Cantonese words starting with C

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value of output

(adjective) Weak and feeble

glorious; brilliant; resplendent

beautiful; splendid; radiant

to mix; to dilute; to confuse; adulterated; disorderly

clear and bright

caan3 joek6 faan4 sing1

燦若繁星灿若繁星

bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

caan3 kwaa1 hak1

charm quark (particle physics)

to glitter; splendid

caan3 laan6 do1 coi2

燦爛多彩灿烂多彩

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

(noun) the term that HK residents call the Mainland females

to mix with water (wine)

to smile brightly

to mix; to dilute; mingled

new immigrants from mainland China

defective goods

caan4 bing1 baai6 zoeng3

殘兵敗將残兵败将

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

brutal; vicious; ruthless

defeated remnants

caan4 bou6 bat1 jan4

殘暴不仁残暴不仁

brutal; heartless; merciless; inhumane; cruel

extant fragment (of book)

caan4 caa4 sing6 faan6

殘茶剩飯残茶剩饭

see 殘羹剩飯|残羹剩饭[can2 geng1 sheng4 fan4]

殘次品残次品

defective goods

remaining breath

remnant enemy troops

caan4 dung1 laap6 jyut6

殘冬臘月残冬腊月

final days of the lunar year

caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5

殘花敗柳残花败柳

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4

殘廢軍人残废军人

a disabled soldiers; a disabled veteran

leftovers from a meal

caan4 gang1 sing6 faan6

殘羹剩飯残羹剩饭

leftovers from a meal

worn out; ragged; tattered

stubble (the stems of plants after harvest)

endgame (in chess); aftermath (of a failure)

surviving section of a classic work

lingering fragrance

to injure; to slaughter

caan4 huk6 mou4 cing4

殘酷無情残酷无情

cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

cruel; merciless