Cantonese words starting with C

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Money and wealth; financial possessions.

Prequel; a story that takes place before the events of an existing work.

An ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.

Criminal record; a history of having committed a crime or offense in the past.

Ahead; in front; the direction in front of someone or something.

Ex-husband; a former male spouse who is divorced or deceased.

cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3

前仆後繼前仆后继

To advance wave upon wave, with those behind filling the gap as those in front fall, describing heroic combat.

cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3

前赴後繼前赴后继

To advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave, committing to a battle or cause one after another.

Vanguard of an army, or a forward or striker in team sports.

錢嘉樂钱嘉乐

Chin Ka-Lok, a Hong Kong actor.

Prospects or outlook for the foreseeable future.

A while ago; some time ago; recently.

Some time ago; a while back; recently.

前嗰輪前嗰轮

Earlier on; a while ago.

前個排前个排

Earlier on; some time ago; previously.

Foot binding; the traditional custom of binding the feet of young girls.

cin4 goek3 daai2

纏腳帶缠脚带

A foot-binding strip, or figuratively, long-winded and tedious speech.

cin4 goek3 noeng4

纏腳娘缠脚娘

Women who bind their feet.

cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3

前功盡廢前功尽废

To waste all previous efforts; for all past achievements to go completely to waste.

Front and back, or around a certain period of time.

cin4 hau6 goek3

前後腳前后脚

Arriving at or leaving a place at different times, especially to avoid raising suspicion.

cin4 hau6 zo2 jau6

前後左右前后左右

All around; in every direction physically.

The Chan River in Henan province, China.

cin4 hoi2 waan1 zaam6

前海灣站前海湾站

Qianhaiwan Station, a subway station in Shenzhen, China.

The previous holder of a post or position; former; ex.

The antecedent, cause, or origin of an event; things that happened in the past.

cin4 jan1 hau6 gwo2

前因後果前因后果

The cause and effect of an event; the entire sequence of events from beginning to end.

Predecessor or precursor; people of earlier generations who contributed to a field.

The previous one; the one before; preceding.

The day before yesterday; two days ago.

Previous enmity, resentment, or ill will from the past.

Foreword; a brief introduction placed before the main text of a book or article.

cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5

前言不對後語前言不对后语

To contradict oneself; to make statements that are inconsistent with what was said before.

To twine or wrap around; to be troubled or plagued by something.

Front garden; front yard, located at the front of a house by the main entrance.

The early stage, phase, or period of a process or event.

Forerunner, pioneer, or precursor.

Prostate; a gland of the male reproductive system in mammals.

cin4 lit6 sin3 ngaam4

Prostate cancer.

The older generation, the previous generation.

The night before last; the evening of two days ago.

To stick close to each other; to be intimately involved, usually in a romantic or sexual way.

In front; the area or space ahead of a person or object.

cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4

前無古人前无古人

Unprecedented and pioneering; so innovative or breakthrough that nobody has ever thought of or done it before.

Ch'ien Mu, a Chinese historian, philosopher, and scholar of the 20th century.

Front door; usually the main entrance of a building or a shop.

The year before last; two years ago.

The front row or first few rows of seats or a lineup.

cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3

前仆后繼前仆后继

To advance courageously in waves, where one falls and the next takes their place.

Qianshan, a place in Zhuhai, China.