Cantonese words starting with C

3,974 entries

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蠶食鯨吞蚕食鲸吞

To nibble away at and swallow up; to seize territory or assets using various means.

Gluttonous; greedy for food; lacking self-control when it comes to eating.

To feel ashamed.

To prick or stab, especially by sharp and long objects such as needles, thorns, or splinters.

Alternative or simplified form of 餐 (caan1), meaning a meal.

Meal, food, or cuisine.

Dinner roll; a slightly sweet bread roll typically served as part of a set meal.

Dining fork; a fork used for eating.

Dining table; a table specifically used for eating meals.

Menu; a list of food and beverages offered for a meal.

A table knife with a relatively blunt blade and rounded tip, used as tableware for cutting cooked food.

Tableware; eating utensils, including cutlery, bowls, and plates.

Restaurant, typically a small, budget-friendly establishment serving Chinese food.

The beverage included in a set meal.

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餐飲業餐饮业

The catering industry; the food and beverage industry.

A meal card, lunch pass, or dining card.

Menu; a list of dishes and drinks available in a restaurant.

An early term for a Western-style cafe or restaurant in Hong Kong.

Chance; opportunity.

Restaurant; an eatery serving prepared food with tables and seating for customers.

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餐搵餐食餐揾餐食

Living from hand to mouth; earning just enough to pay for everyday necessities.

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餐搵餐食餐餐清餐揾餐食餐餐清

To live hand-to-mouth, spending everything you earn immediately with no savings left over.

A formal, large-scale gathering or party where food is served and participants dine together.

To shovel; to scrape or shave hair with clippers.

To produce, yield, or manufacture something out of raw materials.

To delete or remove, such as a computer file.

Product; goods or items manufactured and produced for sale.

Forklift; an industrial vehicle with two front metal forks used to lift and move palletized goods over short distances.

An undercut or shaved-sides haircut; to shave the sides or back of the head very close to the scalp.

To eliminate, eradicate, or uproot completely.

To eradicate, eliminate, or root out thoroughly.

Prenatal or antenatal; the period after becoming pregnant and before giving birth.

Place of origin; the place where something is produced, manufactured, or comes from.

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鏟地皮铲地皮

To sell antiques or items that have been dug up from graves or collected from villages.

Birth canal; the passage through which a fetus passes during birth, including the cervix and vagina.

Obstetrics; the branch of clinical medicine dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.

Delivery room; the room in a hospital where babies are delivered.

An expectant mother; a pregnant woman who is about to give birth.

Maternity leave; time off taken by a woman before and after giving birth.

Prenatal or antenatal checkup.

Postnatal; postpartum; the period after giving birth.

Industry, or private property and estate.

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產業界产业界

The industry; business world.

Property rights; rights associated with property, including ownership, usage, and transfer rights.

To lay eggs or spawn; for oviparous animals to release eggs from the body.

Output; yield; the quantity of goods produced.

A product or outcome resulting from a process, event, or action, whether physical or abstract.

剷泥車铲泥车

Excavator; a large machine with a long mechanical arm and bucket used for digging and moving soil.