Cantonese words starting with C

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Disappointed, regretful, or filled with despair.

Unobstructed, smooth, and flowing freely; cheerful and at ease.

To briefly boil food, such as vegetables, and then dress it with soy sauce, oil, vinegar, or other seasonings.

A type of sacrificial jade.

Sacrificial spirit or wine; unhindered or unimpeded.

coeng3 baak6 lim5

唱白臉唱白脸

To play the good cop, or alternatively, to play the villain in a conflict.

Tone arm; the tracking arm of a gramophone or record player.

An opera libretto or a book of song lyrics.

To initiate, originate, or pioneer.

To change money into smaller denominations.

coeng3 cin2 gei1

暢錢機畅钱机

A money-changing machine, typically used for converting banknotes into coins.

coeng3 coeng3 jin4

悵悵然怅怅然

Disappointed, listless, or sorrowful.

Fluent, smooth, and free-flowing in writing, speech, or traffic.

coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3

唱對台戲唱对台戏

To put on a rival show; to openly oppose, compete with, or present a different idea from someone.

coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3

唱對臺戲唱对台戏

To put on a rival show or set oneself up in opposition to someone.

A musical record or music disc, including vinyl records and CDs.

To advocate, propose, or initiate an idea or course of action.

coeng3 dou6 ze2

倡導者倡导者

Proponent, advocate, or pioneer who initiates or promotes a cause.

An aria, vocal solo, or sung passage in an opera or traditional Chinese opera.

Carefree, cheerful, and relaxed without any worries.

coeng3 faan2 diu6

唱反調唱反调

To express the opposite view or deliberately take a contrary position.

Singing style or method of singing.

Record player; gramophone; turntable.

To sing; to vocalize lyrics to a tune with a set rhythm and pitch.

coeng3 gou1 diu6

唱高調唱高调

To use high-sounding but impractical language; to talk big.

coeng3 gou1 diu6 ji4

唱高調兒唱高调儿

To sing a high-sounding tune; to use affectation or speak in high-sounding but impractical terms.

Proficiency, skill, or ability in singing.

coeng3 hak1 lim5

唱黑臉唱黑脸

To play the villain or strict role, such as a tough parent or uncompromising boss.

A person's singing voice or quality of singing.

To perform in a traditional Chinese opera.

Vocal style, singing voice quality, pronunciation characteristics, or vocal technique used in singing.

coeng3 hung4 lim5

唱紅臉唱红脸

To play the role of the good cop, hero, or benevolent person in a scenario.

To drink to one's heart's content, without restraint.

To have a delightful, carefree tour or sightseeing trip.

To bow and greet someone, or to answer respectfully with "yes".

To propose, advocate, or initiate an action.

coeng3 ji5 syu1

倡議書倡议书

Written proposal or a document outlining an initiative.

To propose, advocate, or initiate a suggestion.

Disappointed, frustrated, and regretful.

Happily; joyfully; in high spirits.

coeng3 jin4 ze2

Proposer, advocate, or proponent of an idea or cause.

To sing Chinese opera songs or traditional operatic arias.

Savage, furious, or wild; behaving in an unbridled and aggressive manner.

coeng3 lung4 zau1

唱龍舟唱龙舟

To sing dragon boat folk songs; a traditional style of Cantonese narrative singing.

Solfège or sol-fa names; a system of naming musical notes using do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti.

Distracted, listless, or in low spirits.

To call out a customer's order to the kitchen, as done by a waiter.

A musical record or disc.

coeng3 pin2 ke4 si1

唱片騎師唱片骑师

Disc jockey; a DJ who selects and plays recorded music for an audience.

To read out votes aloud during an election count as others record them.