密网

Abundant and exacting laws and punishments.

To throb with pain; a shooting or pulsating pain.

The autumn exam; a triennial provincial civil service examination held during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

cau1 zeoi2 baa1

To slap someone across the face.

Liposuction; a cosmetic surgery procedure that removes fat from the body.

Autumn levy; a tax collected on the autumn harvest.

To hold or take part in a lucky draw; to draw a lottery or raffle.

Abstract; not concrete; generalizing essential characteristics rather than specific details.

cau1 zoeng6 ci4

抽象詞抽象词

Abstract word; a word that represents an idea, quality, or concept rather than a physical object.

cau1 zoeng6 doi6 sou3

抽象代數抽象代数

Abstract algebra; the branch of mathematics studying algebraic structures.

cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6

An abstract concept or idea.

cau1 zoeng6 paai1

Abstractionism; abstract art or the abstract school of artists.

cau1 zoeng6 si1 wai4

抽象思維抽象思维

Abstract thought or abstract thinking.

cau1 zoeng6 wik6

Abstract domain or abstract field in mathematics.

To have one's name or ticket drawn in a lottery, lucky draw, or raffle; to win a prize.

The second of the Earthly Branches, representing the second Chinese hour from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.

An ancient wooden handcuff or stock used to bind a prisoner's hands.

To look at, or to find an opportunity.

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

Ugly or bad-looking.

cau2 baat3 gwaai3

醜八怪丑八怪

An extremely ugly person.

cau2 biu2 gung1

醜表功丑表功

To brag shamelessly about one's deeds or claim undeserved merit.

To pay attention to someone; to acknowledge or respond to.

To slander; to vilify or speak ill of someone.

To defame, vilify, or uglify; to make someone or something look bad.

cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1

醜婦終須見家翁丑妇终须见家翁

To eventually have to do something one would prefer not to do, or to have to face the music.

Bad-tempered or having a very bad temper.

To see, catch sight of, or look at.

Clown, buffoon, or comic character in a drama.

Very ugly or hideous; can also mean embarrassing or shameful.

Scandal; shameful or disgraceful conduct.