Cantonese words starting with C

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A polite title or term of address for a driver or operator of public transport, such as a bus or train.

ce1 zoi3 dau2 loeng4

車載斗量车载斗量

Measured in cartloads and pecks; countless or innumerable.

Axle; the central shaft for a rotating wheel on a vehicle.

車軸草车轴草

Honewort or clover; plants of the genus Cryptotaenia or Trifolium.

A car owner or vehicle owner.

And; also; moreover.

To have one's mouth wide open.

Ruler or measuring tape; any tool used to measure distance.

To pull or drag with force; to leave or go away.

扯罷啦扯罢啦

An imperative command ordering someone to leave; "get lost!" or "beat it!"

且不說且不说

Not to mention; leaving aside for the moment.

To snore while sleeping.

ce2 daai6 laam6

扯大纜扯大缆

To play tug-of-war.

To talk nonsense, gossip, or chat about trivial matters.

扯犢子扯犊子

To talk nonsense or engage in idle chatter.

To get angry or lose one's temper suddenly.

To tell a lie; to lie.

Windy, drafty, or well-ventilated.

ce2 fung1 soeng1

扯風箱扯风箱

To pull a bellows, or figuratively to gasp for breath and wheeze like a bellows.

ce2 gaa1 soeng4

To engage in small talk; to chat about everyday life.

ce2 gai1 baa1 daan2

扯雞巴蛋扯鸡巴蛋

To talk nonsense, talk shit, or bullshit.

To wheeze or gasp for breath.

Asthma; to wheeze or have difficulty breathing.

To wheeze; to make a sharp, gasping sound due to asthma or breathing difficulty.

扯後腿扯后腿

To hold someone back; to be a drag, obstacle, or hindrance to others.

To pant or gasp for breath, or to feel very angry and annoyed.

To leave or depart.

To rest for now, or to pause what one is doing to take a break.

To digress or go off on a tangent.

To get an erection; of the penis, to become erect.

扯ｌｉｎ旗

To have one's nipples get stiff or erect.

Diabolo; Chinese yo-yo.

To rip, tear, or pull apart.

To drag someone down; to involve an innocent person in a mess or trouble.

ce2 m4 maai4 laan1

扯唔埋攔扯唔埋拦

To have no connection whatsoever; to be totally unrelated.

Wait a moment; to pause or hold on, without rushing.

扯貓尾扯猫尾

To collude, put on an act, or work together to deceive, conceal the truth, or shift responsibility.

Qiemur, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

且末縣且末县

Qiemo, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.

ce2 mut6 wai4 zi2

且末遺址且末遗址

Ruins of Cherchen (Qarqan or Chiemo), an archaeological site in Xinjiang.

To wrangle, quibble, or shirk responsibility through endless bickering or buck-passing.

扯皮條扯皮条

To pimp; to make a living by controlling sex workers.

To make even; to be even or call it quits.

To tear apart, rip, or tear open.

To get extremely angry, furious, or lose one's temper.

To have a full erection.

To pull strings; to act as a go-between, matchmaker, or intermediary to connect two parties.

ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2

扯線公仔扯线公仔

Puppet; a string puppet, or a person or organization controlled by someone else.

To raise one's voice, shout, or strain one's voice to speak loudly.