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  cau1   jyutping
  chou1   pinyin
[1] [v] draw out; pull out or open [2] [v] sprout; put forth shoots; bud [3] [v] rid; take away; extraction; [4] [v] whip; lash [5] [v] smoke (cigarettes, etc.) [6] [v] shrink

Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 13357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2009 20:23

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detail  cau1 tiu4*2  chou1 tiao2 = to sprout, to shoot
detail  cau1 daa2  chou1 da3 = [v] flog, lash, strap, whip
detail  cau1 si4 gaan1*3  chou1 shi2 jian1 = find time; take time
detail  mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1   = bored to death
detail  zek3 cau1   = one on one fight
detail  haai4 cau1   = shoehorn; person with protruding chin
detail  cau1 hei3   = ventilate; ventilation
detail  cau1 jin1  chou1 yan1 = to smoke a cigarette
detail  cau1 tai3  chou1 ti5 = desk drawer
detail  cau1 bei6 zi2   = sniffle, runny nose
detail  cau1 ceot1 heoi3  chou1 chu1 qu4 = to unhorse
detail  cau1 seoi2  chou1 shui3 = take a cut off winnings; take advantage of
detail  cau1 zoeng6  chou1 xiang4 = abstract
detail  cau1 hung1  chou1 kong4 = to find time to do sth.
detail  cau1 seoi2 maa5 tung2   = flush toilet
detail  zi1 fong1 cau1 kap1 faat3  zhi1 fang2 chou1 xi1 fa3 = liposuction
detail  cau1 seoi3   = levy a tax
detail  cau1 gan1 coi3   = water spinach; Chinese spinach
detail  saang1 cau1   = light soy sauce
detail  lou5 cau1  lao3 chou1 = dark soy sauce
detail  cau1 saa1   = drawn work
detail  sau2 cau1   = do something without previous plan
detail  cau1 jat1 hau2 jin1   = to have a smoke
detail  cau1 jau4 jin1 gei1   = range hood for stove (lit., "oil smoke sucking machine")
detail  cau1 sap1 gei1  chou1 shi1 ji1 = dehumidifier
detail  cau1 kau4  chou1 qiu2 = to smash the ball
detail  cau1 zoeng6 faa3  chou1 xiang4 hua4 = an abstraction
detail  cau1 ceot1  chou1 chu1 = elicitation; extraction; draw out; pull out
detail  cau1 ceot1 hei3  chou1 chu1 qi4 = an extractor; a percolator
detail  cau1 ceot1 mat6  chou1 chu1 wu4 = an extraction; an extractive
detail  cau1 zoeng6 doi6 sou3  chou1 xiang4 dai4 shu4 = abstract algebra
detail  cau1 bei6 tai3  chou1 bi2 ti4 = to sniffle
detail  cau1 zoeng6 leon6 dik1  chou1 xiang4 lun4 de5 = [adj] moot
detail  cau1 zoeng6 ci4  chou1 xiang4 ci2 = abstract word
detail  cau1 zoeng6 dik1  chou1 xiang4 de5 = abstract; abstractive; metaphysical, nonrepresentational
detail  cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1 waa6*2 gaa1  chou1 xiang4 pai4 hua4 jia1 = abstractionist (painter)
detail  cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1  chou1 xiang4 pai4 = abstractionism; abstractionist school
detail  cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6  chou1 xiang4 gai4 nian4 = abstract concept; abstract idea; abstraction
detail  cau1 zoeng6 sing3 dik1  chou1 xiang4 xing4 de5 = abstractive
detail  cau1 zoeng6 faa3  chou1 xiang4 hua4 = abstraction
detail  cau1 zoeng6 zyu2 ji6  chou1 xiang4 zhu3 yi4 = abstract art; abstractionism
detail  cau1 hyut3 ze2  chou1 xue4 zhe3 (PRC), chou1 xie3 zhe3 (Taiwan) = a phlebotomist (one who draws blood)
detail  cau1 hyut3  chou1 xue4 (PRC), chou1 xie3 (Taiwan) = to draw off blood, exsanguinate, phlebotomize
