Cantonese words starting with C
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吹簫乞食吹箫乞食
ceoi1 siu1 hat1 sik6see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
吹鬚睩眼吹须睩眼
ceoi1 sou1 luk1 ngaan5one who is so mad or angry where his moustache curls and eyes wide open
催熟
ceoi1 suk6to promote ripening of fruit
吹臺吹台
ceoi1 toi4(coll.) to fall through; (of a relationship) to break up
催討催讨
ceoi1 tou2to demand repayment of debt
催吐
ceoi1 tou3to induce vomiting
催吐劑催吐剂
ceoi1 tou3 zai1an emetic
趨同趋同
ceoi1 tung4to converge
摧毀摧毁
ceoi1 wai2to destroy; to wreck
崔永元
ceoi1 wing5 jyun4Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter
趨緩趋缓
ceoi1 wun6to slow down; to abate; downturn
吹襲吹袭
ceoi1 zaap6(of wind) to blow fiercely; (of a storm) to strike
炊帚
ceoi1 zau2pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
吹奏
ceoi1 zau3to play (wind instruments)
吹皺一池春水吹皱一池春水
ceoi1 zau3 jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2none of your business
趨之若鶩趋之若鹜
ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
催證催证
ceoi1 zing3to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)
吹漲吹涨
ceoi1 zoeng3to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words
吹脹吹胀
ceoi1 zoeng3(adjective) (of feeling) Frustrated; pissed off because of being annoyed
催妝催妆
ceoi1 zong1A traditional custom of China, the bride will not dress up until Groom urge h...
取
ceoi2to take; to choose; to obtain
娶
ceoi2to take a wife
揣
ceoi2to put into (one's pockets, clothes); to estimate; to struggle; to hide in on...
取保候審取保候审
ceoi2 bou2 hau6 sam2release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation...
取保釋放取保释放
ceoi2 bou2 sik1 fong3to be released on bail (law)
娶妻
ceoi2 cai1to take a wife
娶親娶亲
ceoi2 can1to take a wife
取出
ceoi2 ceot1to take out; to draw out
取錢取钱
ceoi2 cin2to withdraw money
璀錯璀错
ceoi2 co3many and varied
取長補短取长补短
ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Menci...
取材
ceoi2 coi4to collect material
取締取缔
ceoi2 dai3to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
取得
ceoi2 dak1to acquire; to get; to obtain
取得一致
ceoi2 dak1 jat1 zi3to reach a consensus
取得勝利取得胜利
ceoi2 dak1 sing3 lei6to prevail; to be victorious
取燈兒取灯儿
ceoi2 dang1 ji4(dialect) match (for lighting fire)
取代
ceoi2 doi6(verb) Substitute
取道
ceoi2 dou6via; en route to
取法
ceoi2 faat3Follow something as an example
取款
ceoi2 fun2to withdraw money from a bank
取款機取款机
ceoi2 fun2 gei1ATM
取經取经
ceoi2 ging1to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
取景
ceoi2 ging2to find or capture a view, for making a movie or reference for arts
取景器
ceoi2 ging2 hei3viewfinder (of a camera etc)
取景框
ceoi2 ging2 kwaang1rectangular frame used to view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed ...
取關取关
ceoi2 gwaan1to unfollow (on social media etc) (abbr. for 取消關注|取消关注[qu3 xiao1 guan1 zhu4])
取巧
ceoi2 haau2quick fix; cheap trick (to get what one wants)
取向
ceoi2 hoeng3orientation
取而代之
ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
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