Cantonese Dictionary

酬唱

cau4 coeng3

Mandarin: chou2 chang4

to respond to each other with a mutual exchange of poems

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酬報

cau4 bou3

Mandarin: chou2 bao4

to repay; to compensate; to reward

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酬賓

cau4 ban1

Mandarin: chou2 bin1

of a restaurant or business to reward its patrons with benefits

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酬酢

cau4 zok6

Mandarin: chou2 zuo4

1. exchange toasts 2. have a social engagement with

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酬金

cau4 gam1

a service fee; bonus given after completing a contract

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醋埕

cou3 cing4

Mandarin: cu4 cheng2

a vinegar jar; someone who gets jealous easily

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醋意

cou3 ji3

jealousy

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醋栗

cou3 leot6

Mandarin: cu4 li4

gooseberry

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醋精

cou3 zing1

Mandarin: cu4 jing1

acetic acid; concentrated vinegar

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醋酸

cou3 syun1

Mandarin: cu4 suan1

acetic acid

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醋酸戊酯

cou3 syun1 mou6 zi2

Mandarin: cu4 suan1 wu4 zhi3

[化] amyl acetate

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醛

cyun4

Mandarin: quan2

[chem] aldehyde

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醜

cau2

Mandarin: chou3

Simplified: 丑

shameful | ugly | disgraceful | # adapted from cc-cedict

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醜事

cau2 si6

Mandarin: chou3 shi4

scandal

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醜事傳千里

cau2 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5

Mandarin: chou3 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3

scandalous news spreads a thousand miles; the news of shameful affairs spreads fast

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醜人

cau2 jan2

Mandarin: chou3 ren2

Simplified: 丑人

someone who displeases | offend others (usually by taking on an popular role or doing something that no one else wants to do, to play the villain)

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醜八怪

cau2 baat3 gwaai3

Mandarin: chou3 ba1 guai4

a very ugly person

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醜化

cau2 faa3

Mandarin: chou3 hua4

to defame, libel, defile, smear, vilify

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醜婦終須見家翁

cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1

Mandarin: chou3 fu4 zhong1 xu1 jian4 gu1 weng1

Simplified: 丑妇终须见家翁

(literally: an ugly woman will have to meet her husband's father anyhow); to have to do something anyhow; to have to come to terms and face the unavoidable scrutiny of others on one's shortcomings and faults eventually

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醜怪

cau2 gwaai3

Mandarin: chou3 guai4

Simplified: 丑怪

ugly; visually unattractive

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醜怪怪

cau2 gwaai3 gwaai3

Cantonese

ugly

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醜惡

cau2 ok3

Mandarin: chou3 e4

Simplified: 丑恶

(adjective) Ugly and evil

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醜態

cau2 taai3

Mandarin: chou3 tai4

shameful performance; disgraceful situation; buffoonery

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醜態百出

cau2 taai3 baak3 ceot1

Mandarin: chou3 tai4 bai3 chu1

Simplified: 丑态百出

make a fool of oneself

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醜樣

cau2 joeng6*2

Cantonese

ugly

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醜樣

cau2 joeng2

Mandarin: chou3 yang4

Simplified: 丑样

(adjective) (of facial look) ugly; hideous; disgusting

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醜死

cau2 sei2

Cantonese

to embarass; to shame

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醜死鬼

cau2 sei2 gwai2

Mandarin: chou3 si3 gui3

Simplified: 丑死鬼

extremely embarrassing

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醜生

cau2 sang1

Mandarin: chou3 sheng1

Simplified: 丑生

A character of Chinese opera

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醜表功

cau2 biu2 gung1

Mandarin: chou3 biao3 gong1

Simplified: 丑表功

to brag shamelessly about one's deeds; to claim an undeserved merit

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