Cantonese words starting with C

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cam4 mut6 sing4 bun2

沉沒成本沉没成本

sunk cost (economics)

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

(fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc)

chronic illness; (fig.) deep-rooted problem; longstanding issue

down to earth; practical; realistic

to carry out a vendetta against sb

to attempt suicide

cam4 seoi2 seot6

尋水術寻水术

to be fast asleep

deep and profound

to contemplate; contemplation

cam4 si6 sang1 fei1

尋事生非寻事生非

to look for trouble

usual; common; ordinary

shipwreck; sinking ship

cam4 syun4 si6 gu3

to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

grief; deep in sorrow; profound (condolences)

steady; unflustered

to find; to recover (sth lost)

see 尋烏縣|寻乌县[Xun2 wu1 Xian4]

尋烏縣寻乌县

Xunwu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi

cam4 wui4 hyun2

尋回犬寻回犬

retriever (dog breed group)

to seek; to look for

to soak; to immerse

to become intoxicated

to address; to input data into memory

sediment; sedimentation (geology)

cam4 zik1 daai3

沉積帶沉积带

sedimentary belt (geology)

沉積物沉积物

cam4 zik1 ngaam4

沉積岩沉积岩

sedimentary rock (geology)

cam4 zik1 zok3 jung6

沉積作用沉积作用

sedimentation (geology)

cam4 zing6 gwaa2 jin4

沉靜寡言沉静寡言

see 沉默寡言[chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2]

steady; not nervous

cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3

沉著應戰沉着应战

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

rent seeking (economics)

cam4 zung6 fu6 daam1

沉重負擔沉重负担

a heavy burden; to be a burden

沉住氣沉住气

to keep cool; to stay calm

mold; gill fungus

(Cant.) aspect marker of injury; whenever

parent; relative; marriage; close; in person; in favor of; to kiss; to be close to

one's own father

can1 bak1 ging1

親北京亲北京

pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)