Cantonese words starting with C

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抽税
cau1 seoi3to levy a tax
cau1 seoi6head sprouts
cau1 seon3autumn flood
抽丝
cau1 si1to spin silk
抽丝剥茧
cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
抽时间
cau1 si4 gaan3to (try to) find the time to
秋试
cau1 si5autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
cau1 sik1colors of autumn
秋蝉
cau1 sim4harvest fly; cicada
秋狝
cau1 sin2(of an emperor) to hunt in autumn
cau1 soeng1autumn frost
cau1 suk6ripening in autumn (of crops)
楸树
cau1 syu6Catalpa bungei or Manchurian Catalpa, a tea plant
抽屉
cau1 tai3drawer
抽头
cau1 tau4to take commission from other's profit; to escape or getaway
cau1 tin1autumn
cau1 tin4Akita, a prefecture of Japan
秋田县
cau1 tin4 jyun6Akita prefecture, northeast Japan
抽条
cau1 tiu4to sprout; to shrink in size; very tall and slim [written and colloquial]
秋荼密网
cau1 tou4 mat6 mong5flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishme...
cau1 tung3to throb with pain; twang; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
秋闱
cau1 wai4autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
cau1 zeoi2 baa1to slap
cau1 zi1liposuction
cau1 zing1autumn levy (tax on harvest)
抽奖
cau1 zoeng2to draw a prize; a raffle
cau1 zoeng6abstract; CL:種|种[zhong3]
抽象词
cau1 zoeng6 ci4abstract word
抽象代数
cau1 zoeng6 doi6 sou3abstract algebra
cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6noun; abstract conception
cau1 zoeng6 paai1Abstractionism
抽象思维
cau1 zoeng6 si1 wai4abstract thought
cau1 zoeng6 wik6abstract field (math.)
cau1 zung3to win (a prize in a lottery)
cau2clown
cau2handcuffs
cau2(dialect) to look at; to find a chance
cau2officials in charge of horses in the past
cau2shameful; disgraceful
丑八怪
cau2 baat3 gwaai3ugly person
丑表功
cau2 biu2 gung1to brag shamelessly about one's deeds; to claim an undeserved merit
cau2 coi2to pay attention to
丑诋
cau2 dai2to slander
丑化
cau2 faa3to defame; to defile; to vilify
丑妇终须见家翁
cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1(literally: an ugly woman will have to meet her husband's father anyhow); to ...
丑颈
cau2 geng2bad tempered (spoken)
瞅见
cau2 gin3to see
cau2 gok3clown role in opera; buffoon
丑怪
cau2 gwaai3ugly; visually unattractive
丑行
cau2 hang6scandal

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