Cantonese words starting with C

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长技
coeng4 gei6special skill
鹿长颈鹿
coeng4 geng2 luk2giraffe
长颈龙
coeng4 geng2 lung4tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
长颈瓶
coeng4 geng2 ping4flask
详见
coeng4 gin3for further details, refer to
场景
coeng4 ging2scene; scenario; situation; setting
墙旮旯
coeng4 go1 lo1recess between walls
长脚秧鸡
coeng4 goek3 joeng1 gai1(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
长脚蜢
coeng4 goek3 maang5one with long legs (slang)
墙角
coeng4 gok3corner (junction of two walls)
长角羊
coeng4 gok3 joeng4Tibetan long horned antelope
长江
coeng4 gong1(spelling) the spelling in Hong Kong should be: Cheung Kong
长江后浪催前浪
coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 ceoi1 cin4 long6see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
长江后浪推前浪
coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); each new generation excels the previous
长江流域
coeng4 gong1 lau4 wik6Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
长江三角洲
coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1Yangtze River Delta
长江三角洲经济区
coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1 ging1 zai3 keoi1Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长江三峡
coeng4 gong1 saam1 haap6Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
长葛
coeng4 got3see 長葛市|长葛市[Chang2 ge3 Shi4]
长葛市
coeng4 got3 si5Changge, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
场馆
coeng4 gun2sporting venue
肠管
coeng4 gun2intestine
长工
coeng4 gung1a long term worker; a permanent job 
长棍
coeng4 gwan3baguette
coeng4 gwong1auspicious light
长效
coeng4 haau6to be effective over an extended period
场合
coeng4 hap6situation; context; location
场口
coeng4 hau2venues such as bars, night clubs, triad headquarters [colloquial]
长气
coeng4 hei3(adjective) long-winded; protracted; interminable; prolix; verbose
长气袋
coeng4 hei3 doi6one who loves to talk; one who can run and sing with plenty of breathes (slang)
长吁短叹
coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
长兴
coeng4 hing1see 長興縣|长兴县[Chang2 xing1 Xian4]
长兴县
coeng4 hing1 jyun6Changxing, a county in Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
长靴
coeng4 hoe1boot
长海
coeng4 hoi2see 長海縣|长海县[Chang2 hai3 Xian4]
长海县
coeng4 hoi2 jyun6Changhai, a county in Dalian City 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 Shi4], Liaoning
coeng4 hoi6to injure
长号
coeng4 hou6trombone
长空
coeng4 hung1(literary) the vast sky; poor prospects in the long term
长虹
coeng4 hung4Changhong (brand)
长揖
coeng4 jap1to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
长野
coeng4 je5Nagano (name)
长野县
coeng4 je5 jyun6Nagano prefecture, Japan
长夜
coeng4 je6long dark night
长夜漫漫
coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
长夜难明
coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4lit. many nights under a harsh moon
长椅
coeng4 ji2bench
场儿
coeng4 ji4see 場子|场子[chang3 zi5]
长耳鸮
coeng4 ji5 hiu1(bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
肠易激综合征
coeng4 ji6 gik1 zung3 hap6 zing1irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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