Cantonese words starting with C

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to lay out; to display; to state; to tell; stale; state; a surname; to make a plea

can4 baa1 ji5 fu2 kei4

陳巴爾虎旗陈巴尔虎旗

Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia

can4 baak3 coeng4

陳百祥陈百祥

Natalis Chan Pak-Cheng, a Hong Kong singer, actor, presenter and producer

can4 baak3 daat6

陳伯達陈伯达

Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism

can4 baak3 koeng4

陳百強陈百强

Danny Chan Bak Keung, a Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter

to deploy troops; to mass troops

can4 can4 soeng1 jan1

陳陳相因陈陈相因

(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions

(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court)

to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority

to display; to exhibit; to set out

ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi

can4 cong1 keoi1

陳倉區陈仓区

Chencang, a district of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi

Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director

can4 cyun1 zung3

陳村種陈村种

a spendthrift, someone who splashes away all the money as soon as they have some

can4 dak1 jung4

陳德容陈德容

Vivian Chan Tak-yuen, a Hong Kong actress

can4 dak1 loeng4

陳德良陈德良

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

can4 dou6 ming4

陳道明陈道明

Chen Daoming, a Chinese actor

陳獨秀陈独秀

Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921

to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)

can4 faat3 laai1

陳法拉陈法拉

Fala Chen, a Hong Kong actress

old stock; shopworn goods

can4 fong1 on1 sang1

陳方安生陈方安生

Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

trite; empty and trite; platitude

covered in dust; lying unused for a long time

陳家祠陈家祠

Chen Clan ancestral temple, a place in Guangzhou, China

can4 gam2 hung4

陳錦鴻陈锦鸿

Sunny Chan Kam-hung, a Hong Kong actor

noun; dust, grime

old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

can4 gin6 fung1

陳鍵鋒陈键锋

Sammul Chan Kin-Fung, a Hong Kong actor, singer and presenter

can4 ging2 jeon6

陳景潤陈景润

Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist

Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Han4 Wu3 di4], died c. 110 BC

can4 gong2 sang1

陳港生陈港生

Jackie Chan Kong Sang, a Hong Kong actor

can4 guk1 zi2 laan6 zi1 maa4

陳谷子爛芝麻陈谷子烂芝麻

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

陳冠希陈冠希

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

can4 gung1 wan5

陳恭尹陈恭尹

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

can4 gwing2 ming4

陳炯明陈炯明

Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong

Fruit Chan Gor, a Hong Kong director, screenwriter and producer

can4 gwong1 sing4

陳光誠陈光诚

Chen Guangchen, a chinese civil rights activist who worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China

can4 haau2 man4

陳巧文陈巧文

Christin Chan, a political activist in Hong Kong, known for her stance on human rights, democracy and Tibetan independence

陳克勤陈克勤

Gary Chan Hak-kan, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor

can4 hei1 tung4

陳希同陈希同

Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident

can4 hiu2 dung1

陳曉東陈晓东

Daniel Chan Hiu Tung, a Hong Kong singer

can4 hoeng1 mui4

陳香梅陈香梅

Chen Xiangmei (1925–2018), also known as Anna Chennault, Chinese-American writer and Republican politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[Chen2 na4 de2]