Cantonese words starting with C

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Counsellor or advisor, typically in a government, diplomatic, or administrative context.

Parameter or argument in mathematics or computer programming.

To run in an election as a candidate.

caam1 syun2 jan4

參選人参选人

Candidate in an election.

To understand thoroughly

To participate in an exhibition; to exhibit one's work or objects.

To participate or take part in a war.

To participate in politics or run for public office.

To refer to and compare; to consult as a reference.

To hold something in the mouth.

Miserable, tragic, sad, or having met with misfortune.

A type of dustpan, hod, or basket for carrying coal, soil, or refuse.

To suffer a crushing defeat; to be heavily defeated in a game, match, or war.

caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2

慘不忍睹惨不忍睹

Too horrible, tragic, or painful to look at.

Miserable, tragic, or pitiful.

Bleak, depressed, or gloomy, especially used to describe a business with poor sales and very few customers.

To scream in pain, agony, or fear.

Tragedy or calamity; an extremely painful and distressing event.

Extremely tragic, disastrous, or catastrophic.

caam2 luk6 sau4 hung4

慘綠愁紅惨绿愁红

A feeling of deep sadness and melancholy when reflecting on one's tragic or unfortunate life story.

caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6

慘無人道惨无人道

Extremely brutal and inhumane.

To die tragically or meet a violent, miserable death.

Painful, bitter, or tragic, describing a deeply distressing experience or a severe loss.

Disastrous, severe, or heavy, typically describing a negative quantitative loss.

caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4

慘絕人寰惨绝人寰

Tragic beyond compare; extremely miserable and unprecedented in the human world.

To repent, feel remorse, or be penitent.

Cedar, fir, or similar coniferous tree.

To repent, confess one's sins, or admit to one's wrongdoings with a desire to reform.

Cunninghamia wood; China fir or Chinese cedar wood.

Cunninghamia lanceolata, a species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Cupressaceae, commonly known as Chinese fir.

To pierce, prick, or stab; to bore or polish.

Towering, high, and steep.

Steep, rugged, and uneven, like a cliff or crag.

Ashamed; feeling embarrassed or remorseful because of one's actions or failures.

A doorpost or prop; to stir up feelings.

Towering, lofty, or high and steep.

Silkmoth or silkworm; a lepidopteran insect whose larvae are the primary source of silk.

To slander or speak evil of someone behind their back in order to frame them.

Greedy for delicious food, or desiring to possess something.

Silkworm egg; the egg of a silkworm.

Silkworm; the larva of the silkworm moth and the primary source of silk.

caam4 cung4 si1 je4

蠶蟲師爺蚕虫师爷

Someone who brings trouble upon themselves.

Broad bean or fava bean; an oval, flat legume named for its pod's resemblance to a silkworm.

caam4 dau2 zing3

蠶豆症蚕豆症

Favism; G6PD deficiency, an inborn metabolic disorder that can cause a hemolytic reaction under certain triggers.

棖雞婆枨鸡婆

A shrewish, rude, and unreasonable woman.

Slanderous talk; calumny that distorts the truth to defame others.

Silkworm chrysalis; the pupal stage of a silkworm after spinning its cocoon.

Ashamed; the feeling of shame or humiliation resulting from doing something wrong or foolish.

Silk; the thread spun by silkworms to make cocoons.

To nibble away; to encroach upon or erode gradually, like a silkworm eating mulberry leaves.