Cantonese words starting with C

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陳凱歌陈凯歌

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

Moses Chan Ho, a Hong Kong actor

陳仁錫陈仁锡

Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

Anthony Chan Yau, a Hong Kong actor,singer,director; a Hong Kong martyr(1916-1945)

陳綺貞陈绮贞

Cheer Chen Cho Chen, a Taiwanese singer

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陳奕迅陈奕迅

Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor

can4 jyun4 gwong1

陳元光陈元光

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian

can4 kiu4 bing1 bin3

陳橋兵變陈桥兵变

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

陳喬恩陈乔恩

Joe Chen Chiau-En, a Taiwanese actress, singer, writer and model

outmoded conventions

can4 kwai1 gau6 zaap6

陳規舊習陈规旧习

old rules and customs

can4 kwai1 lau6 zaap6

陳規陋習陈规陋习

(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways

to display; to exhibit

陳列室陈列室

exhibition room; display room

陳列臺陈列台

display stand; showcase stall

Lu Chen (1976–), Chinese figure skater, 1995 world champion

old rice (typically stored for over a year)

陳文媛陈文媛

Bobo Chan Man-Woon, a Hong Kong singer

陳茂波陈茂波

Paul Chan Mo-po, a Hong Kong politician

Vanessa-Mae (1978–), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier

can4 muk6 sing3

陳木勝陈木胜

Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)

can4 naap6 dak1

陳納德陈纳德

Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊|飞虎队[Fei1 hu3 dui4], a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II

Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972

can4 oi1 lok6 ding6

塵埃落定尘埃落定

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]

dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)

can4 saang2 san1

陳省身陈省身

Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician

(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world

Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传

陳秀雯陈秀雯

Amy Chan Sau-man, a Hong Kong actress

Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[San1 guo2 zhi4]

can4 seoi2 bin2

陳水扁陈水扁

Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008

can4 seoi6 kei4

陳瑞祺陈瑞祺

Chan Sui Ki, a Hong Kong businessman, also the name of a school in Hong Kong funded by his family, the Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College

to state; to declare

can4 seot6 geoi3

陳述句陈述句

declarative sentence

can4 seot6 syu1

陳述書陈述书

written statement; written declaration

to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)

aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3])

陳肇麒陈肇麒

Chan Siu Ki, a Hong Kong football player

to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority

History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls

to state; to assert

陳天華陈天华

Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905

can4 tou2 fei1 joeng4

塵土飛揚尘土飞扬

dust and small particles floating in the air

hackneyed formula; worn-out convention

Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage