Cantonese words starting with C
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長尾林鴞长尾林鸮
coeng4 mei5 lam4 hiu1(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
長尾鷯鶥长尾鹩鹛
coeng4 mei5 liu4 mei4(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
長尾山椒鳥长尾山椒鸟
coeng4 mei5 saan1 ziu1 niu5(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
長尾朱雀长尾朱雀
coeng4 mei5 zyu1 zoek3(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
長命长命
coeng4 meng6long life; longevity
長命百歲长命百岁
coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3to live a long life
長命斜长命斜
coeng4 meng6 ce3a long and steep slope
長命雨长命雨
coeng4 meng6 jyu5continuous rain
長命債長命還长命债长命还
coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4a huge debt that will take a lifetime to repay slowly
場面场面
coeng4 min2scene; occasion
詳明详明
coeng4 ming4detailed and clear
長明燈长明灯
coeng4 ming4 dang1altar lamp burning day and night
長命富貴长命富贵
coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
長毛长毛
coeng4 mou1long-haired; long hair, also the nick name for Leung Kwok-Hung, a Hong Kong politician
長毛賊长毛贼
coeng4 mou4 caak6slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-haired thief
長毛象长毛象
coeng4 mou4 zoeng6woolly mammoth
長武长武
coeng4 mou5see 長武縣|长武县[Chang2 wu3 Xian4]
長武縣长武县
coeng4 mou5 jyun6Changwu, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
詳夢详梦
coeng4 mung6to analyze dreams (for fortune-telling)
長撓撓长挠挠
coeng4 naau4 naau4very long (time)
長牙长牙
coeng4 ngaa4tusk
場外應急场外应急
coeng4 ngoi6 jing3 gap1general emergency (or "off-site emergency") (nuclear facility emergency classification)
長年长年
coeng4 nin4all the year round
長年累月长年累月
coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6year in, year out (idiom)
長寧长宁
coeng4 ning4Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
長寧縣长宁县
coeng4 ning4 jyun6Changning, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
長寧區长宁区
coeng4 ning4 keoi1Changning district, central Shanghai
翔安
coeng4 on1see 翔安區|翔安区[Xiang2 an1 Qu1]
長安长安
coeng4 on1Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE
長安大學长安大学
coeng4 on1 daai6 hok6Chang'an University
翔安區翔安区
coeng4 on1 keoi1Xiang'an, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian
長安區长安区
coeng4 on1 keoi1Chang'an, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
長跑长跑
coeng4 paau2long-distance running
長跑運動員长跑运动员
coeng4 paau2 wan6 dung6 jyun4long-distance runner
長篇长篇
coeng4 pin1lengthy (report or speech)
長篇大論长篇大论
coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)
長篇小說长篇小说
coeng4 pin1 siu2 syut3novel; full-length novel
長片长片
coeng4 pin2feature-length film
長平长平
coeng4 ping4Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao
長平之戰长平之战
coeng4 ping4 zi1 zin3Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
長漂长漂
coeng4 piu1rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流[Chang2 Jiang1 piao1 liu2])
長袍长袍
coeng4 pou4chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); robe
長沙长沙
coeng4 saa1see 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4]
長沙縣长沙县
coeng4 saa1 jyun6Changsha, a county in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
長沙市长沙市
coeng4 saa1 si5Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
長沙灣长沙湾
coeng4 saa1 waan4Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)
長衫长衫
coeng4 saam1long gown; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
長三角长三角
coeng4 saam1 gok3Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])
長三角經濟區长三角经济区
coeng4 saam1 gok3 ging1 zai3 keoi1Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
長山山脈长山山脉
coeng4 saan1 saan1 mak6Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
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