卡 kaa¹ {kǎ}

(noun) 1. the number of railroad cars; 2. truck; (noun) 3. credit card; 4. roadblock; (verb) get stuck

卡 {kǎ}

1. to block
2. to be stuck
3. to be wedged
4. customs station
5. a clip
6. a fastener
7. a checkpost
8. Taiwan pr. [ka3]

卡 kaa¹ {kǎ}

1. to stop
2. to block
3. card
4. CL: 張,片
5. calorie
6. cassette
7. (computing) (coll.) slow

卡 kaa¹ {qiǎ}

1. to block
2. to be stuck
3. to be wedged
4. customs station
5. a clip
6. a fastener
7. a checkpost
8. Taiwan pr. [ka3]

卡口 kaa¹ hau² {qiǎ kǒu}

customs for collecting tax by government or bandits

卡罅 kaa¹ laa³ {kǎ xià}

gap (spoken)

卡士 kaa¹ si⁶ {kǎ shì}

movie cast

卡位 kaa¹ wai² {qiǎ wèi}

a strategic position: derives from football or basketball where in the midst of the game, when the ball is in the mid-air, the player accurately anticipates the falling position of the ball and grabs the very opportunity to stand in the strategic position in order to block the opponents out of their position and eventually obtains the control of the ball/game; booth seats on train; booth seats in café and restaurants

卡住 {qiǎzhù}

1. to jam
2. to choke
3. to clutch
4. also pr. [qia3 zhu4]

卡車〔-车〕 kaa¹ ce¹ {kǎ chē}

1. truck
2. CL: 輛

卡尺 kaa¹ cek³ {kǎ chǐ}

calipers

卡帶〔-带〕 kaa¹ daai² {kǎ dài}

cassette tape

卡彈〔-弹〕 kaa¹ daan² {kǎ dàn}

to jam (rifle)

卡達〔-达〕 kaa¹ daat⁶ {Kǎ dá}

Qatar

卡特 kaa¹ dak⁶ {Kǎ tè}

1. Carter (name)
2. James Earl (Jimmy) Carter (1924-), US Democratic Party politician, president 1977-1981

卡頓〔-顿〕 kaa¹ deon⁶ {kǎ dùn}

1. (computing) slow
2. unresponsive

卡方 kaa¹ fong¹ {kǎ fāng}

chi-square (math.)

卡夫 kaa¹ fu¹ {Kǎ fū}

Kraft, US food company

卡恩 kaa¹ jan¹ {Kǎ ēn}

Kahn

卡爾〔-尔〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ {Kǎ ěr}

Karl (name)

卡宴 kaa¹ jin³ {Kǎ yàn}

Cayenne, capital of French Guiana

卡其 kaa¹ kei⁴ {kǎ qí}

khaki (loanword)

卡拉 kaa¹ laai¹ {Kǎ lā}

1. Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥
2. Cara, Karla etc (name)

卡拉 kaa¹ laai¹ {kǎ lā}

karaoke

卡門〔-门〕 kaa¹ mun⁴ {Kǎ mén}

1. Carmen (name)
2. Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Proper Mérimée 梅里美

卡昂 kaa¹ ngong⁴ {Kǎ áng}

Caen (French town)

卡奴 kaa¹ nou⁴ {kǎ nú}

1. a slave to one's credit card
2. sb who is unable to repay their credit card borrowings

卡農〔-农〕 kaa¹ nung⁴ {kǎ nóng}

canon (music)

卡儂〔-侬〕 kaa¹ nung⁴ {kǎ nóng}

XLR connector

卡帕 kaa¹ paak³ {kǎ pà}

kappa (Greek letter Κκ)

卡盤〔-盘〕 kaa¹ pun⁴ {qiǎ pán}

chuck (for a drill etc)

卡死 kaa¹ sei² {kǎ sǐ}

1. jammed
2. stuck
3. frozen (computer)

卡司 kaa¹ si² {kǎ sī}

(acting) cast (loanword)

卡式 kaa¹ sik¹ {kǎ shì}

cassette style (tape and tape player)

卡通 kaa¹ tung¹ {kǎ tōng}

cartoon (loanword)

