Cantonese words starting with C

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Caterpillar fungus; a type of parasitic fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine.

To do something as quickly as possible without delay.

Layer upon layer, pile upon pile; numerous or heavily layered.

cung4 cung4 ngai5 ngai5

蟲蟲蟻蟻虫虫蚁蚁

Various bugs and insects; creepy-crawlies.

Redundant, overlapping, or duplicated.

cung4 ding6 hoeng3

To redirect, especially in computing and web navigation.

To overlap; to have more than one layer on the same surface.

To overlap, duplicate, or lay one on top of another.

Matsushima, a scenic group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

cung4 dou2 tin1 jat6

To see the light again; to be delivered from oppression or a period of darkness.

To follow a path that has proved ill-advised; to repeat a past mistake.

cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3

重蹈覆轍重蹈覆辙

To repeat the same mistake; to follow the same disastrous path without learning from past lessons.

Driven; referring to a mechanism or component that is driven by another part.

Wormhole; a theoretical, conceptual connection linking different points in space and time.

cung4 faa1 daan2

Century egg; preserved egg.

cung4 faa1 gong1

Songhua River, a tributary of the Heilong River (Amur) flowing through Northeast China.

Conghua, a district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

cung4 faa3 sek6

Turquoise, a greenish-blue mineral used as a gemstone.

To return to or go back to a place one has previously left.

Accomplice; an accessory to a crime who is not the principal offender.

Bigamy; marrying someone else while still legally married to another person.

cung4 fan1 zeoi6

Bigamy; the crime of marrying someone while already legally married to another person.

Pinaceae; the pine family.

To revisit a place, topic, or person.

To repeat, duplicate, or do something again more than once.

To repeat, duplicate, or do something again.

cung4 fuk1 faat3

重複法重复法

Repetition; reduplication.

cung4 fuk1 sai2 lik6 soeng1 hoi6

重複使力傷害重复使力伤害

Repetitive strain injury (RSI).

cung4 fun1 cyu2 lei5

從寬處理从宽处理

To treat with leniency; to handle a matter or person with indulgence or mercy.

To meet again; to reunite.

To simplify; to keep things simple or follow a concise way.

cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4

從諫如流从谏如流

To readily accept advice, criticism, or correction.

Grouse; any of various game birds in the grouse family.

cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6

從今以後从今以后

From now on, or from that point forward; henceforth.

Double Ninth Festival or Chung Yeung Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

Subordinate clause; a clause embedded within or dependent on a main clause.

To rebuild, reconstruct, or reestablish.

To see again or to reunite with.

cung4 gin3 tin1 jat6

重見天日重见天日

To see the light of day again; to be revealed or unearthed after being hidden for a long time.

cung4 git3 zing1

重結晶重结晶

To recrystallize.

Congjiang, a county in Guizhou province.

Songjiang, a suburban district of Shanghai.

cung4 gong1 jyun6

從江縣从江县

Congjiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou.

cung4 gong1 keoi1

松江區松江区

Songjiang, a suburban district of Shanghai.

To re-evaluate, re-assess, or re-appraise.

To join the army; to enlist as a soldier.

Pinecone; the seed-producing cone of a pine tree.

cung4 gwo2 sin3

The pineal body or pineal gland.