Cantonese Dictionary

捶打

ceoi4 daa2

Mandarin: chui2 da2

to beat; to bang; to thump [Var.] 搥打

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掅

cing3

Mandarin: qing4

(Cant.) to lift up | to seize | to grab | to carry | to request | # adapted from cc-cedict

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掅起

cing3 hei2

Mandarin: qing4 qi3

to lift; to to carry

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採

coi2

Mandarin: cai3

Simplified: 采

to pick | to pluck | to collect | to select | to choose | to gather | to dig for | # adapted from cc-cedict

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採取

coi2 ceoi2

Mandarin: cai3 qu3

Simplified: 采取

(verb) Implement

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採取措施

coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1

Mandarin: cai3 qu3 cuo4 shi1

to adopt a measure

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採取高姿態

coi2 ceoi2 gou1 zi1 taai3

Mandarin: cai3 qu3 gao1 zi1 tai4

show magnanimity

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採掘

coi2 gwat6

Mandarin: cai3 jue2

excavate; dig out/up; mine; exploit; quarry

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採擷

coi2 kit3

Mandarin: cai3 xie2

Simplified: 采撷

verb; pick; gather; take selections

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採暖

coi2 nyun5

Mandarin: cai3 nuan3

heating

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採用

coi2 jung6

Mandarin: cai3 yong4

to use; to employ; to adopt

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採納

coi2 naap6

Mandarin: cai3 na4

to accept; to adopt

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採花賊

coi2 faa1 caak6

Mandarin: cai3 hua1 zei2

rapist

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採訪

coi2 fong2

Mandarin: cai3 fang3

to cover (a story; a news item)

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採訪人員

coi2 fong2 jan4 jyun4

Mandarin: cai3 fang3 ren2 yuan2

correspondent; reporter; journalist

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採訪記者

coi2 fong2 gei3 ze2

Mandarin: cai3 fang3 ji4 zhe3

investigative reporter

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採買

coi2 maai5

Mandarin: cai3 mai3

purchase; buy

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採購

coi2 kau3

Mandarin: cai3 gou4

to purchase (esp. for a firm or an organisation)

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採錄

coi2 luk6

Mandarin: cai3 lu4

[v] collect and record; document

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採集

coi2 zaap6

Mandarin: cai3 ji2

to gather; to collect

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採青

coi2 ceng1

Mandarin: cai3 qing1

Simplified: 采青

"plucking the greens", during the lion dance to celebrate Chinese New Year or the opening of new shops, auspicious green vegetable such as a lettuce (due to it sounding similar to "making money") is normally hung on a pole for the lion to eat

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措勤

cou3 kan4

Mandarin: cuo4 qin2

Cuoqin (place in Tibet)

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措手不及

cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6

Mandarin: cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2

unprepared; caught by suprise; caught off guard; ill-prepared; unable to cope with due to suddeness

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措施

cou3 si1

Mandarin: cuo4 shi1

measure (policy); step; action (to be taken)

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措美

cou3 mei5

Mandarin: cuo4 mei3

Cuomei (place in Tibet)

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揍

cau3

Mandarin: zou4

to beat up | to break to pieces | to hit | to mash | # adapted from cc-cedict

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插

caap3

Mandarin: cha1

to insert | stick in | pierce | to take part in | to interfere | to interpose | to plant | to stab with a knife | # adapted from cc-cedict

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插件

caap3 gin6

Mandarin: cha1 jian4

plug-in

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插入

caap3 jap6

Mandarin: cha1 ru4

to insert; to stick in; to thrust in; to shove in

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插入去

caap3 jap6 heoi3

Cantonese

to plug in; to insert in

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