卡紙〔-纸〕 kaa¹ zi² {kǎ zhǐ}

1. cardboard
2. card stock

卡子 kaa¹ zi² {qiǎ zi}

1. clip
2. hair fastener
3. checkpoint

卡墊〔-垫〕 kaa¹ zin³ {kǎ diàn}

1. (Tibetan) rug
2. mat

卡住 kaa¹ zyu⁶ {kǎ zhù}

1. to jam
2. to choke
3. to clutch
4. also pr. [qia3 zhu4]

卡牌 kaat¹ paai² {kǎ pái}

playing card

卡片 kaat¹ pin² {kǎ piàn}

card

卡榫 kaat¹ seon² {kǎ sǔn}

1. clip
2. latch (on a clip-into-place component)

卡債〔-债〕 kaat¹ zaai³ {kǎ zhài}

credit card debt

卡迪夫 kaa¹ dik⁶ fu¹ {Kǎ dí fū}

Cardiff;A port city on the south coast of Wales, UK

卡通片 kaa¹ tung¹ pin² {kǎ tōng piàn}

(noun) cartoon

卡巴萊〔--莱〕 kaa¹ baa¹ loi⁴ {kǎ bā lái}

cabaret

卡賓槍〔-宾枪〕 kaa¹ ban¹ coeng¹ {kǎ bīn qiāng}

carbine rifle (loanword)

卡脖子 kaa¹ but⁶ zi² {qiǎ bó zi}

to strangle (literally or figuratively)

卡秋莎 kaa¹ cau¹ saa¹ {Kǎ qiū shā}

1. Katyusha (name)
2. name of a Russian wartime song
3. nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
4. also written 喀秋莎

卡特爾〔--尔〕 kaa¹ dak⁶ ji⁵ {kǎ tè ěr}

cartel (loanword)

卡地亞〔--亚〕 kaa¹ dei⁶ aa³ {Kǎ dì yà}

Cartier (brand)

卡丁車〔--车〕 kaa¹ ding¹ ce¹ {kǎ dīng chē}

kart racing

卡到陰〔--阴〕 kaa¹ dou² jam¹ {kǎ dào yīn}

1. (Tw) to be possessed
2. to be bewitched

卡夫卡 kaa¹ fu¹ kaa¹ {Kǎ fū kǎ}

Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Czech Jewish writer

卡介苗 kaa¹ gaai³ miu⁴ {kǎ jiè miáo}

1. BCG vaccine
2. bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine

卡爾頓〔-尔顿〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ deon⁶ {Kǎ ěr dùn}

Carleton

卡爾文〔-尔-〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ man⁴ {Kǎ ěr wén}

Calvin (name)

卡拉膠〔--胶〕 kaa¹ laai¹ gaau¹ {kǎ lā jiāo}

carageenan (chemistry)

卡拉奇 kaa¹ laai¹ kei⁴ {Kǎ lā qí}

Karachi (Pakistan)

卡利科 kaa¹ lei⁶ fo¹ {kǎ lì kē}

calico (woven cloth from Caldicot, Kerala, India)

卡洛馳〔--驰〕 kaa¹ lok³ ci⁴ {Kǎ luò chí}

Crocs, Inc.

卡駱馳〔-骆驰〕 kaa¹ lok³ ci⁴ {Kǎ luò chí}

Crocs, Inc.

卡洛娜 kaa¹ lok⁶ naa⁴ {kǎ luò nà}

calzone (Italian pocket), folded pizza

卡洛斯 kaa¹ lok⁶ si¹ {Kǎ luò sī}

Carlos (name)

卡樂星〔-乐-〕 kaa¹ lok⁶ sing¹ {Kǎ lè xīng}

Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)

卡路里 kaa¹ lou⁶ lei⁵ {kǎ lù lǐ}

calorie (loanword)

卡美拉 kaa¹ mei⁵ laai¹ {Kǎ měi lā}

Gamera (Japanese ガメラ Gamera), Japanese movie monster

卡美洛 kaa¹ mei⁵ lok⁶ {Kǎ měi luò}

Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur

卡梅倫〔--伦〕 kaa¹ mui⁴ leon⁴ {Kǎ méi lún}

Cameron (name)

卡門貝〔-门贝〕 kaa¹ mun⁴ bui³ {kǎ mén bèi}

camembert cheese

卡尼丁 kaa¹ nei⁴ ding¹ {kǎ ní dīng}

carnitine (loanword) (biochemistry)

