Cantonese words starting with C

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A lottery ticket.

Colour; multicoloured as opposed to black and white.

coi2 sik1 din6 si6

彩色電視彩色电视

Colour television.

Luck or fortune; the factors beyond one's own effort that lead to success.

Painted pottery.

coi2 tou4 man4 faa3

Painted pottery culture.

To pick, pluck, or harvest plants or parts of plants by hand.

To collect and gather resources, specimens, or data.

A fort, fortress, or military-related facility.

(slang) symbolic character of lazy or girl

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Choi, Choy, or Tsoi.

Match, race, competition, or game.

Motor racing, or a racing car used in the sport.

賽車手赛车手

Racing driver; a person who drives a race car in competitions.

The schedule, rundown, or itinerary of a competition or tournament.

coi3 coek3 jin4

Charlene Choi, a Hong Kong actress, singer, and member of the Cantopop duo Twins.

Competition venue; the arena, court, field, or place where a match or contest is held.

The tender heart of a vegetable, commonly featured in restaurant menus.

A menu of options in a user interface.

A Chinese-style kitchen knife or cleaver used for preparing all kinds of food.

Racing track or course; the pathway from start to finish in a sports competition.

Leftovers; remaining and unfinished food.

Dried vegetables, usually Chinese cabbage.

The result of a competition, contest, or match.

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塞爾維亞塞尔维亚

Serbia; a country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, with its capital in Belgrade.

coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5

塞翁失馬塞翁失马

A blessing in disguise; a loss that turns out to be a good thing.

Tender hearts of vegetables, such as choi sum or gai lan.

coi3 laai1 lei6 ngong4

Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa with its capital in Freetown.

Vegetable wholesale market; a place where vegetables are wholesaled.

Chua Lam, a well-known writer, food critic, and media personality.

賽璐珞赛璐珞

Celluloid; the earliest invented thermoplastic resin material.

Horse racing; to have a horse race.

賽馬會赛马会

The Hong Kong Jockey Club; the organization authorized to run legal betting and charitable operations in Hong Kong.

Dishes or food; particularly fine or delicious food.

The region north of the Great Wall.

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塞內加爾塞内加尔

Senegal; a country in West Africa with its capital at Dakar.

Menu; a list or book of food items and prices available at a restaurant.

To have a running race, or a running race itself.

Dried, salted radish, typically eaten with congee or pan-fried in an omelet.

Menu or cookbook.

coi3 pou2 lou6 si1

Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Choy sum; a green leafy vegetable with small bright yellow flowers and a slightly sweet taste.

The tender flowering stalk of a choy sum plant before it fully matures.

An official competition, match, contest, or sporting event.

A dish or course; a specific combination of ingredients and cooking style.

塞舌爾塞舌尔

Seychelles; an island nation in the western Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, with Victoria as its capital.

Ada Choi Siu Fun, a Hong Kong actress.

Radish or turnip.

Vegetable fields; farmland used for growing vegetables.