柴 (caai4) — firewood; faggot; brushwood; fuel in Cantonese
caaiˎ₄柴Mandarin Pinyin: chai2
Meaning of 柴
nounfirewood; faggot; brushwood; fuel
Example Sentences with 柴
佢著嚫高踭鞋都拗柴。
Every time she wears high-heels she twists her ankle.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caaiˎ₄柴ga3.㗎。
He's very troublesome indeed.
fai˗₃費siˍ₆事gam˗₃咁onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caai4.柴。
Don't be so troublesome.
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友houˊ²好onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caai4.柴。
That guy is really annoying/troublesome.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caaiˎ₄柴laa1.啦。
Don't be so bothersome.
Words Containing 柴
劃火柴waak6 fo2 caai4/2
to strike a match
火柴人fo2 caai2 jan4
skinny; matchstick man
廢柴fai3 caai4
dead wood; useless/incompetent person; worthless wretch
扭紋柴nau2 man4 caai4
a child who whines and cries to get what he wants; a whining child
柴草caai4 cou2
faggot; fagot; firewood
柴把caai4 baa2
faggot (as in firewood)
柴油caai4 jau4
diesel, also 油渣 | Sometimes '柴油' is also given as 'kerosene', but 'kerosene' is better translated as '煤油 /mui4 jau4/'
柴可夫caai4 ho2 fu1
(Anton) Chekhov
山大斬埋有柴saan1 daai6 zaam2 maai4 yau5 caai4
積少成多
橫紋刀劈扭紋柴waang4 man5 dou1 pek3 nau2 man4 caai4
two stubborn people being forced together
老柴lou5 caai4
a elderly experienced man
柴哇哇caai4 waa1 waa1
describes a group of people spending time together in a relaxed manner
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