Cantonese words starting with C

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次声波
ci3 sing1 bo1infrasonic wave
赐姓
ci3 sing3(of an emperor) to bestow a surname
厕所
ci3 so2toilet; washroom; bathroom
厕所
ci3 so2toilet; lavatory
厕所板
ci3 so2 baan2toilet seat [written and colloquial]
刺伤
ci3 soeng1to stab
次数
ci3 sou3number of times; order number (in a series); degree of a polynomial (math.)
次贷
ci3 taai3subprime lending
次贷危机
ci3 taai3 ngai4 gei1subprime mortgage crisis
ci3 taam3to pry into; to probe into
翅汤
ci3 tong1shark-fin soup
ci3 tung3to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply
ci3 tung4Indian coral tree; tiger's claw
ci3 tung4Citong or Tzutung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
莿桐乡
ci3 tung4 hoeng1Citong or Tzutung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
ci3 waai4false acacia
刺猬
ci3 wai6hedgehog
次韵
ci3 wan5reply to a poem in the same rhyme
ci3 zeoi6sequence; order
ci3 zi1to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
厕纸
ci3 zi2toilet paper
ci3 zi2second son
ci3 zi2shark's fin; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
ci3 zi6to tattoo
ci3 zin2wingspan
次长
ci3 zoeng2deputy chief
ci3 zung3to hit with a piercing blow
ci4spoon
ci4islet; an embankment
ci4courtyard; steps leading
ci4to unstring a bow; to relax
ci4compassionate; merciful; humane; mother
ci4to hold; to support; to persevere; to run (i.e. administer)
ci4pond; moat; the stalls (in theatre); an enclosed space with raised sides
ci4chinaware; china
ci4magnetic; porcelain; dense; disc
ci4shrine; ancestral temple
ci4navel; the ligament at the base of pearl; umbilicus
ci4used in 茌平[Chi2 ping2] (the name of a place in Shandong)
ci4part of an ancient place name
ci4word; speech; 个gè [个]; phrase
ci4hesitating; hesitant
ci4word; speech; 个gè [个]; expression; an ancient form of poetic prose; to resign; to step back; to shirk
ci4late; slow
ci4to run fast; to gallop; to spread; to go swiftly; far off
词不达意
ci4 bat1 daat6 ji3words do not convey the meaning; senseless
持不同政见
ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3(politically) dissenting
持不同政见者
ci4 bat1 tung4 zing3 gin3 ze2(political) dissident
ci4 bei1(noun) (of Buddhism) Karuṇā
慈悲为本
ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

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