Cantonese words starting with C

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Serial port in computing.

The location on the wrist over the radial artery where the pulse is taken in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

cyun3 hau2 mak6

寸口脈寸口脉

The pulse taken at the wrist in traditional Chinese medicine.

To go from village to village, especially like an itinerant artist or peddler.

To skip or miss a line when reading or writing.

cyun3 hong4 hau2

Serial port in computing.

An identification number.

To become suddenly popular; to shoot to fame.

Crosstalk; signal leakage between communication channels.

A very brief period of time; a fleeting moment.

To be harassed or assaulted by bandits or small groups of enemies.

To establish ties, contact, or coordinate across different groups; in electronics, to connect in series.

To conspire with; to gang up together to do something bad.

The inch pulse; the radial pulse taken at the wrist closest to the hand in traditional Chinese medicine.

To conspire or plot with others to commit illegal or dishonest acts.

To become tainted with the smell or flavor of another food.

To call on someone; to pay a casual visit to a neighbor or friend's home.

串門兒串门儿

To drop in on someone's home for a chat or casual visit.

串門子串门子

To call on someone; to drop in on friends or neighbors for a chat.

Sassy, arrogant, or aggressive girls, often referring to female gangsters who loiter on the streets.

A small token of my feelings; a mere proof of my regard.

To get telephone lines crossed, or to have a cross-connection.

To rise rapidly or shoot up.

Skewered food; barbecued food on a stick, or a chain of connected things.

cyun3 tou2 bit1 zang1

寸土必爭寸土必争

To fight for every inch of land; to hold a firm stance and contest even the smallest advantage or benefit.

To flee or run away (typically said of enemies, thieves, or suspects).

To collude, conspire, or cooperate secretly to commit a wrongful act.

cyun3 tung1 jat1 hei3

串通一氣串通一气

To act in collusion; to work hand in glove with someone.

To exchange or swap

A young male gangster or punk who hangs around on the streets.

To spell; to memorise or recall the spelling of a word.

To urge, egg on, or incite someone to do something.

To pass, pass on, or hand down from one person to another.

Complete, whole, entire, or all; including every part without omission.

To exist, survive, or remain without disappearing.

To bring together; to assemble or collect.

Rafter; a sloped wooden beam that supports a roof.

A spring or fountain; the source of flowing water.

To recover from an illness.

An aromatic herb, used almost exclusively in personal and place names.

To explain, annotate, or interpret the meaning of words or texts.

To squat; to bend one's knees as if sitting but without the buttocks touching the ground.

Used in personal names.

The whole class; the entire classroom of students.

Coins or ancient currency.

An undamaged item; something returned intact to its original owner.

To spread, disseminate, propagate, or transmit.

傳播學传播学

Communication studies; the academic discipline that studies communication.

cyun4 bo3 mui4 gaai3

傳播媒介传播媒介

Mass media; media of communication.

cyun4 bo3 mui4 tai2

傳播媒體传播媒体

Communications media; mass media.