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cai — al·cai·de; cai·a·ra·ra; cai·lin; cai·man; cai·mi·ti·llo; cai·mi·to; cai·po·to·ra·de; cai·ro; cai·xi·nha; eu·cai·rite; miso·cai·nea; sap·u·cai·nha; CAI; cai·rene; cai·tiff; mar·a·cai·bo; … English syllables
tiff — mas·tiff; plain·tiff; pon·tiff; res·tiff; cai·tiff; tiff; … English syllables
caitiff — cai·tiff … English syllables
caitiff — cai•tiff [[t]ˈkeɪ tɪf[/t]] archaic 1) a base person; villain 2) base; despicable • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF < L captīvus captive … From formal English to slang
Caitiff — Cai tiff, a. [OE. caitif, cheitif, captive, miserable, OF. caitif, chaitif, captive, mean, wretched, F. ch[ e]tif, fr. L. captivus captive, fr. capere to take, akin to E. heave. See {Heave}, and cf. {Captive}.] 1. Captive; wretched; unfortunate.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caitiff — Cai tiff, n. A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. A mean, despicable person; one whose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hou Hsiao-hsien — (chin. 侯孝賢 / 侯孝贤, Hóu Xiàoxián; * 8. April 1947 in Meixian, China) ist ein chinesischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Filmschauspieler und Filmproduzent. Weitere Namen, unter denen er bekannt ist, sind Xiao Xian Hou, Xiao Xian Hou und Hou Hao Yin … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hsiao-hsien Hou — Hou Hsiao Hsien (chin. 侯孝賢 / 侯孝贤, Hóu Xiàoxián; * 8. April 1947 in Meixian, China) ist ein chinesischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Filmschauspieler und Filmproduzent. Weitere Namen, unter denen er bekannt ist, sind Xiao Xian Hou, Xiao Xian Hou … Deutsch Wikipedia
The Red Awn — Infobox Chinese Film name = The Red Awn caption = director = Cai Shangjun producer = Li Xudong writer = Cai Shangjun Gu Xiaobai Feng Rui starring = Yao Anlian Lu Yulai Huang Lu Shi Junhui Wang Hong music = Huang Zhenyu Dong Wei cinematography =… … Wikipedia
List of directorial debuts — This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director s first commercial theatrical release. Where a director has created other earlier works for television it is annotated by a ♦ . When… … Wikipedia
