Cantonese words starting with C

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cek3 sin2 tong4 seon4

赤蘚糖醇赤藓糖醇

Erythritol, a sugar alcohol used as a food additive and sugar substitute.

Chicheng County, a county in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.

Utterly sincere; wholehearted.

cek3 sing4 jyun6

赤城縣赤城县

Chicheng, a county in Zhangjiakou, Hebei.

cek3 sing4 soeng1 doi6

赤誠相待赤诚相待

To treat someone with absolute sincerity and honesty.

cek3 sing4 soeng1 gin3

赤誠相見赤诚相见

To treat each other with complete sincerity and absolute candor.

Ricebean; a small dark red bean commonly used in Chinese medicine or Cantonese soup.

cek3 tit3 kwong3

赤鐵礦赤铁矿

Hematite; red iron ore.

赤條條赤条条

Stark naked; wearing no clothes at all.

Terracotta; a type of fired brownish-orange clay used for pottery and sculpture.

cek3 wai6 deoi2

赤衛隊赤卫队

cek3 wai6 gwan1

赤衛軍赤卫军

Looper caterpillar; the larva of a moth in the family Geometridae.

Geometrid moth; any moth belonging to the family Geometridae.

Chek Chau, an island in Hong Kong, also known as Port Island.

cek3 zeoi2 cim4 aap3

赤嘴潛鴨赤嘴潜鸭

Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina), a diving duck species.

Ruler; a tool used for measuring length and drawing straight lines.

A newborn baby; can also refer to a person with a pure, innocent heart like a child.

cek3 zi2 zi1 sam1

A sincere and kind heart; pure, innocent, and childlike benevolence.

Deficit; financial deficit or the amount in the red.

cek3 zi6 leoi4 leoi4

Debt-ridden; heavily in debt or suffering from huge deficits.

cek3 zing1 jyu2

赤睛魚赤睛鱼

Rudd; a freshwater fish.

Barefoot; with bare feet.

cek3 zyu1 zoek3

Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens), a bird species native to China and neighboring regions.

Qingbai, a pale, greenish-white glaze or porcelain; also referring to Qingbaijiang district in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Vibrant or excessively green, often used with a negative connotation, such as for pale skin or unripe fruit.

Green vegetables; greens.

Green peas; spherical green peas eaten as a vegetable.

Indigo; the color or the dye.

Blue and white porcelain, or its distinctive style of decoration.

ceng1 faa1 coi3

ceng1 faa1 je4 coi3

Amobarbital; a barbiturate derivative drug.

ceng1 gaai3 laat6

Wasabi or green mustard; spicy green horseradish paste.

Veins visible and bulging under the skin.

ceng1 goek3 ban1 wat6

青腳濱鷸青脚滨鹬

Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii); a bird species.

ceng1 goek3 wat6

青腳鷸青脚鹬

Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia), a species of wading bird.

ceng1 gwong1 ngaan5

Glaucoma; an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and leads to progressive vision loss.

An old green ten-dollar Hong Kong banknote, which ceased issuance in 1994.

Delicate and pretty; beautiful or handsome, often describing a youthful, fair, or clean appearance.

ceng1 leng3 baak6 zeng6

青靚白淨青靓白净

Young, fair-skinned, and handsome, typically describing a young man.

ceng1 lo4 baak6

青蘿蔔青萝卜

Green radish or turnip, a variety of radish with a dark green skin.

Green or greenish-blue; turquoise.

Lime; a sour, pale yellowish-green citrus fruit primarily used for flavoring food and drinks.

ceng1 ning2 sik1

青檸色青柠色

Lime green; lime color.

ceng1 ning4 mung1

青檸檬青柠檬

Lime; the green citrus fruit.

ceng1 ping4 gwo2

青蘋果青苹果

Black hair, typically used in classical or literary contexts.

Green, cyan, or blue-green; a color between green and yellow, such as the color of green apples.