Cantonese words starting with C

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cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3, mung2 dung2 jat1 si4

聰明一世，懵懂一時聪明一世，懵懂一时

To be clever all one's life, but foolish at a critical moment.

cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 ，wu4 tou4 jat1 si4

聰明一世，糊塗一時聪明一世，糊涂一时

To be wise for a lifetime, yet foolish for a moment; even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment.

cung1 ming4 kaa1

聰明卡聪明卡

cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6

聰明伶俐聪明伶俐

Clever, sharp, and quick-witted, especially when describing children.

cung1 ming4 teng1 waa6

聰明聽話聪明听话

Clever and obedient.

cung1 ming4 zyut6 ding2

聰明絕頂聪明绝顶

Extremely intelligent; brilliant.

In a hurry; rushed or hurried.

To be full of, to be filled with, or to strongly convey a certain feeling.

cung1 mun5 joeng4 gwong1

充滿陽光充满阳光

Sun-drenched; filled with sunlight.

cung1 ngaa4 hei3

沖牙器冲牙器

Water flosser; an oral irrigator that uses water pressure to clean teeth.

cung1 paau3 teng5

To pose as a big shot, put on a front, or pretend to be wealthy or influential.

To break through, surmount, or overcome.

To break through or breach; to quickly surpass a limit or goal.

Plentiful, abundant, full of, or vigorous.

To develop and print photos from film.

cung1 saang1 saai3

To pretend to know everything or act like a big shot.

To charge and kill; to fight one's way through enemy lines.

To rinse or wash the surface of something with fast-flowing water.

To fill up, congest, or take up all the space.

Wholehearted; heartfelt; from the bottom of one's heart.

Abundant, substantial, and rich in content.

cung1 sat6 zi6 gei2

充實自己充实自己

To enrich oneself, especially by acquiring knowledge, improving skills, or gaining experience.

To erode; to wear away by the flow of water.

To cross the finish line in a race.

Okinawa; an island and the southernmost prefecture of Japan, located in the East China Sea.

cung1 sing4 dou2

沖繩島冲绳岛

Okinawa Island.

cung1 sing4 jyun6

沖繩縣冲绳县

Okinawa prefecture, Japan.

cung1 sing4 kwan4 dou2

沖繩群島冲绳群岛

The Okinawa Islands, an archipelago in southwest Japan.

cung1 soeng5 wan4 siu1

衝上雲霄冲上云霄

Triumph in the Skies, a famous Hong Kong television drama series.

To make up the number or serve as a stopgap to fill a quota.

Genus Allium; a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes onions, garlic, chives, and scallions.

To dilute a drink with water, or to weaken and play down an effect or impact.

cung1 taam5 seoi2

沖淡水冲淡水

To be a wet blanket; to dampen someone's enthusiasm.

To wash away or cause a structure to collapse by a rush of water.

Shallot; the bulb of a green onion.

To soar, shoot, or fly high up into the sky, literally or figuratively.

To fill in a gap, hole, blank, or space.

cung1 tin4 jan1 sou3

充填因數充填因数

Complementary factor.

cung1 tin4 mat6

Filling material or lining.

To prepare or reconstitute a beverage by adding hot water or milk to powder.

Bright, intelligent, and wise.

Verdant, lush, and luxuriantly green.

Smart, intelligent, or bright.

Yellowish green; the light, yellowish-green color of young spring onion sprouts.

A drink or medicine in powder form that is dissolved in water.

To flush away; to wash away by water flow.

To rush in; to charge in.

In a hurry; hurried and rushed.

To alluviate; relating to or consisting of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by flowing water.