Cantonese words starting with C

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Stinking pretension; hateful arrogance.

To draw near; to approach closely; to lean in.

An annoying person; a pest; a jerk.

cau3 gau3 jat1 go3 hou2 zi6

湊夠一個好字凑够一个好字

To have both a son and a daughter, completing a family.

To babble, talk nonsense, or boast.

The sense of smell.

cau3 haang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2

臭坑出臭草

An insult stating that someone of low birth or an inferior background will naturally have bad character or behavior.

By chance; coincidentally; happening purely by accident without any prior planning.

cau3 hang1 hang1

Smelly; stinking; having a very bad odor.

To gather or bring together, or to just get by with passable quality.

Foul-mouthed or vulgar in speech.

Stench; a foul or unpleasant smell.

cau3 hei3 fan1 tin1

臭氣熏天臭气熏天

Extremely stinky; a stench so foul that it reaches the sky.

cau3 hung1 hung1

Stinking; smelly; emitting a foul odor.

Rancid smell; the offensive, stale odor of decaying or spoiled oil.

Skunk; a small black and white striped mammal that releases a foul-smelling liquid when threatened.

cau3 jit6 naau6

湊熱鬧凑热闹

To join in the fun; to go where it is lively to watch or take part in the activity.

Ozone; a strong oxidizing pale-blue gas composed of three oxygen atoms and having a distinctive odor.

cau3 joeng5 cang4

臭氧層臭氧层

Ozone layer; the region of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone that absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Camphor ball; mothball.

A terrible move or blunder in a game of chess.

By coincidence; coincidentally; happening by chance.

A sour face; a grumpy, displeased, or unhappy facial expression.

Stinking intellectual; a derogatory term for educated people used during the Cultural Revolution.

To scold someone very angrily.

To combine together; to include; to make up a total with.

Vain, conceited, or greatly pleased with oneself.

Stench, odor, or an awful smell.

cau3 mei6 soeng1 tau4

Birds of a feather; having similar hobbies, interests, or styles, and getting along well with each other.

cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1

Notorious; infamous; having a bad reputation for one's misdeeds.

cau3 ming4 ciu1 zyu3

Notorious; infamous; having a bad reputation.

cau3 ming4 jyun5 joeng4

臭名遠揚臭名远扬

To have a stinking reputation; to be notorious or infamous.

A term of address for a young girl, which can be derogatory or a playful, affectionate term of endearment.

cau3 naam4 jan4

A man of poor character, especially one who is lecherous, vulgar, or wretched in sexual matters.

By coincidence; happening by chance.

To boast, show off, or act self-important.

A traditional, pungent Cantonese vinegar soup brewed from fermented rice and water.

臭脾氣臭脾气

Bad temper or irritability; easily getting angry over small things and taking it out on others.

cau3 pei4 nong4

This mortal flesh; the human body, viewed from a Buddhist perspective as a mere decaying bag of skin.

At hand, convenient, or having money readily available.

An unpopular or disliked person; someone treated as useless or of no importance.

Having a smelly, rank, or fishy odor.

Lysol; a type of smelly disinfecting liquid used for cleaning and sanitizing surfaces.

cau3 si2 mat6 gam2

To keep family scandals or embarrassing matters secret from outsiders.

An awkward, embarrassing, or shameful incident.

To put together, collect, or round up to form a whole or a specific number.

To make up a number; to gather or join together to meet a specific amount.

Underarm odor; smelly armpits caused by sweat and bacteria.

To look after children; to babysit or raise kids.

湊仔婆凑仔婆

A woman who takes care of children, or a nanny.