detail  cau1 jin1  chou1 yan1 = to smoke (cigarettes)
detail  cau1 faa1 sau3  chou1 hua2 xiu4 = drawn-work
detail  cau1 cim1  chou1 qian1 = to draw straws (to settle a dispute); a ballot (in share dealing)
detail  cau1 gan1 sing3 dik1  chou1 jin1 xing4 de5 = jerky; convulsive; cramped; spasmodic
detail  cau1 gan1  chou1 jin1 = cramp, convulsion, jerkiness, spasm, tic, twitch; a charley horse
detail  cau1 seoi6  chou1 sui4 = ear, spike
detail  cau1 zoeng2  chou1 jiang3 = lottery
detail  cau1 jin1 ze2  chou1 yan1 zhe3 = a smoker
detail  cau1 lin6  chou1 lian4 = to abstract
detail  cau1 seoi2 gei1  chou1 shui3 ji1 = a water pump
detail  cau1 joeng6*2  chou1 yang4 = a sampling; to sample
detail  cau1 caa4  chou1 cha2 = selective examination; spot test; check randomly; survey
detail  cau1 cuk1 dik1  chou1 chu4 de5 = convulsionary; convulsive; fitful; spasmodic; spastic
detail  cau1 coi2  chou1 cai3 = to raffle
detail  cau1 deoi3 zi2  chou1 dui4 zi3 = matrimony
detail  cau1 ceoi2 dik1  chou1 qu3 de5 = [adj] drawn-out, extractive
detail  cau1 ceoi2 joeng6 ban2  chou1 qu3 yang4 pin3 = to sample
detail  cau1 ceoi2 sik1 dik1  chou1 qu3 shi4 de5 = [adj] removable
detail  cau1 ceoi2  chou1 qu3 = to distill, to siphon
detail  cau1 heoi3 sin3  chou1 qu3 xian4 = to unthread
detail  cau1 jan3 bun2  chou1 yin4 ben3 = separate
detail  cau1 dung6  chou1 dong4 = a spasm, a twitch
detail  cau1 ceot1 ze2  chou1 chu1 zhe3 = an extractor
detail  cau1 ceot1 hung1 hei3  chou1 chu1 kong1 qi4 = to deflate
detail  cau1 gan1 dik1  chou1 jin1 de5 = [adj] convulsionary, convulsive, cramped, jerky, spasmodic, spastic
detail  bat1 ting4 cau1 jin1   = chain-smoke
detail  ceoi4 gei1 cau1 syun2   = randomly chosen
detail  cau1 jit1  chou1 ye1 = to sob
detail  cau1 hei3 gei1  chou1 qi4 ji1 = air exhauster; air extractor; air pump
detail  gwo3 kiu4 cau1 baan2   = to abandon one's friends when one is finally safe (after a crisis)
detail  ging6 cau1   = powerful, excellent (also 勁秋)
detail  cau1 joeng6*2 gim2 caa4   = spot check (common formation)
detail  cau1 zi1  chou1 zhi1 = liposuction
detail  cau1 jau4*2  chou1 you2 = oil pumping, oil sucking; soya sauce, soy sauce
detail  kwan4 cau1  qun2 chou1 = a gang fight
detail  cau1 cim1   = to draw lots; a lottery
detail  cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2  chou1 si1 bo1 jian3 = painstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth.
detail  cau1 cing3   = find fault with
detail  zou2 hap6 cau1 tai3  zu3 he2 chou1 ti5 = a divided drawer organizer (common formation)
detail  ceoi4 gei1 cau1 joeng6*2  sui2 ji1 chou1 yang4 = random sampling
detail  wai4 cau1  wei2 chou1 = surround and beat up
detail  cau1 cuk1  chou1 chu4 = twitch
detail  cau1 hei3 sin3   = exhaust fan
detail  cau1 tung3 dik1  chou1 tong4 de5 = lancinating
detail  jat1 cau1 ji6 nang3   = carrying big parcels and small bags
detail  cau1 hau6 goek3   = contradict sb's words
detail  cau1 haa6  chou1 xia2 = manage to find time
detail  fu2 dai2 cau1 san1  fu3 di3 chou1 xin1 = strike at the root

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detail audio 噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

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