Cantonese words starting with C

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Intestines; the long tubular organs used to digest food and absorb nutrients.

A plant mentioned in the Book of Songs, traditionally identified as a carambola or star fruit.

Wild rose; multiflora rose.

Detailed, thorough, or precise.

Length; the distance between two endpoints.

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長臂猿长臂猿

Gibbon; a small ape with extremely long arms, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South and Southeast Asia.

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腸病毒肠病毒

Enterovirus; a genus of RNA viruses that live mainly in the gut and can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease, colds, or meningitis.

To harm, injure, or ruin.

Changchun, a city in northeastern China and the provincial capital of Jilin.

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長春籐长春藤

Ivy, particularly of the genus Hedera.

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長此以往长此以往

If things continue this way; if this goes on for a long time.

coeng4 cing1 seoi6 dou6

長青隧道长青隧道

Cheung Tsing Tunnel, a tunnel on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong.

Details; the ins and outs of a situation.

Faithful, loyal, and unwavering in one's feelings towards people, things, or interests over a long time.

Long distance; long range or long term.

Long position; buying a financial product with the expectation that its price will rise in the future.

Strength, merit, or strong point.

To endure forever; to be remembered and commemorated for a very long time.

To reach or last for a certain length of time or distance.

A venue, site, or space used for holding events.

Flute; a transverse woodwind instrument, nowadays mostly made of metal.

Intestines, typically used in the context of digestive health and function.

Length; the measurement of how long an object is, or horizontal distance.

Length; the measurement of how long an object is, or horizontal distance.

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長短句长短句

A classical Chinese poetic form characterized by lines of unequal length, typically referring to ci poetry.

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長短腳长短脚

Uneven leg length, where one leg is shorter than the other.

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長短週长短周

An alternate Saturday-off work or school schedule, rotating between five and five-and-a-half day weeks.

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長方形长方形

Rectangle; a four-sided shape with four right angles and equal opposite sides.

Pants or trousers that cover the entire leg down to the ankle.

A long vacation or consecutive holidays lasting for several days.

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長假期长假朞

A long vacation or long holiday.

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腸梗阻肠梗阻

Intestinal obstruction; bowel obstruction.

To last for a long time; long-lasting; enduring.

coeng4 gei3 baan2

場記板场记板

Clapperboard; a board used in filmmaking showing scene details, with a hinged top to make a clapping sound.

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長頸鹿长颈鹿

Giraffe; the tallest living terrestrial animal, native to Africa and characterized by an extremely long neck and legs.

A scene or setting, especially for filming, shooting, or a play.

coeng4 goek3 maang5

長腳蜢长脚蜢

A person with long legs.

The corner formed by the meeting of two walls, usually at a right angle.

Yangtze River; the longest river in China.

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長江後浪推前浪长江后浪推前浪

Each new generation excels the previous; the new replaces the old.

A venue, stadium, arena, or exhibition hall.

Permanent employment or a full-time, long-term job.

An occasion, function, event, or social activity.

Venues such as bars, nightclubs, or triad headquarters.

Long-winded; talking on and on in a repetitive, endless way.

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長氣袋长气袋

A long-winded person who talks incessantly, or someone with great stamina who can run or sing with plenty of breath.

Boots with a high shaft, such as knee-high or thigh-high boots.

A long, endless night.

Eel; a type of fish.