Cantonese words starting with C

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聪明一世,懵懂一时
cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3, mung2 dung2 jat1 si4see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
聪明一世,糊涂一时
cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 ,wu4 tou4 jat1 si4(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve
聪明卡
cung1 ming4 kaa1a smartcard [written and colloquial]
聪明伶俐
cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
聪明听话
cung1 ming4 teng1 waa6clever and obedient [written and colloquial]
聪明绝顶
cung1 ming4 zyut6 ding2highly intelligent; brilliant
cung1 mong4hasty
滿充满
cung1 mun5full of; very full
滿充满阳光
cung1 mun5 joeng4 gwong1sun-drenched
冲牙器
cung1 ngaa4 hei3water pick
cung1 paau3 teng5to pose as a big shot; to put on a front; to pretend to be 'in the know' [colloquial]
冲破
cung1 po3(verb) Break through; surmount
冲破
cung1 po3breakthrough
cung1 pui3(verb) Fill up with
冲晒
cung1 saai3to develop photographs
cung1 saang1 saai3to pose as a big shot; to put on a front; to pretend to be 'in the know' [colloquial – dated, not in use so commonly nowadays]
冲杀
cung1 saat3to charge
冲洗
cung1 sai2to rinse; to wash
cung1 sak1congestion; to congest; to choke; to fill up; to take up all the space
cung1 sam1heartfelt; cordial
充实
cung1 sat6rich; substantial; to augment
充实自己
cung1 sat6 zi6 gei2to enrich oneself [written and colloquial]
冲蚀
cung1 sik6to erode
冲线
cung1 sin3lunge in to the tape; sprint to the finishing line
冲绳
cung1 sing4Okinawa, Japan
冲绳岛
cung1 sing4 dou2Okinawa Island
冲绳县
cung1 sing4 jyun6Okinawa prefecture, Japan
冲绳群岛
cung1 sing4 kwan4 dou2the Okinawa archipelago
冲上云霄
cung1 soeng5 wan4 siu1Triumph in the Skies, name of a Hong Kong drama
充数
cung1 sou3to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)
葱属
cung1 suk6genus Allium
枞树
cung1 syu6fir
冲淡
cung1 taam5to dilute
冲淡水
cung1 taam5 seoi2to be a 'wet blanket'
冲塌
cung1 taap3to cause (a dam) to collapse
葱头
cung1 tau4(vegetable) Shallot
冲天
cung1 tin1(lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards
cung1 tin4to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to complement; filled
充填因数
cung1 tin4 jan1 sou3complementary factor
cung1 tin4 mat6filling material; lining
調冲调
cung1 tiu4to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
聪慧
cung1 wai6bright; intelligent
葱郁
cung1 wat1verdant
聪颖
cung1 wing6smart; intelligent
葱黄
cung1 wong4yellow green
冲剂
cung1 zai1medicine to be taken after being mixed with water (or other liquid)
冲走
cung1 zau2to flush away
冲进
cung1 zeon3to rush in; to charge in
cung1 zeot1old variant of 匆猝[cong1 cu4]
冲积
cung1 zik1to alluviate; alluvial

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