Cantonese words starting with C

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cam1 loek6 gwan1

侵略軍侵略军

aggressors; invaders

cam1 loek6 zin3 zang1

侵略戰爭侵略战争

The war of invasion

(noun) (of chemistry) Corrosion

Erosive; corrode

cam1 sik6 zok3 jung6

侵蝕作用侵蚀作用

to annex; to embezzle

to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)

to invade; onslaught

to invade and occupy (territory)

to lie down; to rest; a resting place; ugly

bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]

cam2 sik6 bat1 on1

寢食不安寝食不安

not sleeping well and not eating well

cam2 sik6 naan4 on1

寢食難安寝食难安

lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)

cam2 sim1 zam2 faai3

寢苫枕塊寝苫枕块

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)

to stick one's head out

long-winded, wordy

longwinded; to nag repetitiously [colloquial]

verbose; long-winded; prolixity

prophecy; prophetic remark

divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

Long-winded; to describe someone who nags a lot

Long-winded; to describe someone who nags a lot

to search; to seek; to resort to

to pull out (esp. hair or feathers); to pluck

to submerge; to sink; to lower; deep; heavy

name of a river

cam4 bat1 zyu6 hei3

沉不住氣沉不住气

to lose one's cool; unable to remain calm

to find out; to uncover

(adjective) heavy; leaden; somber

cam4 cung5 daa2 gik1

沉重打擊沉重打击

cam4 dak1 zyu6 hei3

沉得住氣沉得住气

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)

cam4 din6 jyun6

尋甸縣寻甸县

see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣|寻甸回族彝族自治县[Xun2 dian4 Hui2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

沉澱物沉淀物

precipitate; sediment