卡內基〔-内-〕 kaa¹ noi⁶ gei¹ {Kǎ nèi jī}

1. Carnegie (name)
2. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist

卡西歐〔--欧〕 kaa¹ sai¹ au¹ {Kǎ xī ōu}

Casio

卡西尼 kaa¹ sai¹ nei⁴ {Kǎ xī ní}

Cassini (proper name)

卡森城 kaa¹ sam¹ sing⁴ {Kǎ sēn chéng}

Carson City, capital of Nevada

卡斯翠 kaa¹ si¹ ceoi³ {Kǎ sī cuì}

Castries, capital of Saint Lucia (Tw)

卡仙尼 kaa¹ sin¹ nei⁴ {Kǎ xiān ní}

Cassini space probe

卡塔爾〔--尔〕 kaa¹ taap³ ji⁵ {Kǎ tǎ ěr}

Qatar

卡哇伊 kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹ {kǎ wā yī}

1. cute
2. adorable
3. charming (loanword from Japanese)

卡扎菲 kaa¹ zaat³ fei¹ {Kǎ zhā fēi}

(Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011

卡巴斯基 kaa¹ baa¹ si¹ gei¹ {Kǎ bā sī jī}

Kaspersky (computer security product brand)

卡波耶拉 kaa¹ bo¹ je⁴ laai¹ {Kǎ bō yē lā}

Capoeira

卡布奇諾〔---诺〕 kaa¹ bou³ kei⁴ nok⁶ {kǎ bù qí nuò}

cappuccino (coffee)

卡布其諾〔---诺〕 kaa¹ bou³ kei⁴ nok⁶ {kǎ bù qí nuò}

cappuccino

卡爾巴拉〔-尔--〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ baa¹ laai¹ {Kǎ ěr bā lā}

Karbala (city in Iraq)

卡爾德龍〔-尔-龙〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ dak¹ lung⁴ {Kǎ ěr dé lóng}

Calderon (Hispanic name)

卡爾加里〔-尔--〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ gaa¹ lei⁵ {Kǎ ěr jiā lǐ}

Calgary, largest city of Alberta, Canada

卡爾紮伊〔-尔扎-〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ zaat³ ji¹ {Kǎ ěr zā yī}

Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president from 2004

卡拉比拉 kaa¹ laai¹ bei² laai¹ {Kǎ lā bǐ lā}

Karabilah (Iraqi city)

卡拉季奇 kaa¹ laai¹ gwai³ kei⁴ {Kǎ lā jì jī}

Radovan Karadžić (1945-), former Bosnian Serb leader and war criminal

卡拉卡斯 kaa¹ laai¹ kaa¹ si¹ {Kǎ lā kǎ sī}

Caracas, capital of Venezuela (Tw)

卡拉奇那 kaa¹ laai¹ kei⁴ naa⁵ {Kǎ lā jī nà}

Krajina (former Yugoslavia)

卡利亞里〔--亚-〕 kaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ lei⁵ {Kǎ lì yà lǐ}

Cagliari, Sardinia

卡利卡特 kaa¹ lei⁶ kaa¹ dak⁶ {Kǎ lì kǎ tè}

Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India

卡羅利納〔-罗-纳〕 kaa¹ lo⁴ lei⁶ naap⁶ {Kǎ luó lì nà}

Carolina (Puerto Rico)

卡文迪什 kaa¹ man⁴ dik⁶ sap⁶ {Kǎ wén dí shí}

1. Cavendish (name)
2. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English nobleman and pioneer experimental scientist

卡納達語〔-纳达语〕 kaa¹ naap⁶ daat⁶ jyu⁵ {Kǎ nà dá yǔ}

Kannada (language)

卡薩諾瓦〔-萨诺-〕 kaa¹ saat³ nok⁶ ngaa⁵ {Kǎ sà nuò wǎ}

Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer known for womanizing

卡西莫夫 kaa¹ sai¹ mok⁶ fu¹ {Kǎ xī mò fū}

Kasimov (town in Russia)

卡斯特里 kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶ lei⁵ {Kǎ sī tè lǐ}

Castries, capital of Saint Lucia

卡斯特羅〔---罗〕 kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶ lo⁴ {Kǎ sī tè luó}

