Cantonese words starting with C

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cung4 cung4 ngai5 ngai5

蟲蟲蟻蟻虫虫蚁蚁

Various bugs and insects; creepy-crawlies.

To overlap; to have more than one layer on the same surface.

cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3

重蹈覆轍重蹈覆辙

To repeat the same mistake; to follow the same disastrous path without learning from past lessons.

Wormhole; a theoretical, conceptual connection linking different points in space and time.

To return to or go back to a place one has previously left.

Accomplice; an accessory to a crime who is not the principal offender.

Bigamy; marrying someone else while still legally married to another person.

To repeat what has been said before.

To repeat, duplicate, or do something again.

cung4 fun1 cyu2 lei5

從寬處理从宽处理

To treat with leniency; to handle a matter or person with indulgence or mercy.

To meet again; to reunite.

To simplify; to keep things simple or follow a concise way.

cung4 gam1 ji5 hau6

從今以後从今以后

From now on, or from that point forward; henceforth.

Double Ninth Festival or Chung Yeung Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

Subordinate clause; a clause embedded within or dependent on a main clause.

To rebuild, reconstruct, or reestablish.

To see again or to reunite with.

cung4 gin3 tin1 jat6

重見天日重见天日

To see the light of day again; to be revealed or unearthed after being hidden for a long time.

To join the army; to enlist as a soldier.

Pinecone; the seed-producing cone of a pine tree.

To retake an exam or test.

cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6

從輕發落从轻发落

To punish less severely; to hand down a light sentence or lighter punishment.

Chongqing (Chungking); a municipality in southwestern China.

cung4 hing3 daai6 haa6

重慶大廈重庆大厦

Chungking Mansions, a landmark building in Tsim Sha Tsui known as a gathering place for South Asian and African communities.

Rosin or resin obtained from pine and other coniferous trees, used for soldering, instrument bows, and traditional medicine.

cung4 jat1 ji4 zung1

從一而終从一而终

To remain faithful from beginning to end; to be loyal in a relationship without ever changing.

Thus, hence, or thereby; used to introduce a result, purpose, or further action.

To recur, repeat, or happen again.

To reappear or recreate, bringing something back into view or existence.

cung4 jin6 zoi6 hei2

從現在起从现在起

Starting from now; from this moment on.

To work in the film or television industry.

cung4 jip6 jyun4

從業員从业员

Practitioners, employees, or workers in a particular industry or trade.

cung4 joeng4 zit3

重陽節重阳节

Double Ninth Festival or Chung Yeung Festival, a traditional holiday on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

Dense forest or jungle.

To turn over a new leaf; to leave an looked-down-upon occupation and return to an ordinary life.

Always; from the past until now, usually followed by a negative to mean never.

Truffle; the edible fruiting body of various ascomycete fungi.

Never; to have never experienced something up to the present.

Pine needle; the leaf of a pine tree.

cung4 mou5 dou3 jau5

從無到有从无到有

To build or develop something from nothing; to grow from non-existence to existence.

Pines and cypresses, often used as a metaphor for longevity, steadfastness, or moral integrity.

To retry or re-examine a legal case; to conduct a retrial.

To start fresh; to do something all over again.

Again, anew, or afresh; to do something over from the beginning.

To reiterate, restate, or reaffirm something to confirm its importance.

cung4 san1 zou6 jan4

To turn over a new leaf; to start life anew and reform one's bad ways.

To grow thickly or break out abundantly.

To be reborn, or to be revived and given new life.