Cantonese words starting with C

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The bad guy; a person who does an unpleasant task or something that will offend others.

Ugly; unattractive or bad-looking in appearance.

A scandalous, disgraceful, or ugly spectacle; a farce or absurd drama.

Ugly, hideous, or morally repulsive.

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醜陋的中國人丑陋的中国人

"The Ugly Chinaman", a well-known book by the Taiwanese writer Bo Yang.

Villains, scoundrels, or a class of wicked people.

Scandal; an event widely considered morally or legally wrong that causes public outrage.

Year of the Ox, the second year in the twelve-year duodecimal cycle.

Ugly and repulsive; evil, hideous, or abominable.

The clown character in Chinese opera.

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醜死鬼丑死鬼

Extremely embarrassing or disgraceful.

The period of the day from 1:00 am to 3:00 am in the traditional Chinese two-hour subdivision system.

Shameful thing; disgraceful affair.

醜小鴨丑小鸭

Ugly duckling; someone who is initially plain or unpromising but turns out to be beautiful or successful.

Ugly appearance, disgraceful behavior, or an embarrassing look.

Shameful, embarrassing, or ugly behavior; a ludicrous performance.

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醜態百出丑态百出

To make a fool of oneself; to repeatedly make a spectacle of oneself by acting ridiculously.

Harsh, blunt, or unpleasant words spoken upfront to prevent future misunderstandings.

To play or perform music on a musical instrument.

To gather together, pool, or assemble people or things.

Embarrassing, awkward, or a source of shame; dry rations for a journey.

Smelly; stinking; emitting an unpleasant odor.

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臭罌出臭草臭罂出臭草

A bad environment produces bad people; a person of inferior background and character.

A nasty, unpleasant, or detestable person.

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An unpleasant, annoying, or nosy man who loves to gossip.

Stinky bitch; an offensive term used to insult a woman.

Bad-tempered or disreputable, or describing someone who deliberately ignores others in an unfriendly way.

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Very smelly; stinking.

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Very smelly; having a stinky, foul odor.

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Extremely smelly; stinking to high heaven.

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臭不可聞臭不可闻

To stink to high heaven; to smell unbearably bad or be thoroughly detestable.

To collect all the parts or bits needed to make a whole.

The strong, unpleasant smell of raw vegetation, grass, or unripe fruit.

To join in the fun, or to comply in order to please others.

To pool money together; to raise a sum of money collectively.

Dirty money; ill-gotten wealth, or money viewed with contempt.

Common rue; a medicinal herb used as an ingredient in green bean soup.

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溴單質溴单质

Molecular bromine.

A dud or a dead bomb that fails to explode on impact.

Stinky tofu; a snack made of deep-fried fermented bean curd.

Bad-tempered; quick-tempered and always getting angry.

Lantana camara; a flowering shrub also known as big sage, wild sage, red sage, or tickberry.

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Cyanogen bromide.

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溴化鉀溴化钾

Potassium bromide.

臭燻燻臭熏熏

Stinking; smelly.

湊份子凑份子

To pool resources or chip in money for a joint gift, project, or event.

A derogatory term for a street punk, hooligan, or bad boy.

Low-quality goods, or a derogatory term for a despicable woman.