柴 [－]

Jyutping zaai6
Pinyin chái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. firewood
  2. lean (of meat)
  3. thin (of a person)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. firewood/lean (of meat)/thin (of a person)/a surname/paper taper gor use in drug taking/chevron, stripes of rank

柴 [－]

Jyutping caai4
Pinyin chái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Chai
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. firewood/lean (of meat)/thin (of a person)/a surname/paper taper gor use in drug taking/chevron, stripes of rank
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    surname
  2. 名詞
    燒​嘢​用​嘅​木​（​量​詞​：​條​）
    firewood
    • 柴火
      柴火
      caai4 fo2
      firewood; fire fueled by firewood
    • 以前啲人要上山斬柴。
      以前啲人要上山斩柴。
      ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 jiu3 soeng5 saan1 zaam2 caai4.
      In the old days, people had to go up the hills to chop firewood.
    • 你睇下佢，瘦到成條柴噉！
      你睇下佢，瘦到成条柴噉！
      nei5 tai2 haa5 keoi5, sau3 dou3 seng4 tiu4 caai4 gam2!
      See, she's just skin and bones! She's as slim as a piece of firewood.
  3. 名詞
    條狀​花紋​，​象​徵紀律部​隊​嘅​職​級​；​警察​衫袖​上面​V​形銀​色​嘅​金​屬​，​市民​叫​呢​個​職級​做​「​一劃​」​，​行內​叫做​「​柴​」
    chevron; stripes of rank
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 柴火
  2. 木柴
  3. 劈柴
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. firewood, faggots, fuel
  2. Cangjie Input
    YPD
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​柴​」​除了​是​指可供​燃燒​的​枯枝​或​木頭​之外​，​在​大陸​，​「​柴​」​經常​用以​形容​食物​口感​乾澀​、​不​容易​咀嚼​嚼爛​、​纖維​質過​多​或過​粗​，​例如​：​這肉​燒得​太柴​，​不​好吃​了​。​也​用於​指​物品​或​人​品質​、​質量​、​能力​低劣​，​如​：​這家​店​的​商品​偷工減料​，​都​是​些​柴貨​。
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于少了木柴，烟囱的火苗已经开始后继无力了。
    由於少瞭木柴，煙囪的火苗已經開始後繼無力瞭。
    yóu yú shǎo liǎo mù chái ， yān cōng de huǒ miáo yǐ jīng kāi shǐ hòu jì wú lì liǎo 。
    • The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.
  2. Mandarin
    Ben学会了不用火柴就能生火。
    Ben學會瞭不用火柴就能生火。
    ben xué huì liǎo bù yòng huǒ chái jiù néng shēng huǒ 。
    • Ben learned to make a fire without matches.
  3. Mandarin
    您有火柴吗？
    您有火柴嗎？
    nín yǒu huǒ chái ma ？
    • Do you have a match?
  4. Mandarin
    他划了一根火柴。
    他劃了一根火柴。
    tā huà le yī gēn huǒ chái 。
    • He struck a match.
  5. Mandarin
    这个取暖装置用柴油作为燃料。
    這個取暖裝置用柴油作為燃料。
    zhè gè qǔ nuǎn zhuāng zhì yòng chái yóu zuò wèi rán liào 。
    • This heating equipment uses diesel as fuel.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢拗咗柴，搞到成个月行唔到路。
    佢拗咗柴，搞到成個月行唔到路。
    keoi5 aau3 zo2 caai4 ， gaau2 dou3 sing4 go3 jyut6 hang4 m4 dou3 lou6 。
    • A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    本簿度画咗好多火柴人。
    本簿度畫咗好多火柴人。
    bun2 bou2 dou6 waak6 zo2 hou2 do1 fo2 caai4 jan4.
    • Many figures of matches are drawn on the book.
  2. Cantonese
    柴胡汤
    柴胡湯
    caai4 wu4 tong1
    • a decoction of chinese thorowax root (with other ingredients)
  3. Cantonese
    由天水围去柴湾路程好远㗎，你攰嘅不如抖阵先。
    由天水圍去柴灣路程好遠㗎，你攰嘅不如抖陣先。
    jau4 tin1 seoi2 wai4 heoi3 caai4 waan1 lou6 cing4 hou2 jyun5 gaa2, nei5 gui6 ge3 bat1 jyu4 tau2 zan6 sin1.
    • The travelling distance between Tin Shui Wai and Chai Wan is very long. Just rest for a while if you are tired.
  4. Cantonese
    忧柴忧米
    憂柴憂米
    jau1 ci4 jau1 mai5
    • worry about life
  5. Cantonese
    架车副engine打咗柴。
    架車副engine打咗柴。
    gaa3 ce1 fu3 en1 zin2 daa2 zo2 caai4.
    • The engine of the car is broken down.