Cantonese Dictionary

裁判法院

coi4 pun3 faat3 jyun6*2

Magistrates’ court; magistracy

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裁員

coi4 jyun4

Mandarin: cai2 yuan2

to cut staff, to lay off employees

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裁定

coi4 ding6

Mandarin: cai2 ding4

ruling

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裁斷

coi4 dyun3

Mandarin: cai2 duan4

contemplate and decide

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裁汰

coi4 taai3

Mandarin: cai2 tai4

to cut back and eliminate; lay off and eliminate

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裁決

coi4 kyut3

Mandarin: cai2 jue2

ruling; adjudication; judgment

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裁減

coi4 gaam2

Mandarin: cai2 jian3

to reduce, to lessen, to cut down

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裁減軍備

coi4 gaam2 gwan1 bei6

Mandarin: cai2 jian3 jun1 bei4

arms reduction

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裁縫

coi4 fung4*2

Mandarin: cai2 feng2

tailor; dressmaker

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裁縫師

coi4 fung4*2 si1

Mandarin: cai2 feng4 shi1

a tailor

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裁縫店

coi4 fung4*2 dim3

a tailor; a dressmaker

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裁軍

coi4 gwan1

Mandarin: cai2 jun1

disarmament

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裎

cing2

Mandarin: cheng2

to take off one's clothes | naked | the ribbon of jade ornaments | a type of jacket wore in the olden days | # adapted from cc-cedict

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褫

ci2

Mandarin: chi3

to strip | to deprive of | to discharge | to dismiss | to undress | to tear off | # adapted from cc-cedict

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褫奪

ci2 dyut6

Mandarin: chi3 duo2

deprive; strip (rights, privileges or office etc. )

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褫職

ci2 zik1

Mandarin: chi3 zhi2

Simplified: 褫职

To dismiss one from office

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襯

can3

Mandarin: chen4

Simplified: 衬

(of garments) against the skin | to line | lining | to contrast with | to assist financially | inner garments | to provide a background | background | to bring to the fore | to supplement | to match (clothes, couple, colour) | to give alms | # adapted from cc-cedict

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襯墊

can3 zin3*2

Mandarin: chen4 dian4

gasket; liner; pad

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襯家

can3 gaa1

Mandarin: chen4 jia1

Simplified: 衬家

in-laws

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襯布

can3 bou3

Mandarin: chen4 bu4

crinoline

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襯托

can3 tok3

Mandarin: chen4 tuo1

Simplified: 衬托

(verb) Match with

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襯衣

can3 ji1

Mandarin: chen4 yi1

shirt | [粵]: 裇衫, 恤衫

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襯衫

can3 saam1

Mandarin: chen4 shan1

[1] [國] shirt [2] [粵] match clothes

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襯衫尾

can3 saam1 mei5

shirt tail

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覘

cim1

Mandarin: chan1

Simplified: 觇

to observe | to spy on | Taiwan pr. [zhān] | to peek | to watch and wait | to investigate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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親

can3

Mandarin: qin1

Simplified: 亲

family or family members related by marriage | # adapted from cc-cedict

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親事

can1 si6

Mandarin: qin1 shi4

wedding affairs

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親人

can1 jan4

Mandarin: qin1 ren2

loved ones; one's own relatives; one's own people

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親信

can1 seon3

Mandarin: qin1 xin4

crony; confidant

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親兄弟

can1 hing1 dai6

Mandarin: qin1 xiong1 di4

Simplified: 亲兄弟

Blood brothers

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