柴 (caai4 | chai2) : firewood; faggot

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柴

caai4

chai2

firewood; faggot; brushwood; fuel

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

柴

Don't confuse with:
紫

This word has been viewed 10031 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Feb 2014 13:50

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火柴人 fo2 caai4*2 jan4 = skinny; matchstick man

砍柴 ham2 caai4 kan3 chai2 = to chop wood 國

柴油 caai4 jau4 chai2 you2 = diesel

柴灣 caai4 waan1 = Chai Wan (MTR station)

柴把 caai4 baa2 = faggot (as in firewood)

柴魚 caai4 jyu4*2 = dried cod

廢柴 fai3 caai4 = dead wood; useless 粵

柴可夫 caai4 ho2 fu1 = chauffeur

劃火柴 waak6 fo2 caai4/4*2 = to strike a match

劈柴 pek3 caai4 pi3 chai5 = to split firewood; kindling, firewood

火柴 fo2 caai4/4*2 huo3 chai2 = a match (used for lighting cigarettes, etc.)

柴草 caai4 cou2 chai2 cao3 = faggot; fagot; firewood

柴火 caai4 fo2 chai2 huo5 = faggot; fagot; firewood

柴油機 caai4 jau4 gei1 chai2 you2 ji1 = crude oil engine; diesel engine

憂柴憂米 jau1 caai4 jau1 mai5 = living from hand to mouth

柴台 caai4 toi4 = to discourage sb; to disrupt a performance

柴哇哇 caai4 waa1 waa1 = describes a group of people spending time together in a relaxed manner

瓜柴 gwaa1 caai4 = to collapse completely; to die 粵

落雨收柴 lok6 jyu5 sau1 caai4 = hasty; hurriedly 粵

濕柴 sap1 caai4 = coins, small denomination bills; a useless person (lit., "wet firewood") 粵

柴嘩嘩 caai4 waa1 waa1 = describes a group of people spending time together in a relaxed manner 粵

打柴 daa2 caai4 = to gather firewood; [粵]: dead, of no further use, cannot be used

扭紋柴 nau2 man4 caai4 = a child who whines and cries to get what he wants; a whining child 粵

柴魚命 caai4 jyu4*2 meng6 chai2 yu2 ming4 = spare the rod, spoil the child 粵

橫紋刀劈扭紋柴 waang4 man5 dou1 pek3 nau2 man4 caai4 = two stubborn people being forced together 粵

拉柴 laai1 caai4 = slang for to die (lit., "pull firewood") 粵

拗柴 aau2 caai4 = twist one's ankle 粵

安南柴 on1 naam4 caai4 an1 nan2 chai2 = (derogatory) Vietnamese person 粵

老柴 lou5 caai4 lao3 chai2 = a elderly experienced man 粵

搣柴 mit1 caai4 mie4 chai2 = (of a cop) be demoted 粵

三柴 saam1 caai4 san1 chai2 = police sergeant 粵

山大斬埋有柴 saan1 daai6 zaam2 maai4 yau5 caai4 = many a pickle makes a mickle 粵

大柴旦鎮 daai6 caai4 daan3 zan3 da4 chai2 dan4 zhen4 = Dachaidanzhen (place in Qinghai)

乾柴烈火 gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 gan1 chai2 lie4 huo3 = a volatile or explosive situation

柴可夫斯基 caai4 ho2 fu1 si1 gei1 Chai2 ke1 fu1 si1 ji1 = Tchaikovsky

Showing 1 example containing 柴

佢著嚫高踭鞋都拗柴。
Every time she wears high-heels she twists her ankle.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 柴
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