Cantonese words starting with C

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To guard against or drive away evil.

ceoi4 ce4 deoi2

除邪隊除邪队

A special unit in the police force set to combat crimes related to drugs, prostitution, gambling, and vice dens.

Slowly and steadily.

ceoi4 ceoi4 bin6 bin6

隨隨便便随随便便

In a casual, careless, or slipshod manner; without serious thought or effort.

ceoi4 ci2 zi1 ngoi6

Other than that, in addition, or besides.

Sui dynasty (581–618).

To weed; to remove unwanted plants from a garden or farm.

ceoi4 cou2 zai1

除草劑除草剂

Weedkiller; herbicide.

An entourage, retinue, follower, or attendant who accompanies someone to assist them.

Anywhere, everywhere, or any place at random.

To beat, pound, or thump repeatedly with the fists, hands, or a heavy object.

To carry along; to bring something along with you.

ceoi4 daai6 lau4

隨大流随大流

To follow the crowd; to go with the flow or conform to the majority.

To let someone do as they please; to be up to someone.

Anywhere; at any convenient place on the ground or around, often used of improper actions.

To eliminate, remove, or get rid of.

Sui dynasty (581-617).

Division; the mathematical process of dividing.

Unless; only if, expressing that a condition is the sole exception.

To accompany someone on a visit, or to follow up with a patient.

ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1

除褲隔渣除裤隔渣

To be extremely stingy, doing something redundant or unnecessary in order to save money.

Xu Fu, a Qin dynasty court necromancer of the 3rd century BC.

Wind-borne; drifting with the wind; following the breeze.

ceoi4 fung1 dou2

隨風倒随风倒

To bend with the wind; to bow before a superior force or go with the flow.

ceoi4 fung1 dou2 lau5

隨風倒柳随风倒柳

A willow that bends with the wind; to describe a person who yields easily to pressure or has no firm principles.

ceoi4 fung1 dou2 to4

隨風倒舵随风倒舵

To trim one's sails with the wind; to adapt to circumstances or go with the flow.

ceoi4 gaa1 wui6

徐家匯徐家汇

Xujiahui, a commercial district in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

Everywhere on the street; any place outdoors.

To root out; to cure once and for all.

ceoi4 gau3 zai1

除垢劑除垢剂

Detergent, descaler, or cleaning agent used for removing dirt, grime, and limescale.

ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1

除舊布新除旧布新

To get rid of the old and bring in the new; to innovate or start afresh.

ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1

除舊更新除旧更新

To replace the old with the new.

Random; occurring without any pattern or plan.

ceoi4 gei1 cyun4 ceoi2

隨機存取随机存取

Random access, as in computer memory or data retrieval.

ceoi4 gei1 cyun4 ceoi2 cyun4 cyu5 hei3

隨機存取存儲器随机存取存储器

Random-access memory (RAM).

ceoi4 gei1 cyun4 ceoi2 gei3 jik1 tai2

隨機存取記憶體随机存取记忆体

Random access memory (RAM).

ceoi4 gei1 haau6 jing3

隨機效應随机效应

Stochastic effect; a random or probabilistic consequence, especially in medicine and radiation biology.

ceoi4 gei1 jing3 bin3

隨機應變随机应变

To adapt to circumstances; to act or adjust plans according to the situation.

ceoi4 gei1 si4 gaan3

隨機時間随机时间

A random period of time or random timing.

ceoi4 gei1 sing3

隨機性随机性

Randomness; the quality of being random or lacking a definite plan or pattern.

ceoi4 gei1 sou3

隨機數随机数

To beat, thump, or strike repeatedly.

ceoi4 giu3 ceoi4 dou3

隨叫隨到随叫随到

To be available at any time; to arrive as soon as called.

Malleus; the hammer bone of the middle ear.

ceoi4 gwat1 beng3

錘骨柄锤骨柄

Manubrium of malleus; the handle of the hammer bone in the middle ear.

Except; other than.

ceoi4 gwong1 kai2

徐光啟徐光启

Xu Guangqi, a prominent agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician during the Ming dynasty.

ceoi4 haa4 haak3

Xu Xiake, a Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer.

ceoi4 haa4 haak3 jau4 gei3

徐霞客遊記徐霞客游记

Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by Xu Xiake on geology, geography, plants, and other subjects.

To take off one's shoes.