Cantonese words starting with C
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出神入化
ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
出生地
ceot1 sang1 dei6birthplace
出生地點出生地点
ceot1 sang1 dei6 dim2place of birth
出生入死
ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; willing to risk life and limb
出生日期
ceot1 sang1 jat6 kei4date of birth
出生缺陷
ceot1 sang1 kyut3 haam6birth defect
出生率
ceot1 sang1 leot2birth rate
出生證出生证
ceot1 sang1 zing3birth certificate
出生證明出生证明
ceot1 sang1 zing3 ming4birth certificate
出生證明書出生证明书
ceot1 sang1 zing3 ming4 syu1birth certificate
出手
ceot1 sau2to intervene
出售
ceot1 sau6to sell; to put on the market
出聲出声
ceot1 seng1(verb) 1. ask; 2. say something
出水
ceot1 seoi2(Cooking technique) Blanch or blanching
出水芙蓉
ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
出水口
ceot1 seoi2 hau2water outlet
出水紙出水纸
ceot1 seoi2 zi2delivery order
出術出术
ceot1 seot6(verb) to swindle; to fraud; to deceive; to cheat
出師出师
ceot1 si1to finish apprenticeship; to send out troops (under a commander)
出師表出师表
ceot1 si1 biu2an article written by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Kingdom before his invasion of Wei Kingdom, addressed to Liu Chan, the King of Shu Kingdom, and now widely used as teaching material in schools
出使
ceot1 si3to go abroad as ambassador
出事
ceot1 si6to have an accident
出仕
ceot1 si6to take up an official post
出示
ceot1 si6to show; to display
出息
ceot1 sik1to achieve in one's life (esp. in career)
出色
ceot1 sik1remarkable; outstanding
出線出线
ceot1 sin3(sports) to go out of bounds; to qualify for the next round of competition; to achieve success
出雙入對出双入对
ceot1 soeng1 jap6 deoi3two person always seen together in public
出喪出丧
ceot1 song1to hold a funeral procession
出騷出骚
ceot1 sou1show time
出書出书
ceot1 syu1to publish books
出題出题
ceot1 tai4to draw up the theme (for discussion)
出頭出头
ceot1 tau4to suceed or achieve
出頭露面出头露面
ceot1 tau4 lou6 min6to be under the spotlight (under public scrutiny)
出頭鳥出头鸟
ceot1 tau4 niu5to stand out (among a group)
黜退
ceot1 teoi3to demote
出庭
ceot1 ting4to appear in court
出臺出台
ceot1 toi4to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear publicly
出土
ceot1 tou2(adjective) (of archaeology) Excavated
出土文物
ceot1 tou2 man4 mat6archaeological find; unearthed relics or artifacts
出逃
ceot1 tou4to run away
出脫出脱
ceot1 tyut3to manage to sell; to get property off one's hands; to extricate sb (from trouble); to become prettier (of child)
出橫手
ceot1 waang4 sau2to do dirty trick to achieve something, cheat
出位
ceot1 wai2outstanding; extraordinary; to do something that attracts the attention of others
出污泥而不染
ceot1 wu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5emerge unstained from the filth
出活
ceot1 wut6to finish a job on time
出閘出闸
ceot1 zaap6literally: to exit the barrier [written and colloquial]; for a prostitute to finish serving a client [colloquial] [written and colloquial]
出汁
ceot1 zap1very; to the max
出走
ceot1 zau2to leave home; to run away
出借
ceot1 ze3to lend
Dictionary data from CC-Canto and CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.