Cantonese words starting with C

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ceoi1 siu1 hat1 sik6

吹簫乞食吹箫乞食

To beg for food on the streets while playing the vertical flute.

ceoi1 sou1 luk1 ngaan5

吹鬚睩眼吹须睩眼

To be furious or extremely angry, with one's mustache bristling and eyes staring wide.

To artificially accelerate or promote the ripening of fruit.

To fall through, break up, or end in failure.

To demand repayment of a debt.

To induce vomiting; to force oneself or someone else to vomit.

ceoi1 tou3 zai1

催吐劑催吐剂

An emetic; a substance that induces vomiting.

To destroy, smash, or severely damage on a large scale.

ceoi1 wing5 jyun4

Cui Yongyuan, a Chinese television presenter.

To slow down, ease, or abate; to experience a downturn.

To blow fiercely or strike, as of wind or a storm.

A pot-scrubbing brush made from bamboo strips.

To praise, extoll, or laud, especially in an exaggerated or undeserving manner.

ceoi1 zau3 jat1 ci4 ceon1 seoi2

吹皺一池春水吹皱一池春水

To meddle in things that are none of one's business.

ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6

趨之若鶩趋之若鹜

To scramble or rush for something in large numbers, like a flock of ducks.

To urge or call for the issuance of a letter of credit in international trade.

To be rendered helpless, exasperated, or unable to respond to an absurd situation or statement.

To exasperate, frustrate, or leave someone feeling completely helpless and defeated.

A traditional Chinese custom of urging the bride to finish dressing up before the wedding ceremony.

To take, get, obtain, or gain.

To marry a woman; for a man to take a wife into his family.

To estimate, guess, or tuck something into one's clothes.

ceoi2 bou2 hau6 sam2

取保候審取保候审

Released on bail pending trial or investigation.

ceoi2 bou2 sik1 fong3

取保釋放取保释放

To be released on bail.

To take a wife; to marry a woman.

To take a wife; to get married (of a man).

To take out or draw out.

To withdraw money.

Bright and colorful; many and varied.

ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2

取長補短取长补短

To learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses.

To draw on or obtain materials or information for use.

To ban, outlaw, or suppress by official order.

To obtain, acquire, or achieve.

ceoi2 dak1 jat1 zi3

To reach a consensus; to come to an agreement.

ceoi2 dak1 sing3 lei6

取得勝利取得胜利

To prevail; to achieve victory or be victorious.

ceoi2 dang1 ji4

取燈兒取灯儿

Match for lighting a fire.

To replace, substitute, or take the place of one thing with another.

To travel to a destination via or by way of a certain place.

To follow something as an example; to model after; to imitate.

To withdraw money from a bank.

ceoi2 fun2 gei1

取款機取款机

ATM; automated teller machine.

To learn from the experience of someone, an organization, or a region.

To shoot on location; to choose a setting, view, or backdrop for filming, photography, or painting.

ceoi2 ging2 hei3

Viewfinder of a camera.

ceoi2 ging2 kwaang1

Viewing frame; a rectangular frame made of cardboard, or formed by thumbs and forefingers, used to compose a scene.

To unfollow on social media.

To act opportunistically, using underhanded or clever but technically legal means to gain an advantage or avoid difficulty.

One's standpoint, attitude, and tendency regarding a certain issue; orientation.

ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1

To replace or supersede something original.