Cantonese words starting with C

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亲昵
can1 nik1intimate
can1 nou6to get angry
亲爱
can1 oi3dear; darling
亲爱的
can1 oi3 dik1dear
亲爱精诚
can1 oi3 zing1 sing4camaraderie
亲朋戚友
can1 pang4 cik1 jau5friends and relatives (spoken)
亲朋好友
can1 pang4 hou2 jau5friends and family
亲生
can1 saang1one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); birth (parents)
亲生骨肉
can1 saang1 gwat1 juk6one's own flesh and blood
亲生女
can1 saang1 neoi5one's own daughter [written and colloquial]
亲生仔不如近身钱
can1 saang1 zai2 bat1 jyu4 gan6 san1 cin4an expression which says that having money for oneself is more reliable or se...
亲生子女
can1 saang1 zi2 neoi5natural child
亲身
can1 san1(adverb) Personally (= in person)
亲手
can1 sau2(verb) Done by oneself
亲水长廊
can1 seoi2 coeng4 long4waterside promenade
亲水性
can1 seoi2 sing3hydrophilic
亲信
can1 seon3(often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant
嗔视
can1 si6to look angrily at
亲事
can1 si6marriage
can1 sik1angry or sullen look
亲善
can1 sin6goodwill
使亲善大使
can1 sin6 daai6 si3goodwill ambassador
亲疏
can1 so1close and distant (relatives)
亲疏贵贱
can1 so1 gwai3 zin6close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
亲属
can1 suk6kin; relatives
亲属关系
can1 suk6 gwaan1 hai6kinship
亲卫队
can1 wai6 deoi2SS or Schutzstaffel, paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany
亲和
can1 wo4to connect intimately (with); affable
亲和力
can1 wo4 lik6(personal) warmth; accessibility; (chemistry) affinity
亲和性
can1 wo4 sing3compatibility
亲王
can1 wong4prince
亲炙
can1 zek3to be enlightened by direct contact with sb
亲嘴
can1 zeoi2to kiss (on the mouth)
亲子
can1 zi2parent and child; two successive generations
亲子鉴定
can1 zi2 gaam3 ding6paternity or maternity test
亲自
can1 zi6personally; oneself
亲自出马
can1 zi6 ceot1 maa5to attend to a matter personally
亲自动手
can1 zi6 dung6 sau2to do the job oneself
亲征
can1 zing1to take to the field oneself (of emperor)
嗔着
can1 zoek6(coll.) to blame sb for sth
亲族
can1 zuk6relatives
can2(literary) to smile; to display; to sunbathe; to hide; to stay
can2stretched
can2measles; to examine
can2(interrog.); not to speak of; still more
can2(verb) Diagnose
诊断
can2 dyun3to diagnose
诊费
can2 fai3medical fees
诊金
can2 gam1Consultation fees
缜润
can2 jeon6fine and smooth

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