Cantonese words starting with C

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吹箫乞食
ceoi1 siu1 hat1 sik6see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
吹须睩眼
ceoi1 sou1 luk1 ngaan5one who is so mad or angry where his moustache curls and eyes wide open
ceoi1 suk6to promote ripening of fruit
吹台
ceoi1 toi4(coll.) to fall through; (of a relationship) to break up
催讨
ceoi1 tou2to demand repayment of debt
ceoi1 tou3to induce vomiting
催吐剂
ceoi1 tou3 zai1an emetic
趋同
ceoi1 tung4to converge
摧毁
ceoi1 wai2to destroy; to wreck
ceoi1 wing5 jyun4Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter
趋缓
ceoi1 wun6to slow down; to abate; downturn
吹袭
ceoi1 zaap6(of wind) to blow fiercely; (of a storm) to strike
ceoi1 zau2pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
ceoi1 zau3to play (wind instruments)
吹皱一池春水
ceoi1 zau3 jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2none of your business
趋之若鹜
ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
催证
ceoi1 zing3to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)
吹涨
ceoi1 zoeng3to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words
吹胀
ceoi1 zoeng3(adjective) (of feeling) Frustrated; pissed off because of being annoyed
催妆
ceoi1 zong1A traditional custom of China, the bride will not dress up until Groom urge h...
ceoi2to take; to choose; to obtain
ceoi2to take a wife
ceoi2to put into (one's pockets, clothes); to estimate; to struggle; to hide in on...
取保候审
ceoi2 bou2 hau6 sam2release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation...
取保释放
ceoi2 bou2 sik1 fong3to be released on bail (law)
ceoi2 cai1to take a wife
娶亲
ceoi2 can1to take a wife
ceoi2 ceot1to take out; to draw out
取钱
ceoi2 cin2to withdraw money
璀错
ceoi2 co3many and varied
取长补短
ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Menci...
ceoi2 coi4to collect material
取缔
ceoi2 dai3to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
ceoi2 dak1to acquire; to get; to obtain
ceoi2 dak1 jat1 zi3to reach a consensus
取得胜利
ceoi2 dak1 sing3 lei6to prevail; to be victorious
取灯儿
ceoi2 dang1 ji4(dialect) match (for lighting fire)
ceoi2 doi6(verb) Substitute
ceoi2 dou6via; en route to
ceoi2 faat3Follow something as an example
ceoi2 fun2to withdraw money from a bank
取款机
ceoi2 fun2 gei1ATM
取经
ceoi2 ging1to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
ceoi2 ging2to find or capture a view, for making a movie or reference for arts
ceoi2 ging2 hei3viewfinder (of a camera etc)
ceoi2 ging2 kwaang1rectangular frame used to view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed ...
取关
ceoi2 gwaan1to unfollow (on social media etc) (abbr. for 取消關注|取消关注[qu3 xiao1 guan1 zhu4])
ceoi2 haau2quick fix; cheap trick (to get what one wants)
ceoi2 hoeng3orientation
ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place

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