Cantonese words starting with C

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Tsui Hark, a prominent film director and producer.

To walk slowly.

To accompany or escort a main figure.

ceoi4 hang4 jan4 jyun4

隨行人員随行人员

Entourage, retinue, or accompanying staff.

ceoi4 hang4 zau6 si5

隨行就市随行就市

To fluctuate according to the market; of prices, to adjust in line with market conditions.

To speak casually, off the cuff, or without serious thought.

ceoi4 hau2 wu4 zau1

隨口胡謅随口胡诌

To talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head without thinking.

Soon afterwards; immediately following.

ceoi4 hei1 tai5

Dee Hsu, a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer.

ceoi4 hei1 wun4

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress and singer nicknamed Da S.

To rejoice in the good deeds of others, or to visit temples as a tourist.

To remove, eliminate, or get rid of something.

To exclude, get rid of, or divide.

ceoi4 hong1 dik6

Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai.

The division sign in mathematics.

To beat one's chest.

ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1

捶胸頓足捶胸顿足

To beat one's chest and stamp one's feet in deep sorrow, anger, or regret.

As one pleases; at will, randomly, or in a relaxed and informal manner.

Divided by, used in mathematical division.

ceoi4 joeng4 dai3

隋煬帝隋炀帝

Emperor Yang of Sui (569–618), the second emperor of the Sui dynasty, who reigned from 604 to 618.

ceoi4 jyu6 ji4 on1

隨遇而安随遇而安

To accept one's situation calmly and be at peace with one's circumstances.

Attaché; the lowest-ranking diplomatic officer, serving under an ambassador or consul.

To go with the flow, let things take their natural course, or leave things to fate.

Xu Xuan (916–991), a Chinese scholar and philologist known for his commentaries on the Shuowen Jiezi.

Sui County, also known as Suixian, a county in Suizhou, Hubei.

Croquet; a lawn game played with mallets, balls, and wickets.

To temper, polish, hammer into shape, or exercise to improve skills.

To exorcise or expel spirits.

Except for, besides, or in addition to.

ceoi4 liu5 zi1 ngoi6

Apart from, other than, or except.

Xuwen, a county in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

ceoi4 man4 dai3

Emperor Wen of Sui, the founding emperor of the Sui dynasty who reigned from 581 to 604.

ceoi4 man4 jyun6

徐聞縣徐闻县

Xuwen, a county in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province.

To remove a person or a group from a list.

The last years of the Sui dynasty.

Except; not including; to be excluded from a scope.

ceoi4 noeng4 bun3 lou5

An idiom used to describe middle-aged women who are still physically attractive.

ceoi4 ok3 mou6 zeon6

除惡務盡除恶务尽

To eradicate evil completely and thoroughly.

To take off one's clothes; to undress.

ceoi4 sai3 coeng1

Xu Shichang, a prominent Chinese politician and president of China during the warlord era.

To do as one pleases; to act according to one's own thoughts, wishes, or heart's desire.

ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6

隨心所欲随心所欲

To do as one pleases, follow one's heart's desires, and act without any restraint.

On one's person; to carry or keep along with oneself.

ceoi4 san1 dip2

隨身碟随身碟

USB flash drive; thumb drive

ceoi4 san1 hang4 lei5

隨身行李随身行李

Carry-on baggage; hand luggage carried with oneself onto a vehicle.

ceoi4 san1 kwai4 daai3

隨身攜帶随身携带

To carry something on one's person at all times, or to be portable.

ceoi4 san1 teng1

隨身聽随身听

A personal stereo or portable music player.

ceoi4 sap1 hei3

除濕器除湿器

On the spot, casually, or randomly, without much thought (typically of hand actions like taking or writing).

Xushui, a district in Baoding, Hebei, China.