Cantonese words starting with C

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慈雲山慈云山

Tsz Wan Shan (Temple Hill), a residential area and mountain in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

The rhyme scheme or rhyming system used in writing classical Ci poetry.

Vocabulary; the collection of words and phrases in a language.

Slow, sluggish, or delayed.

An affix; a bound morpheme added to a word stem to form a new word.

ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4

持之以恆持之以恒

To persevere; to persist; to stick to something with determination.

To resign; to quit a job or voluntarily leave one's position.

Parterre; the ground floor seats in a theater or auditorium.

Phrase; a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words.

Sooner or later; eventually; almost certain to happen at some point.

To continue, last, or sustain without interruption.

Ceramic tiles, typically glazed and used for walls and floors.

To look like, resemble, or seem to be.

Wife of a husband's older brother; also a surname.

To stand tall; to tower; to pile up.

To rely on, abuse, or take advantage of one's strengths, traits, or status.

Persimmon; a type of fruit.

Zhi, the name of an ancient river and a city in Henan province, China.

ci5 cang4 cang4

似層層似层层

Highly convincing or plausible, often of a vivid, detailed description that seems true even if it may be false.

ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1

似曾相識似曾相识

To feel familiar; to seem to have met or seen before, as in déjà vu.

Used after a noun, pronoun, or verb to indicate similarity; like, as if, or similar to.

Seemingly, as if, or appearing to be.

Looking similar to something else, or looking decent and acceptable without obvious flaws.

ci5 koeng4 hei1 joek6

恃強欺弱恃强欺弱

To bully the weak; to use one's strength or power to mistreat those who are vulnerable.

ci5 koeng4 ling4 joek6

恃強凌弱恃强凌弱

To use one's strength or power to bully and mistreat the weak.

ci5 lou5 maai6 lou5

恃老賣老恃老卖老

To take advantage of one's old age or seniority to demand special treatment or patronize others.

ci5 mou4 ci5 joeng6

似模似樣似模似样

Looking like the real thing; performing an action or skill with convincing skill or likeness.

ci5 sai3 hei1 jan4

恃勢欺人恃势欺人

To use one's power, position, or influence to bully and oppress others.

ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4

The swift, relentless passage of time, flowing by like water.

ci5 si6 ji4 fei1

Apparently correct or true, but actually wrong; specious or misleading.

ci5 suk6 maai6 suk6

恃熟賣熟恃熟卖熟

To take advantage of one's close relationship or familiarity with someone.

Extremely similar or almost identical, often used to describe inherited family traits.

To make a loud sound, such as a cry, howl, roar, scream, or whistle.

Relative; family member.

To pull or lift something up.

An imperial order, or a Taoist spell used against demons and spirits.

To scold, reprimand, or reject.

To be stung by an animal or insect.

To order, command, or keep in order; neat and tidy.

cik1 caak1 fung1 wan4

叱咤風雲叱咤风云

Extremely powerful and influential; able to dominate or control a situation.

To walk slowly, step by step, or to pace back and forth with pauses.

To yell at or scold someone loudly and harshly.

cik1 zaa1 fung1 wan4

叱吒風雲叱咤风云

Extremely powerful and influential, capable of dominating a field or situation.

To reprimand, scold, or denounce, especially in formal settings.

To allocate or invest funds for doing something.

All; unanimous; in agreement.

Sunrise, or to go forward.

A wedge or wood block used to tighten joints; a toothpick.

To sign one's name, especially to register one's attendance, show agreement, or authenticate a document.

A bamboo slip inscribed with symbols or markers used for divination.