Cantonese words starting with C
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悵怅
coeng3regretful; despair; disappointed; frustrated
暢畅
coeng3free; smooth; free from worry; smoothly; uninhibited
熗炝
coeng3to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc
瑒玚
coeng3the name of a jade
鬯
coeng3sacrificial spirit ; unhindered; straight and clear
唱白臉唱白脸
coeng3 baak6 lim5to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱臂
coeng3 bei3tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone)
唱本
coeng3 bun2opera libretto
倡始
coeng3 ci2to initiate
暢錢畅钱
coeng3 cin2to change money from higher denominations to lower demoninations
暢錢機畅钱机
coeng3 cin2 gei1the machine to change money into smaller demoninations (from notes to coins)
悵悵然怅怅然
coeng3 coeng3 jin4disappointed
暢達畅达
coeng3 daat6free-flowing
唱對台戲唱对台戏
coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3singing something that is opposite from one's counterpart, it means to promote a different idea
唱對臺戲唱对台戏
coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
唱碟
coeng3 dip2gramophone record; LP
倡導倡导
coeng3 dou6to advocate; to propose
倡導者倡导者
coeng3 dou6 ze2proponent; pioneer
唱段
coeng3 dyun6aria (in opera)
暢快畅快
coeng3 faai3carefree
唱反調唱反调
coeng3 faan2 diu6to express a different view
唱法
coeng3 faat3singing style
唱機唱机
coeng3 gei1gramophone
唱歌
coeng3 go1to sing a song
唱高調唱高调
coeng3 gou1 diu6to sing the high part
唱高調兒唱高调儿
coeng3 gou1 diu6 ji4erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
唱功
coeng3 gung1singing skill
唱黑臉唱黑脸
coeng3 hak1 lim5to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
唱口
coeng3 hau2voice (singing)
唱戲唱戏
coeng3 hei3to perform in opera
唱腔
coeng3 hong1vocal music (in opera)
唱紅臉唱红脸
coeng3 hung4 lim5to play the role of the hero (idiom)
暢飲畅饮
coeng3 jam2to have a few drinks
暢遊畅游
coeng3 jau4verb; enjoy a trip, sightseeing
唱喏
coeng3 je5to answer respectfully "yes"
倡議倡议
coeng3 ji5to suggest; proposal
倡議書倡议书
coeng3 ji5 syu1written proposal; document outlining an initiative
倡言
coeng3 jin4to propose; to initiate
悵然怅然
coeng3 jin4disappointed and frustrated
暢然畅然
coeng3 jin4happily; in high spirits
倡言者
coeng3 jin4 ze2proposer
唱曲
coeng3 kuk1to sing a song
倡狂
coeng3 kwong4variant of 猖狂[chang1 kuang2]
唱龍舟唱龙舟
coeng3 lung4 zau1singing dragon boat folk songs
唱名
coeng3 ming4solfege
悵惘怅惘
coeng3 mong5distracted; in low spirits
唱念
coeng3 nim6(of a waiter) to call out (a customer's order to the kitchen)
唱片
coeng3 pin2gramophone record; music CD; CL:張|张[zhang1]
唱片騎師唱片骑师
coeng3 pin2 ke4 si1DJ
唱票
coeng3 piu3to read ballot slips out loud
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