Cantonese words starting with C

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coeng4 mei5 lam4 hiu1

長尾林鴞长尾林鸮

Ural owl (Strix uralensis), a species of owl.

coeng4 mei5 liu4 mei4

長尾鷯鶥长尾鹩鹛

Grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus), a bird species native to China and neighboring regions.

coeng4 mei5 saan1 ziu1 niu5

長尾山椒鳥长尾山椒鸟

Long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus), a bird species.

coeng4 mei5 zyu1 zoek3

長尾朱雀长尾朱雀

Long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus); a bird species of China.

Long-lived; having a long life.

coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3

長命百歲长命百岁

May you live a long life; a wish for longevity.

coeng4 meng6 ce3

長命斜长命斜

A long, steep hill road.

coeng4 meng6 jyu5

長命雨长命雨

Plum rain; continuous rainfall that lasts for several days.

coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4

長命債長命還长命债长命还

To pay off a life-long debt or commitment slowly over the course of one's life.

An occasion, scene, or grand spectacle.

Detailed and clear

coeng4 ming4 dang1

長明燈长明灯

An altar lamp that burns day and night.

coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3

長命富貴长命富贵

To have a long life and great wealth; also used as a conventional greeting wishing someone longevity and riches.

Long hair; a nickname for a man with long hair.

coeng4 mou4 caak6

長毛賊长毛贼

Long-haired bandit; a historical derogatory slang term for the participants of the Taiping Rebellion.

coeng4 mou4 zoeng6

長毛象长毛象

Woolly mammoth.

Changwu, a county in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

coeng4 mou5 jyun6

長武縣长武县

Changwu, a county in Xianyang City, Shaanxi.

To interpret or analyze dreams for fortune-telling.

coeng4 naau4 naau4

長撓撓长挠挠

For a long time; after a very long time.

Tusk; a long, pointed tooth that projects outside the mouth of certain animals.

coeng4 ngoi6 jing3 gap1

場外應急场外应急

Off-site emergency, especially as a classification for nuclear facility emergencies.

Over many years; for a long period of time.

coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6

長年累月长年累月

Over many years and months; over a very long period of time.

Changning County, a county in Yibin, Sichuan.

coeng4 ning4 jyun6

長寧縣长宁县

Changning County in Yibin, Sichuan province.

coeng4 ning4 keoi1

長寧區长宁区

Changning District, a central district of Shanghai.

Xiang'an District of Xiamen, Fujian.

Chang'an, a district in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, and the ancient name of Xi'an.

coeng4 on1 daai6 hok6

長安大學长安大学

Chang'an University, a university in Xi'an, China.

coeng4 on1 keoi1

翔安區翔安区

Xiang'an, a district of Xiamen, Fujian.

coeng4 on1 keoi1

長安區长安区

Chang'an, a district of Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Long-distance running or endurance running, typically over distances of three to five kilometers or more.

coeng4 paau2 wan6 dung6 jyun4

長跑運動員长跑运动员

Long-distance runner.

A long, full-length, or book-length work of literature or writing.

coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6

長篇大論长篇大论

Long-winded, tedious, and lengthily detailed in speech or writing.

coeng4 pin1 siu2 syut3

長篇小說长篇小说

A novel; a full-length novel.

Feature-length film; a full-length movie.

Changping, an ancient place in southern Shanxi, known as the scene of the major battle between Qin and Zhao.

coeng4 ping4 zi1 zin3

長平之戰长平之战

Battle of Changping of 260 BC, in which the Qin army defeated and annihilated the Zhao army.

Rafting on the Yangtze River.

Long gown; a full-length robe that reaches the feet.

Changsha; the capital city of Hunan province in south-central China.

coeng4 saa1 jyun6

長沙縣长沙县

Changsha County, a county in Changsha City, Hunan province.

coeng4 saa1 si5

長沙市长沙市

Changsha, a prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province.

coeng4 saa1 waan4

長沙灣长沙湾

Cheung Sha Wan, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, located north of Sham Shui Po and southeast of Lai Chi Kok.

Cheongsam; a traditional Chinese long dress or gown.

coeng4 saam1 gok3

長三角长三角

Yangtze River Delta

coeng4 saam1 gok3 ging1 zai3 keoi1

長三角經濟區长三角经济区

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, an economic region centered around Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu.

coeng4 saan1 saan1 mak6

長山山脈长山山脉

Annamite Range; a mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos.