Cantonese words starting with C

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惨遭
caam2 zou1to suffer (defeat, death etc)
惨遭不幸
caam2 zou1 bat1 hang6to meet with disaster
惨重
caam2 zung6disastrous
惨绝人寰
caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
caam3feel remorse; repent; to be penitent
caam3China fir; also pr. [shā]
忏悔
caam3 fui3to repent
caam3 muk6pine wood
杉树
caam3 syu6China fir, a type of pine tree (Cunninghamia lanceolata)
caam4bore; polish
caam4towering; high
caam4cliff; abrupt; steep
caam4ashamed
caam4door post; a prop; to stir up someone's feelings
caam4towering
caam4silkworm
caam4to slander; to misrepresent
caam4sharp instrument for digging
caam4gluttonous; to have a craving; lecherous; describes vegetables which requires...
蚕箔
caam4 bok6bamboo tray for raising silkworms
蚕薄
caam4 bok6variant of 蠶箔|蚕箔[can2 bo2]
蚕宝宝
caam4 bou2 bou2silkworm
谗邪
caam4 ce4lies and slander
蚕春
caam4 ceon1silkworm's egg
谗谄
caam4 cim2to defame one person while flattering another
蚕菜
caam4 coi3Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
蚕蔟
caam4 cuk1small bundle of straw etc provided for silkworms to spin cocoons on
蚕丛
caam4 cung4Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
蚕虫
caam4 cung4silkworm
蚕虫师爷
caam4 cung4 si1 je4strategist (slang)
蚕豆
caam4 dau2broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
蚕豆症
caam4 dau2 zing3G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)
蚕茧
caam4 gaan2silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸
caam4 gaan2 zi2paper made from silkworm cocoons
枨鸡婆
caam4 gai1 po4rude and unreasonable woman (spoken)
馋鬼
caam4 gwai2glutton; greedy pig
谗害
caam4 hoi6to slander
馋人
caam4 jan4to make one's mouth water; greedy person
谗言
caam4 jin4slander; calumny
馋涎欲滴
caam4 jin4 juk6 dik6lit. to drool with desire (idiom); greedy
馋涎欲垂
caam4 jin4 juk6 seoi4see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]
蚕蛹
caam4 jung2silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
惭愧
caam4 kwai3ashamed
馋痨
caam4 lou4gluttony
蚕眠
caam4 min4a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
蚕蚁
caam4 ngai5newly hatched silkworm
蚕蛾
caam4 ngo4Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
谗佞
caam4 ning6to defame one person while flattering another
蚕农
caam4 nung4sericulturist
蚕沙
caam4 saa1silkworm guano (excrement)

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