Cantonese Dictionary

抽空

cau1 hung1

Mandarin: chou1 kong4

to find time to do sth.

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抽筋

cau1 gan1

Mandarin: chou1 jin1

(noun) 1. spasm; (slang) unbearable (e.g. heat, etc.)

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抽筋性的

cau1 gan1 sing3 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 jin1 xing4 de5

jerky; convulsive; cramped; spasmodic

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抽筋的

cau1 gan1 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 jin1 de5

[adj] convulsionary, convulsive, cramped, jerky, spasmodic, spastic

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抽筋菜

cau1 gan1 coi3

Mandarin: chou1 jin1 cai4

noun; Ipomoea Aquatica; Tung Choi; Water spinach

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抽簽

cau1 cim1

Mandarin: chou1 qian1

Simplified: 抽签

to draw lots

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抽籤

cau1 cim1

to draw lots; a lottery

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抽紗

cau1 saa1

Mandarin: chou1 sha1

Simplified: 抽纱

noun; drawnwork, macrame

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抽絲剝繭

cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2

Mandarin: chou1 si1 bo1 jian3

painstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth.

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抽脂

cau1 zi1

Mandarin: chou1 zhi1

liposuction

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抽花繡

cau1 faa1 sau3

Mandarin: chou1 hua2 xiu4

drawn-work

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抽菸

cau1 jin1

Mandarin: chou1 yan1

to smoke (cigarettes)

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抽薪止沸

cau1 san1 zi2 fai3

Mandarin: chou1 xin1 zhi3 fei4

to tackle the root of the problem

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抽血

cau1 hyut3

Mandarin: chou1 xue4 (PRC), chou1 xie3 (Taiwan)

to draw off blood, exsanguinate, phlebotomize

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抽血者

cau1 hyut3 ze2

Mandarin: chou1 xue4 zhe3 (PRC), chou1 xie3 zhe3 (Taiwan)

a phlebotomist (one who draws blood)

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抽象

cau1 zoeng6

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4

abstract

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抽象主義

cau1 zoeng6 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 zhu3 yi4

abstract art; abstractionism

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抽象代數

cau1 zoeng6 doi6 sou3

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 dai4 shu4

abstract algebra

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抽象化

cau1 zoeng6 faa3

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 hua4

abstraction

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抽象性的

cau1 zoeng6 sing3 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 xing4 de5

abstractive

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抽象概念

cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 gai4 nian4

noun; abstract conception

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抽象派

cau1 zoeng6 paai1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 pai4

Abstractionism

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抽象派

cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 pai4

abstractionism; abstractionist school

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抽象派畫家

cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1 waa6*2 gaa1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 pai4 hua4 jia1

abstractionist (painter)

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抽象的

cau1 zoeng6 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 de5

abstract; abstractive; metaphysical, nonrepresentational

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抽象詞

cau1 zoeng6 ci4

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 ci2

abstract word

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抽象論的

cau1 zoeng6 leon6 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 xiang4 lun4 de5

[adj] moot

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抽頭

cau1 tau4

Mandarin: chou1 tou2

Simplified: 抽头

to take commission from other's profit | to overtake (driving) | to escape or getaway

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抽鼻子

cau1 bei6 zi2

sniffle, runny nose

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抽鼻涕

cau1 bei6 tai3

Mandarin: chou1 bi2 ti4

to sniffle

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