Cantonese words starting with C
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出人意料
ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6unexpected (idiom)
出人意外
ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人命
ceot1 jan4 meng6fatal
出人頭地出人头地
ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6to earn fortune and fame
出入
ceot1 jap6difference
出入境
ceot1 jap6 ging2entering and leaving a place through customs
出入境檢驗檢疫局出入境检验检疫局
ceot1 jap6 ging2 gim2 jim6 gim2 jik6 guk2entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau
出入境管理局
ceot1 jap6 ging2 gun2 lei5 guk2Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
出入口
ceot1 jap6 hau2(noun) (international trade) Import and export
出入門出入门
ceot1 jap6 mun4entrance and exit door
出入平安
ceot1 jap6 ping4 on1lit. peace when you come or go
出入證出入证
ceot1 jap6 zing3entry pass or identification
出遊出游
ceot1 jau4to go on a tour
焌油
ceot1 jau4to pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)
出嘢
ceot1 je5to make something happen, to create something
出夜街
ceot1 je6 gaai1Go out at night
出爾反爾出尔反尔
ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5(idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion
出以公心
Ceot1 ji5 gung1 sam1keep the public interest in mind;act without any selfish considerations
出言
ceot1 jin4to speak
出言不遜出言不逊
ceot1 jin4 bat1 seon3to speak rudely
出現出现
ceot1 jin6to appear; to emerge
出迎
ceot1 jing4to greet
出洋
ceot1 joeng4to go abroad (old)
出洋相
ceot1 joeng4 soeng3to make a fool of oneself
出讓出让
ceot1 joeng6to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)
出獄出狱
ceot1 juk6to be released from prison
出於出于
ceot1 jyu1due to
出淤泥而不染
ceot1 jyu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
出院
ceot1 jyun2to leave hospital
出月
ceot1 jyut6next month
出月子
ceot1 jyut6 zi2to complete the month of confinement following childbirth
出勤
ceot1 kan4to go to work; to be away on business
出勤率
ceot1 kan4 leot6attendance rate
出奇
ceot1 kei4extraordinary; unusual
出其不意
ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出奇制勝出奇制胜
ceot1 kei4 zai3 sing3to win by a surprise move
出缺
ceot1 kyut3to fall vacant
出嚟行
ceot1 lai2 hang4to go for a walk outdoor; to work or experience the real world or reality
出嚟撈出嚟捞
ceot1 lai4 lou1to make a living
出嚟蒲
ceot1 lai4 pou4go clubbing or nightlife
出嘍子出喽子
ceot1 lau4 zi2variant of 出婁子|出娄子[chu1 lou2 zi5]
出婁子出娄子
ceot1 lau4 zi2to run into difficulties
出樓子出楼子
ceot1 lau4 zi2variant of 出婁子|出娄子[chu1 lou2 zi5]
出溜
ceot1 lau6to slip
出漏子
ceot1 lau6 zi2to take a wrong turn
出嚟
ceot1 lei4come out
出嚟擺出嚟摆
ceot1 lei4 baai2to be a prostitute [colloquial]
出嚟做
ceot1 lei4 zou6to be a prostitute [colloquial]
出類拔萃出类拔萃
ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; outstanding
出力
ceot1 lik6to get hands-on in helping or charity
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