1. Castro (name)
2. Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008

卡桑德拉 kaa¹ song¹ dak¹ laai¹ {Kǎ sāng dé lā}

1. Cassandra (name)
2. Cassandra, daughter of king Priam in Greek mythology
3. prophet of doom

卡塔赫納〔---纳〕 kaa¹ taap³ haak¹ naap⁶ {Kǎ tǎ hè nà}

Cartagena

卡塔尼亞〔---亚〕 kaa¹ taap³ nei⁴ aa³ {Kǎ tǎ ní yà}

Catania, Sicily

卡爾斯魯厄〔-尔-鲁-〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ si¹ lou⁵ ak¹ {Kǎ ěr sī lǔ è}

Karlsruhe (city in Germany)

卡拉布里亞〔----亚〕 kaa¹ laai¹ bou³ lei⁵ aa³ {Kǎ lā bù lǐ yà}

Calabria, southernmost Italian province

卡拉姆昌德 kaa¹ laai¹ mou⁵ coeng¹ dak¹ {Kǎ lā mǔ chāng dé}

Karamchand (name)

卡利多尼亞〔----亚〕 kaa¹ lei⁶ do¹ nei⁴ aa³ {Kǎ lì duō ní yà}

Caledonia

卡門柏乳酪〔-门---〕 kaa¹ mun⁴ paak³ jyu⁵ lok⁶ {Kǎ mén bó rǔ lào}

Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)

卡納塔克邦〔-纳---〕 kaa¹ naap⁶ taap³ hak¹ bong¹ {Kǎ nà tǎ kè bāng}

1. Karnataka, southwest Indian state, capital Bangalore 班加羅爾
2. formerly Mysore

卡納維爾角〔-纳维尔-〕 kaa¹ naap⁶ wai⁴ ji⁵ gok³ {Kǎ nà wéi ěr jiǎo}

Cape Canaveral, Florida

卡瓦格博峰 kaa¹ ngaa⁵ gaak³ bok³ fung¹ {Kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng}

Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meri snow mountains 梅里雪山

卡薩布蘭卡〔-萨-兰-〕 kaa¹ saat³ bou³ laan⁴ kaa¹ {Kǎ sà bù lán kǎ}

Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)

卡斯蒂利亞〔----亚〕 kaa¹ si¹ dai³ lei⁶ aa³ {Kǎ sī dì lì yà}

1. Castilla, old Spanish kingdom
2. modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha

卡斯特利翁 kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶ lei⁶ jung¹ {Kǎ sī tè lì wēng}

Castellón

卡波西氏肉瘤 kaa¹ bo¹ sai¹ si⁶ juk⁶ lau⁴ {Kǎ bō xī shì ròu liú}

Kaposi's sarcoma

卡布其諾咖啡〔---诺--〕 kaa¹ bou³ kei⁴ nok⁶ gaa³ fe¹ {kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi}

cappuccino coffee

卡特彼勒公司 kaa¹ dak⁶ bei² lak⁶ gung¹ si¹ {Kǎ tè bǐ lè gōng sī}

Caterpillar Inc.

卡爾文克萊因〔-尔--莱-〕 kaa¹ ji⁵ man⁴ hak¹ loi⁴ jan¹ {Kǎ ěr wén Kè lái yīn}

Calvin Klein CK (brand)

卡拉什尼科夫 kaa¹ laai¹ sap⁶ nei⁴ fo¹ fu¹ {Kǎ lā shí ní kē fū}

Kalashnikov (the AK-47 assault rifle)

卡納維拉爾角〔-纳维-尔-〕 kaa¹ naap⁶ wai⁴ laai¹ ji⁵ gok³ {Kǎ nà wéi lā ěr jiǎo}

Cape Canaveral, Florida, home of Kennedy space center 肯尼迪航天中心

卡西米爾效應〔---尔-应〕 kaa¹ sai¹ mai⁵ ji⁵ haau⁶ jing³ {Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng}

Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)

卡拉馬佐夫兄弟〔--马----〕 kaa¹ laai¹ maa⁵ zo³ fu¹ hing¹ dai⁶ {Kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì}

Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基

卡內基梅隆大學〔-内----学〕 kaa¹ noi⁶ gei¹ mui⁴ lung⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Kǎ nèi jī Méi lóng Dà xué}

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh