秋 [－]

Jyutping cau1
Pinyin qiū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Qiu
  2. autumn
  3. fall
  4. harvest time
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    秋天
    autumn
    • 春夏秋冬
      春夏秋冬
      ceon1 haa6 cau1 dung1
      the four seasons; literally, spring, summer, autumn, winter
    • 中秋節
      中秋节
      zung1 cau1 zit3
      Mid-Autumn festival
  2. 語素
    一年
    a year
    • 一日不見，如隔三秋
      一日不见，如隔三秋
      jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3, jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1
      a single day apart seems like three years
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    秋天到了，树叶也开始落下。
    秋天到了，樹葉也開始落下。
    qiū tiān dào liǎo ， shù yè yě kāi shǐ luò xià 。
    • Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
  2. Mandarin
    这个秋季有很多台风。
    這個秋季有很多颱風。
    zhè gè qiū jì yǒu hěn duō tái fēng 。
    • We have had lots of typhoons this fall.
    • We've had lots of typhoons this fall.
  3. Mandarin
    我很喜欢奈良，尤其在秋季的时候。
    我很喜歡奈良，尤其在秋季的時候。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huān nài liáng ， yóu qí zài qiū jì de shí hòu 。
    • I love Nara, particularly in the fall.
    • I love Nara, especially in autumn.
  4. Mandarin
    那是个迷人的秋夜。
    那是個迷人的秋夜。
    nà shi gè mí rén de qiū yè 。
    • It was a lovely autumn evening.
  5. Mandarin
    春天播种秋天收获。
    春天播種秋天收穫。
    chūn tiān bō zhǒng qiū tiān shōu huò 。
    • Spring sows, autumn reaps.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    今个秋天没我哋想像中落咁多雪。
    今個秋天冇我哋想像中落咁多雪。
    gam1 go3 cau1 tin1 mou5 ngo5 dei2 soeng2 zoeng6 zung1 lok6 gam3 do1 syut3 。
    • We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
  2. Cantonese
    中秋节要食月饼。
    中秋節要食月餅。
    zung1 cau1 zit3 jiu3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 。
    • You eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    秋天天气清爽，最好去郊外登高嘞。
    秋天天氣清爽，最好去郊外登高嘞。
    cau1 tin1 tin1 hei3 cing1 song2, zeoi3 hou2 heoi3 gaau1 ngoi6 dang1 gou1 laak3.
    • It is best to go hiking in the countryside, during the clear and crisp autumn season.
  2. Cantonese
    唐伯虎点秋香
    唐伯虎點秋香
    tong4 baak3 fu2 dim2 cau1 hoeng1
    • Tong Baak-fu picks out Cau-hoeng (a popular folklore about a famous Ming Dynasty scholar)
  3. Cantonese
    八月节即中秋节。
    八月節即中秋節。
    baat3 jyut6 zit3 zik1 zung1 cau1 zit3
    • The August Festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
  4. Cantonese
    中秋节食月饼一向都系传统活动嚟㗎！
    中秋節食月餅一向都係傳統活動嚟㗎！
    zung1 cau1 zit3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 jat1 hoeng3 dou1 hai6 cyun4 tung2 wut6 dung6 lai4 gaa2
    • Eating mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival is a traditional activity.
  5. Cantonese
    危亡之秋
    危亡之秋
    ngai4 mong4 zi1 cau1
    • time of great danger