Cantonese words starting with C

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陳慧琳陈慧琳

Kelly Chen Wai-lam, a famous Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress.

can4 wai6 haan4

陳慧嫻陈慧娴

Priscilla Chan Wai Han, a Hong Kong singer.

陳惠敏陈惠敏

Michael Chan Wai-man, a Hong Kong actor.

陳志全陈志全

Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, a Hong Kong politician.

can4 zin2 paang4

陳展鵬陈展鹏

Ruco Chan, a Hong Kong actor.

Mundane affairs; worldly, material values and ordinary life as opposed to spiritual existence.

Onomatopoeia for the sounds of bells or drums.

To poke, nudge, or stab; also to drink alcohol excessively, to eat greedily, or to attack.

To increase, add, or make more.

Layer, level, or stratum.

cang4 aat3 sik1 teoi1 siu1

層壓式推銷层压式推销

A pyramid scheme; a fraudulent marketing scam disguised as multi-level marketing where participants recruit others to sell overpriced goods.

cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4

層出不窮层出不穷

To emerge in an endless stream; to occur repeatedly or incessantly.

Administrative, logical, or structural level; the order, arrangement, or depth of ideas and actions.

cang4 gei2 ho4 si4

曾幾何時曾几何时

Quite a long time ago; once upon a time.

Once; previously; having the experience of doing something in the past.

cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2

曾經滄海曾经沧海

Having experienced great trials, changes, or the vicissitudes of life.

Administrative level, rank, or hierarchy.

An aspect, layer, or level of a concept or structure.

To restrain oneself, cease, hide, or hoard.

To arrest or seize; also to hem or stitch clothing.

To repair, renovate, or mend; to thatch a roof or overlap.

To compile or gather items together into a collection.

To track down and apprehend a suspect or criminal.

To arrest drug traffickers and combat drug-related crime.

cap1 duk6 hyun2

緝毒犬缉毒犬

A drug detection dog trained to sniff out illegal drugs for law enforcement.

To apprehend or arrest a criminal or suspect.

To combat smuggling; to crack down on illegal trafficking.

To seize or confiscate illegal items, typically by law enforcement officers.

The number seven.

An extremely vulgar term for a penis, also used as slang to mean ugly, stupid, or embarrassing.

Paint, lacquer, or varnish; to paint surfaces; pitch-black.

cat1 bou6 sing4 si1

七步成詩七步成诗

To write a poem within the time it takes to walk seven paces, describing a person of exceptional literary talent.

cat1 cat1 baat3 baat3

Almost complete; nearly done; about seventy to eighty percent finished.

cat1 ceoi4 baat3 kau3

Having very little left after various deductions are made.

The seven conditions for a husband to divorce his wife in pre-modern China and East Asia.

cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6

七情六慾七情六欲

Various human emotions and desires; worldly passions.

cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6

The seven emotions and six sensory desires; human desires and passions in general.

cat1 cing4 soeng5 min6

To have an intense, highly expressive facial expression due to being deeply immersed in an activity.

Colourful; or used as an intensifier meaning extremely, usually for bad situations.

cat1 daai6 zau1

The seven continents of the world.

cat1 dim2 zung1

七點鐘七点钟

cat1 din1 baat3 dou2

七顛八倒七颠八倒

In a complete mess; upside down; chaotic and confused.

cat1 fu4 baat3 caap3

To pull together as a group to help someone; a collective effort to support or assist.

cat1 go3 jat1 pei4

七個一皮七个一皮

To be extremely busy, overwhelmed, and in a state of chaos or confusion due to a heavy workload.

七個字七个字

Thirty-five minutes; equivalent to seven five-minute increments on a clock face.

cat1 gok3 jing4

Heptagon; a polygon with seven sides.

A dickhead; a stupid person.

A painter or decorator.