Cantonese words starting with C

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co1 cong3 gung1 si1

初創公司初创公司

Startup company.

Initial velocity; the velocity of an object at the start of a given time interval.

One's original intention, initial thought, or belief.

Elementary, primary, or basic.

co1 dang2 doi6 sou3

初等代數初等代数

Elementary algebra.

co1 dang2 gaau3 juk6

Primary education

Early winter; the beginning of the winter season.

To commit an offence for the first time; a first offence.

co1 faat3 fu4 jung4

初發芙蓉初发芙蓉

A refreshing piece of poetry, or a natural and elegant style of writing.

The first of the three annual ten-day periods of hot weather, typically beginning in mid-July.

A budding genius or young, exceptionally talented person.

First of the five night watch periods, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Squab; a young pigeon that has not yet flown.

New acquaintance; a newly made friend.

Chick; a young chicken.

underage prostitute

To see, meet, or experience for the first time.

Beginner, novice, or freshman; someone with very little experience.

First draft; the initial version of a piece of writing.

co1 gou2 zang1 ji6

Mira; Omicron Ceti, a red giant variable star.

To make a preliminary estimate.

Daisy; a common flowering plant with white petals and a yellow center.

co1 guk1 faa1 waan4

雛菊花環雏菊花环

Daisy chain; a garland of daisy flowers linked together.

co1 gwai1 san1 pou5 lok6 dei6 haai4 ji4

初歸新抱落地孩兒初归新抱落地孩儿

A new daughter-in-law is like a newborn baby, meaning she must learn the family's rules from scratch.

co1 hak1 paak3 on3 ging1 kei4

初刻拍案驚奇初刻拍案惊奇

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), a collection of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu.

To just begin learning; to be a novice.

初學者初学者

A beginner, novice, or beginning student.

The first day of a month in the lunar calendar.

co1 jat1 lau4 lau4

An expression used to warn against doing or saying something unlucky on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

To knead or rub with the hands.

The first night of having sex, typically referring to a woman's first sexual experience.

A newly hatched bird, or figuratively, a young and inexperienced person or a young woman.

A preliminary, rough opinion or modest proposal.

The second day of a lunar month, or the second grade in junior high school.

A swallow chick or fledgling.

A prototype, preliminary model, or embryonic stage of development.

Prototype, embryonic form, or rough sketch; the initial form of something before it is finalized.

雛形土雏形土

Cambisol; a type of soil in soil taxonomy.

The early part of a historical period, such as a decade or century.

To cut grass and gather firewood; or a person who does so.

co1 jyun4 gam6 bin2

搓圓㩒扁搓圆㩒扁

Easy to bully, control, or manipulate; having no backbone or personal stance.

co1 jyun4 gam6 bin2

搓圓撳扁搓圆揿扁

To manipulate, boss around, or treat someone however one pleases.

Elementary, junior, or the lowest level of a hierarchy.

初級班初级班

Beginner course or class.

co1 kap1 siu2 hok6

初級小學初级小学

Lower primary school; the first three years of elementary school.

co1 kap1 zung1 hok6

初級中學初级中学

Junior high school; junior middle school or lower secondary school.

The initial stage, early period, or the beginning phase of a process.

co1 lai4 pou3 dou3

Newly arrived; to have just arrived at a new place.

Fodder and grain; army provisions or rations.