Cantonese words starting with C

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in one's own handwriting

can1 bat1 cim1 meng2

親筆簽名亲笔签名

dear one; friendly

a relative (i.e. family relation)

親戚到亲戚到

menstrual period commencing (slang)

親戚巾亲戚巾

sanitary pads; sanitary towels

can1 cik1 gwai2 gwai2

親戚鬼鬼亲戚鬼鬼

close Relatives

can1 cik1 pang4 jau5

親戚朋友亲戚朋友

relatives and friends [written and colloquial]

affection; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children

parent's generation

relatives and old friends

one's own mouth; to say sth personally

can1 hing1 dai6

親兄弟亲兄弟

can1 hing1 dai6 ，ming4 syun3 zoeng3

親兄弟，明算帳亲兄弟，明算帐

even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)

to yell at sb in rage

one's close relatives

friends and relatives

with one's own ears

affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; (coll.) to get intimate with sb

can1 jyu4 jat1 gaa1

親如一家亲如一家

family-like close relationship (idiom)

can1 jyu4 sau2 zuk1

親如手足亲如手足

as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship

blood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity

can1 jyun4 gwaan1 hai6

親緣關係亲缘关系

phylogenetic relationship

to visit in person; to personally attend

can1 lam4 kei4 ging2

親臨其境亲临其境

to travel to a place personally (idiom)

to personally experience

can1 lik6 can1 wai4

親力親為亲力亲为

to do sth oneself

can1 lik6 kei4 ging2

親歷其境亲历其境

one's own mother

in touch with the people

can1 man4 dong2

親民黨亲民党

People First Party, Taiwan

can1 mat6 mou4 gaan3

親密無間亲密无间

(idiom) to have a very close relationship with each other

glare; to open one's eyes wide; to glare

variant of 嗔目[chen1 mu4]

friendly; to keep up harmonious relations (with sb)

can1 muk6 leon4 bong1

親睦鄰邦亲睦邻邦

friendly neighboring countries

darlings; followers

with one's own eyes

can1 ngaan5 muk6 dou2

親眼目睹亲眼目睹

to see for oneself

to look askance at sb in anger