Cantonese words starting with C
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清算
cing1 syun3to settle accounts; to liquidate
清算行
cing1 syun3 hong4clearing bank
稱說称说
cing1 syut3to declare; to state
清太祖
cing1 taai3 zou2posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
清太宗
cing1 taai3 zung1posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
清談清谈
cing1 taam4empty talk; idle talk
清談節目清谈节目
cing1 taam4 zit3 muk6talk show
青檀
cing1 taan4blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
青檀樹青檀树
cing1 taan4 syu6blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
清甜
cing1 tim4taste fresh and sweet
清恬
cing1 tim5pure and quiet (of life)
青天
cing1 tin1(noun) Sunny day
青天白日
cing1 tin1 baak6 jat6(idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day
青天大老爺青天大老爷
cing1 tin1 daai6 lou5 je4my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
青天霹靂青天霹雳
cing1 tin1 pik1 lik1lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
青田
cing1 tin4see 青田縣|青田县[Qing1 tian2 Xian4]
青田縣青田县
cing1 tin4 jyun6Qingtian, a county in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang
清廷
cing1 ting4the Qing court (as government of China)
蜻蜓
cing1 ting4dragonfly
蜻蜓點水蜻蜓点水
cing1 ting4 dim2 seoi2lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
蜻蜓撼石柱
cing1 ting4 ham6 sek6 cyu5lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
蜻蜓目
cing1 ting4 muk6Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
清湯清汤
cing1 tong1broth; consommé
清湯寡水清汤寡水
cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2(noun) watery tasteless soup
青堂瓦舍
cing1 tong4 ngaa5 se3brick house with a tiled roof
青銅青铜
cing1 tung4bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xi1])
青銅峽青铜峡
cing1 tung4 haap6see 青銅峽市|青铜峡市[Qing1 tong2 xia2 Shi4]
青銅峽市青铜峡市
cing1 tung4 haap6 si5Qingtongxia, a county-level city in Wuzhong City 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 Shi4], Ningxia
青銅器青铜器
cing1 tung4 hei3bronze implement
青銅器時代青铜器时代
cing1 tung4 hei3 si4 doi6the Bronze Age
青蛙
cing1 waa1frog (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
清華清华
cing1 waa4abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2]
清華大學清华大学
cing1 waa4 daai6 hok6Tsinghua University, Beijing
稱為称为
cing1 wai4to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
稱謂称谓
cing1 wai6title; appellation; form of address
青雲青云
cing1 wan4clear sky; noble
青雲譜青云谱
cing1 wan4 pou2see 青雲譜區|青云谱区[Qing1 yun2 pu3 Qu1]
青雲譜區青云谱区
cing1 wan4 pou2 keoi1Qingyunpu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
青雲直上青云直上
cing1 wan4 zik6 soeng5rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
青黃青黄
cing1 wong4greenish yellow
青黃不接青黄不接
cing1 wong4 bat1 zip3lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop; unable to make ends meet
清皇朝
cing1 wong4 ciu4Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
清玩
cing1 wun6a refined and elegant object for enjoyment
稱讚称赞
cing1 zaan3to praise; to commend; to compliment
稱贊称赞
cing1 zaan3To praise; to acclaim; to commend
清真
cing1 zan1Islamic; halal (of food); pure
清真教
cing1 zan1 gaau3Islam
清真寺
cing1 zan1 zi2(noun) Kowloon Mosque & Islamic Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
清鎮清镇
cing1 zan3see 清鎮市|清镇市[Qing1 zhen4 Shi4]
清鎮市清镇市
cing1 zan3 si5Qingzhen, a county-level city in Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
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