秋 (cau1) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese
cauˉ¹秋Mandarin Pinyin: qiu1
Meaning of 秋
nouna Chinese family name
nounseason
nounautumn; fall
nounyear
nounripening of grains; [n] harvest
nountime; [n] period
Example Sentences with 秋
佢成日都想打韆鞦
She always wants to play on the swings.
gangˊ²梗haiˍ₆係cauˉ¹秋fungˉ¹風hei2,起，sikˍ₆食laapˍ₆臘mei6.味。
Of course, autumn wind is blowing, time to eat cured meats.
cauˉ¹秋fungˉ¹風hei2,起，sikˍ₆食laapˍ₆臘meiˍ₆味zeoi˗₃最zing3.正。
When the autumn wind blows, eating cured meats is the best.
cauˉ¹秋fungˉ¹風hei2,起，sikˍ₆食laapˍ₆臘meiˍ₆味laa3!喇！
Autumn wind is blowing, time to eat cured meats!
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日cauˉ¹秋fungˉ¹風hei2,起，sikˍ₆食laapˍ₆臘mei6.味。
Today the autumn wind is blowing, let's eat cured meats.
Words Containing 秋
秋芹cau1 kan4
autumnal celery (Apium graveolens)
蜆肉秋海棠hin2 juk6 cau1 hoi2 tong4
perpetual begonia (Begonia semperflorens, lit., "clam meat begonia")
春秋時代ceon1 cau1 si4 doi6
Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC)
吊秋千表演者diu3 cau1 cin1 biu2 jin2 ze2
a trapeze artist
吊秋千diu3 cau1 cin1
a trapeze
秋刀魚cau1 dou1 jyu2
Pacific saury
望穿秋水mong6 cyun1 cau1 seoi2
wait a long time
秋收女cau1 sau1 neoi5
woman who seeks/marries a much older man for his wealth
仲秋zung6 cau1
midautumn, the second month of autumn
秋老虎cau1 lou5 fu2
hot weather after the start of Autumn; the after summer; "Indian Summer"
秋後算賬cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3
settle accounts after the autumn harvest
中秋zung1 cau1
Mid-Autumn (Festival) - the 15th day of the eighth lunar month
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