Cantonese words starting with C

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To open wide, or to be open to the view of all.

An overcoat or cloak, especially one made of feathers or down.

A rogue, vagrant, or swindler.

To leave one's home or familiar environment to explore and make a living in the wider world.

Factory building or premises.

Manufacturer; a business owner who runs a factory.

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闖江湖闯江湖

To wander from place to place to make a living.

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闖關東闯关东

The migration of Han Chinese into Manchuria, especially from Shandong and Zhili, starting in the late 19th century.

To open wide; to throw wide open.

A manufacturer, factory owner, or business with its own factory.

Disappointed, frustrated, or lost in thought.

To get into trouble, cause an accident, or provoke disaster through reckless behavior.

A pathbreaker; someone who is daring and ventures forward.

To establish, found, or create; to bring something new into existence as a beginning.

Mournful, sorrowful, or grieved.

To establish, set up, and begin operating an organization or institution.

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創辦人创办人

Founder; the person who founds an institution or organization.

To found, establish, or initiate something.

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創紀錄创纪录

To break or set a record.

A pioneering work; an unprecedented undertaking or initiative.

Original idea, novel opinion, or unique insight.

To set or establish a record.

To launch or publish the first issue of a new periodical.

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創刊號创刊号

The inaugural or first issue of a periodical.

Creativity or creative ideas; the ability and intuition to think of new concepts or designs.

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創意產業创意产业

Creative industry; industries that rely on individual creativity, skill, and talent to generate wealth and jobs.

To start a business; to become one's own boss.

To establish or found a new organization or institution.

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創世紀创世纪

Creation myth, particularly the story of creation; also used as the name of the Book of Genesis in the Bible.

Innovative; pioneering; having new ideas that few people have thought of before.

Physical trauma; severe bodily injury with the potential to cause disability or death.

To create, write, or produce something new, especially works of literature, art, or music.

To create; to bring something new into existence.

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創造力创造力

Creativity; the ability to express creative ideas.

Bed, couch, or a bed-like platform and framework.

Mast or flagstaff.

Bed; a piece of furniture with a mattress, used for sitting, sleeping, or resting.

Drug possession; to hide or possess illegal drugs.

To hide one's talents and keep a low profile.

Bedframe; bedstead.

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Underneath the bed; the space under a bed.

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牀下底床下底

The space underneath a bed.

A bed mattress.

Bedding or bedclothes, including mattresses, sheets, and blankets.

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牀鋪被蓆床铺被席

Bedding sets; bedclothes including blankets, quilts, and mats.

To hide oneself or go into hiding; to conceal one's whereabouts.

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床上戲床上戏

A sex scene in a movie, television show, or other media.

A collection of books; books collected.

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藏書票藏书票

Bookplate; a small print pasted into a book to show ownership.