Cantonese words starting with C

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The laws, discipline, and administration of an imperial court.

To present tributary gifts to an emperor of a dominant state or suzerain.

ciu4 hat6 man6 tai4

朝核問題朝核问题

The North Korean nuclear issue or problem.

Backwards; facing or moving toward the rear.

Trendy, fashionable, or stylish.

To face towards, orient, or open onto.

North and South Korea

To flush, blush, or become red in the face.

The government and the people, or the ruling party and the opposition.

Hot flush or hot flash; a sudden feeling of warmth, often associated with menopause.

Chaoyang, a former county and current district of Shantou in Guangdong province, China.

ciu4 joeng4 jyun6

朝陽縣朝阳县

Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City, Liaoning.

ciu4 joeng4 keoi1

朝陽區朝阳区

Chaoyang, the name of several districts in China, most notably in Beijing and Shantou.

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潮陽區潮阳区

Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City, Guangdong.

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朝陽門朝阳门

Chaoyangmen, a neighborhood and former city gate in Beijing.

ciu4 joeng4 si5

朝陽市朝阳市

Chaoyang, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province.

To surge like the tide.

Buzzwords or trendy slang, typically newly coined and popular within a culture or subculture.

Tidal current, or a social trend or vogue.

ciu4 lau4 hing1

潮流興潮流兴

Popular; trendy; in fashion.

Entrance portal of a palace or royal residence.

Chaonan, a district of Shantou, Guangdong, China.

A trendy, fashionable, or stylish young man.

ciu4 naam4 keoi1

潮南區潮南区

Chaonan, a district of Shantou City, Guangdong.

Chao'an, a district in Chaozhou, Guangdong.

ciu4 saan1 zeon3 hoeng1

朝山進香朝山进香

To go on a pilgrimage and offer incense at a temple.

Court councilor; courtier in a royal or imperial court.

Damp, humid, or moist, having a high concentration of water vapor in the air.

Tide, tidewater, or rising seawater.

Haggard, gaunt, or pallid, especially due to grief, worry, or illness.

Korea; referring to the Korean Peninsula, North Korea, or the Joseon Dynasty.

ciu4 sin1 baat3 dou6

朝鮮八道朝鲜八道

The eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea.

ciu4 sin1 bun3 dou2

朝鮮半島朝鲜半岛

Korean Peninsula

ciu4 sin1 hat6 taam4

朝鮮核談朝鲜核谈

Talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

ciu4 sin1 hoi2 haap6

朝鮮海峽朝鲜海峡

朝鮮人朝鲜人

A North Korean, or more broadly and historically, a Korean person.

ciu4 sin1 jat6 bou3

朝鮮日報朝鲜日报

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper.

朝鮮語朝鲜语

Korean language; especially referring to the language as spoken in North Korea or historically.

ciu4 sin1 lou4 dung6 dong2

朝鮮勞動黨朝鲜劳动党

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea.

朝鮮文朝鲜文

The written Korean language.

ciu4 sin1 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3

朝鮮民主主義人民共和國朝鲜民主主义人民共和国

Democratic People's Republic of Korea; North Korea.

ciu4 sin1 taai3 zung1

朝鮮太宗朝鲜太宗

King Taejong of Joseon Korea, who reigned from 1400 to 1418.

ciu4 sin1 zang1

朝鮮箏朝鲜筝

Gayageum, a traditional Korean zither with twelve strings.

ciu4 sin1 zi6 mou5

朝鮮字母朝鲜字母

Hangul, the Korean phonetic alphabet.

ciu4 sin1 zin3 zang1

朝鮮戰爭朝鲜战争

Korean War (1950-1953).

朝鮮族朝鲜族

Korean ethnic group; Koreans as a major ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula.

ciu4 sin1 zung1 joeng1 tung1 seon3 se5

朝鮮中央通訊社朝鲜中央通讯社

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state news agency of North Korea.

ciu4 sin1 zung2 duk1 fu2

朝鮮總督府朝鲜总督府

Government-General of Chōsen, the Japanese colonial administration of Korea from 1910 to 1945.

To make a pilgrimage to a sacred place or a site of spiritual significance.

朝聖者朝圣者

Pilgrim; a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.