湊〔凑〕 cau³ {còu}

(verb) 1. to babysit; 2. Look after

湊〔凑〕 cau³ {còu}

1. to gather together, pool or collect
2. to happen by chance
3. to move close to
4. to exploit an opportunity

湊蹺〔凑跷〕 cau³ kiu² {còu qiāo}

coincidentally; as chance would; it just so happens that

湊埋〔凑-〕 cau³ maai⁴ {còu mái}

1. to take care of 2. to assemble

湊啱〔凑-〕 cau³ ngaam¹ {còu yān}

to gather the sufficient amount; coincidentally; as chance would; it just so happens that

湊仔〔凑-〕 cau³ zai² {còu zǐ}

child-rearing

湊齊〔凑齐〕 cau³ cai⁴ {còu qí}

to collect all the bits to make a whole

湊趣〔凑-〕 cau³ ceoi³ {còu qù}

1. to comply in order to please others
2. to accommodate sb else's taste
3. to make fun of

湊錢〔凑钱〕 cau³ cin² {còu qián}

1. to raise enough money to do sth
2. to pool money
3. to club together (to do sth)

湊近〔凑-〕 cau³ gan⁶ {còu jìn}

1. to approach
2. to lean close to

湊巧〔凑-〕 cau³ haau² {còu qiǎo}

1. fortuitously
2. luckily
3. as chance has it

湊合〔凑-〕 cau³ hap⁶ {còu he}

1. to bring together
2. to make do in a bad situation
3. to just get by
4. to improvise
5. passable
6. not too bad

湊手〔凑-〕 cau³ sau² {còu shǒu}

1. at hand
2. within easy reach
3. convenient
4. handy

湊成〔凑-〕 cau³ sing⁴ {còu chéng}

1. to put together
2. to make up (a set)
3. to round up (a number to a convenient multiple)
4. resulting in...

湊數〔凑数〕 cau³ sou³ {còu shù}

1. to serve as a stopgap
2. to make up a shortfall in the number of people

湊足〔凑-〕 cau³ zuk¹ {còu zú}

to scrape together enough (people, money etc)

湊仔婆〔凑--〕 cau³ zai² po² {còu zǐ pó}

(noun) an old nanny; mothers who take care children

湊份子〔凑--〕 cau³ fan⁶ zi² {còu fèn zi}

to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)

湊熱鬧〔凑热闹〕 cau³ jit⁶ naau⁶ {còu rè nao}

1. to join in the fun
2. to get in on the action
3. (fig.) to butt in
4. to create more trouble

湊夠一個好字〔凑够-个--〕 cau³ gau³ jat¹ go³ hou² zi⁶ {còu gòu yí ge hǎo zì}

to have a boy and a girl (to make up the chinese character 'hou2' meaning 'good')