Cantonese words starting with C

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ceoi1 laa3 baa1

To play the trumpet, or to drink directly from a bottle.

To cool down, as of economic activity or international relations.

ceoi1 laang5 fung1

吹冷風吹冷风

To discourage, dampen enthusiasm, or spread pessimistic views.

To boast or talk big.

Tear-jerking; emotional, moving, and making one cry.

ceoi1 leoi6 daai6 pin2

催淚大片催泪大片

Tear-jerker; a highly emotional and sad movie designed to make the audience cry.

ceoi1 leoi6 daan2

催淚彈催泪弹

Tear gas canister; a grenade that releases tear gas when fired or thrown.

ceoi1 leoi6 ngaa5 si1

催淚瓦斯催泪瓦斯

ceoi1 leoi6 zai1

催淚劑催泪剂

Lachrymator; tear gas or a chemical agent that causes tears.

To have failed, fallen through, or broken up.

ceoi1 m4 zoeng3

吹唔漲吹唔涨

To feel helpless about someone or something; to be unable to do anything about a situation.

ceoi1 m4 zoeng3

吹唔脹吹唔胀

Helpless or powerless in a situation, unable to do anything about something or someone.

Female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).

An expression of defiance or indifference to a warning or threat; "so what?" or "what are you gonna do about it?"

To press or urge someone very urgently, often to an annoying degree.

ceoi1 meng6 fu4

A death-hastening Taoist amulet; figuratively, something that hastens death or a person who constantly nags others to hurry.

ceoi1 meng6 gwai2

A person who constantly rushes, presses, or nags someone to do something.

To hypnotize, or to induce sleepiness.

ceoi1 min4 joek6

催眠藥催眠药

Soporific drug; sleeping pills or medication used to induce sleep.

ceoi1 min4 kuk1

Lullaby; soft music played to help someone fall asleep.

ceoi1 min4 seot6

催眠術催眠术

Hypnotism or mesmerism.

ceoi1 min4 zong6 taai3

催眠狀態催眠状态

Hypnosis; a state of being hypnotized.

ceoi1 ming4 wai6

Christine Choy, a Chinese-American film director.

ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1

To nitpick; to find fault with every detail and demand perfection.

To promote lactation.

To induce germination of seeds or encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings.

Cui Wei (1912-1979), Chinese actor, dramatist, and film director.

Towering, lofty, and magnificent; tall and steep.

To brag, boast, or exaggerate.

ceoi1 ngau4 paak3 maa5

吹牛拍馬吹牛拍马

To resort to bragging and flattering.

ceoi1 ngau4 pei4

To brag, boast, or talk big.

To boast and flatter.

To flatter, praise excessively, or promote to gain support for someone or something.

To blow away or disperse.

To induce or augment labor; to speed up or initiate childbirth using medical or artificial methods.

ceoi1 saang1 po4

Midwife who induces labor.

ceoi1 saang1 sou3

To blow the whistle; to secretly report someone or inform on them to the authorities.

Trend, tendency, or direction in which a situation is developing.

Fernando Chui Sai-on, former Chief Executive of Macau.

To chitchat, gossip, or talk about trivial matters.

ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2

吹水唔抹咀

To talk nonsense, boast, or tell tall tales.

ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2

吹水唔抹嘴

To boast or talk big without shame, filter, or restraint.

To follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times.

Cooking or kitchen work.

ceoi1 si6 jyun4

炊事員炊事员

A cook, kitchen hand, or mess officer in a military, school, or corporate canteen.

To blow out a flame.

ceoi1 sik1 si6 fung1

吹式士風吹式士风

To play the saxophone; or colloquially, to use paper rolled into a cone shape to inhale drugs.

To play the xiao (bamboo flute), or figuratively, to perform fellatio.