Cantonese words starting with C

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Potential or latent talent; ability that has not yet been fully developed or shown.

Potential or underlying; hidden and not yet revealed.

To build without authorization; to make unauthorized building works or alterations.

An unauthorized building or illegal structure built on a property.

Thousand, used in financial contexts to prevent fraud or alteration.

Thousand; the number 1,000.

To move, shift, or change locations or state.

A footpath between fields, especially one running north and south.

cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3

千變萬化千变万化

Constantly changing, with infinite variations.

To redomicile; to change a company's country of registration.

cin1 cang4 gou1

千層糕千层糕

Layered cake made of multiple repeating sheets of pastry, showing alternating layers when cut.

A thousand years, used metaphorically to refer to a very long period of time or a vast history.

Swing; a seat suspended from ropes or chains for swinging back and forth, commonly found in playgrounds.

cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6

千錘百煉千锤百炼

Tempered and refined through countless trials; well-experienced after hard work and harsh challenges.

cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6

千錘百鍊千锤百炼

The process of being tried, tested, and refined over and over again.

cin1 cin1 maan6 maan6

千千萬萬千千万万

Innumerably large; thousands and thousands.

cin1 ding1 maan6 zuk1

千叮萬囑千叮万嘱

To repeatedly exhort, advise, or remind someone.

To relocate the capital city of a country to another city.

cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3

千方百計千方百计

By every possible means; using all kinds of methods to achieve a goal.

cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 daam2

千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈膽千拣万拣，拣着个烂灯胆

To make the worst possible choice after extremely careful deliberation among many options.

cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2

千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞千拣万拣,拣着个烂灯盏

To end up with the worst option after being overly selective or choosing extremely carefully.

cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2, gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2

千揀萬揀，揀著個爛燈盞千拣万拣，拣着个烂灯盏

To make a bad choice out of a large number of possibilities, often in the context of choosing a spouse.

A large sum of money, or a polite term for someone else's daughter.

One thousand catties, a traditional unit of weight equivalent to approximately 500 or 605 kilograms.

cin1 gan1 ding2

千斤頂千斤顶

Jack; a tool used to lift heavy objects with minimal effort, such as a car jack.

To move one's residence to another place; to relocate.

cin1 giu1 baak3 mei6

千嬌百媚千娇百媚

Exquisite and charmingly beautiful; describing a woman's captivating appearance and posture.

An eternity, or a very long time ago.

cin1 gu2 zeoi6 jan4

A person condemned throughout history for generations to come; a historical villain.

cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3

千鈞一髮千钧一发

To hang by a thread; to be in a highly critical or extremely dire situation.

cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5

千軍萬馬千军万马

A large, powerful army; used to describe a massive force, grand scale, or intense battle.

Kilogram; a unit of mass equal to one thousand grams.

Millennium; a period of one thousand years.

cin1 ji1 baak3 seon6

千依百順千依百顺

To be completely submissive and obedient to others; to do whatever another person says.

To move, migrate, or relocate to another place.

cin1 jin4 maan6 jyu5

千言萬語千言万语

Thousands of words; having a great deal to say.

By all means; please; make sure to (used to emphasize a request, warning, or command).

By all means, at all costs, or under no circumstances; used when giving earnest advice or warnings.

cin1 kei4 baak3 gwaai3

Exceedingly strange; having all kinds of weird or peculiar things and phenomena.

cin1 kei4 m4 hou2

Under no circumstances; please do not; must not.

To move away from; to leave the place where one originally lived.

cin1 lei5 jan1 jyun4 dau1 co3 hyun1

千里姻緣兜錯圈千里姻缘兜错圈

The TVB drama series "A Matter of Business", broadcast in Hong Kong in 1998.

千里馬千里马

A fine steed that can cover long distances quickly.

cin1 lei5 ngaan5

Clairvoyance, or the supernatural ability to see things happening at a great distance.

cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4 ，mat6 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6

千里送鵝毛，物輕情意重千里送鹅毛，物轻情意重

A small gift sent from afar carries deep affection; it is the thought that counts.

cin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4

From or to a very distant place; over a long and arduous journey.

cin1 lei5 zi1 hang4 ，ci2 jyu1 zuk1 haa6

千里之行，始於足下千里之行，始于足下

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; success is built gradually from small beginnings.

cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1

千萬富翁千万富翁

Multi-millionaire; an extremely wealthy person.