Cantonese words starting with C

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To hesitate, falter, or be irresolute.

Shop window; a retail storefront window used to display merchandise.

Kitchen; an indoor space used for preparing and cooking food.

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廚房佬厨房佬

A male cook or kitchen worker.

Kitchen utensils; cooking tools such as spatulas, knives, pots, and pans.

Food waste, including kitchen scraps and leftovers.

Culinary skills; cooking techniques.

Cook; chef; a person whose profession is preparing food.

The light of the rising sun; daybreak, or the dawn of a new epoch.

A pestle, or a baton used for beating clothes when washing.

Shuttle of a loom; also used to describe something thin or long-headed.

Pillar, post, or column.

Paper mulberry tree; paper or paper currency.

To sign one's name.

Ramie (Boehmeria nivea); a perennial herbaceous plant also known as China grass.

Knowledge or wisdom.

To store, save, or hoard; same as 儲.

Reserves or stockpiles of resources kept for future use or emergencies.

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儲備基金储备基金

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儲備量儲备量

Reserves; the quantity of resources, funds, or goods stored for future use.

To save money; to put aside unused or surplus money.

To store, reserve, or keep things in a particular place.

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貯藏室贮藏室

Storeroom; storage room.

Savings; money that has been saved up.

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儲蓄存款储蓄存款

Savings deposit

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儲蓄額储蓄额

The amount of money saved.

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儲蓄銀行储蓄银行

儲蓄所储蓄所

Savings bank; a bank or financial institution that mainly accepts deposits.

To store, stockpile, or save up goods or digital data for future use.

To store or keep in storage.

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儲電量储电量

Electricity capacity; the amount of electrical energy that can be stored.

Savings; saved or accumulated money.

The heir apparent to the throne in a monarchy.

First light before sunrise, or a ray of hope.

儲郵票储邮票

To collect postage stamps; stamp collecting.

To act on behalf of; to temporarily deputize in an official post.

To save up, accumulate, or store up over time.

To store things; to stow items.

儲物室储物室

Storage room or utility room.

A signature written on a letter or document to indicate authorship or identity.

The light of early dawn.

Prism or cylinder; a three-dimensional solid with identical, parallel bases.

To store value; to pre-load money into a ticket, card, or account for future use.

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儲值卡储值卡

Stored-value card; a prepaid card where funds are loaded in advance and deducted during purchases.

儲值票储值票

Stored-value ticket or card

River or plain; also the Kangxi radical 47.

Village; a traditional settlement where people live together.

To blanch; to cook food briefly in boiling water and then remove it.