秋 (cau1 | qiu1) : autumn

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秋

cau1

qiu1

[1] autumn; fall [2] [n] year [3] time; [n] period [4] [n] season [5] ripening of grains; [n] harvest [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 禾 (#115)

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

秋

This word has been viewed 12469 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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秋分 cau1 fan1 qiu1 fen1 = Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 23rd September-7th October

秋天 cau1 tin1 qiu1 tian1 = fall; autumn

秋季 cau1 gwai3 qiu1 ji4 = autumn; fall (season)

秋收 cau1 sau1 qiu1 shou1 = autumn harvest

千秋 cin1 cau1 = a thousand years; (placename) Chin Chau

中秋節 zung1 cau1 zit3 zhong1 qiu1 jie2 = Mid-Autumn Festival

中秋 zung1 cau1 zhong1 qiu1 = Mid-Autumn (Festival)

秋刀魚 cau1 dou1 jyu4*2 = Pacific saury

秋海棠 cau1 hoi2 tong4 = begonia

秋老虎 cau1 lou5 fu2 = hot weather after the start of Autumn; the after summer; "Indian Summer"

秋蟬 cau1 sim4 qiu1 chan2 = harvest fly; autumn cicada

暗送秋波 am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 an4 song4 qiu1 bo1 = make eyes at sb while others are not looking; ogle

春秋戰國時代 ceon1 cau1 zin3 gwok3 si4 doi6 chun1 qiu1 zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4 = the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods: Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

春秋時代 ceon1 cau1 si4 doi6 chun1 qiu1 shi2 dai4 = Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC)

秋水仙 cau1 seoi2 sin1 qiu1 shui3 xian1 = [botany] meadow saffron; autumn crocus

千秋萬歲 cin1 cau1 maan6 seoi3 qian1 qiu1 wan4 sui4 = aeon; eon

秋水 cau1 seoi2 qiu1 shui3 = autumn waters (limpid eyes of a woman)

一日三秋 jat1 jat6 saam1 cau1 yi1 ri4 san1 qiu1 = one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years

望穿秋水 mong6 cyun1 cau1 seoi2 = wait a long time

秋火 cau1 fo2 = a camera

春秋左氏傳 ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6 chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4 = Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals

秋試 cau1 si5 = autumn examinations for civil service held in the capital of a province

一日不見如隔三秋 jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3 jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1 = one day (away from a dear one) seems like three years 國

秋風起，食臘味 cau1 fung1 hei2 sik6 laap6 mei6*2 = when the autumn winds blow, the time is ripe for preserved meats

秋風起 cau1 fung1 hei2 = metaphor for the arrival of autumn (lit., "when the autumn winds blow")

秋葵 cau1 kwai4 qiu1 kui2 = okra

吊秋千 diu3 cau1 cin1 = a trapeze

仲秋 zung6 cau1 zhong4 qiu1 = midautumn, the second month of autumn

各有千秋 gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 = each has its own advantages or superiority; each has its own merits

閒過立秋 haan4 gwo3 laap6 cau1 xian2 guo4 li4 qiu1 = to have a lot of spare time on one's hands; have nothing to do 粵

秋收女 cau1 sau1 neoi5 qiu1 shou1 nv3 = woman who seeks/marries a much older man for his wealth

深秋 sam1 cau1 shen1 qiu1 = late autumn

秋芹 cau1 kan4 qiu1 qin2 = autumnal celery (Apium graveolens)

平分秋色 ping4 fan1 cau1 sik1 ping2 fen1 qiu1 se4 = equally matched; go halves

春秋 ceon1 cau1 = a year; an age; annals; Spring and Autumn Annals (one of 五經)

秋扇見捐 cau1 sin3 gin3 gyun1 = an abandoned lover

秋田縣 cau1 tin4 jyun6 = Akita Prefecture (in Northeast Japan)

秋風起，三蛇肥 cau1 fung1 hei2 saam1 se4 fei4 = when the autumn winds blow, the snakes are fat (so lets eat them now!)

龔秋霞 gung1 cau1 haa4 gong1 qiu1 xia2 = Gong Qiuxia

秋葉原 cau1 jip6 jyun4 qiu1 ye4 yuan2 = Akihabara

秋後算賬 cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3 qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4 = bide one's time to take revenge

春秋航空公司 ceon1 cau1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 chun1 qiu1 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = Spring Airlines

尤秋興 jau4 cau1 hing1 you2 qiu1 xing1 = You Chiu-Hsing

黃秋生 wong4 cau1 sang1 huang2 qiu1 sheng1 = Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (actor)

鄭少秋 zeng6 siu2 cau1 zheng4 shao3 qiu1 = Adam Cheng

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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