Cantonese words starting with C

8,852 entries

迟延
ci4 jin4to delay
词形
ci4 jing4form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)
词约指明
ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4concise but unambiguous (idiom)
辞让
ci4 joeng6to decline politely
池鱼
ci4 jyu4(noun) Aji fish
词语
ci4 jyu5word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); expression
词源
ci4 jyun4etymology
辞源
ci4 jyun4etymology; the origin of words and phrases; origin of phraseology
磁悬浮
ci4 jyun4 fau4magnetic levitation (train)
磁悬浮列车
ci4 jyun4 fau4 lit6 ce1Maglev train
磁县
ci4 jyun6Ci County or Cixian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
ci4 kaat1magnetic card
ci4 kaat1 jan4cardholder
ci4 kai1see 慈溪市[Ci2 xi1 Shi4]
ci4 kai1 si5Cixi, a county-level city in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
驰驱
ci4 keoi1to gallop;to ride fast
词曲
ci4 kuk1lyrics and melody
磁流体
ci4 lau4 tai2hydromagnetic fluid
迟嚟先上岸
ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6jumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him
ci4 lei6see 慈利縣|慈利县[Ci2 li4 Xian4]
慈利县
ci4 lei6 jyun6Cili, a county in Zhangjiajie City 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 Shi4], Hunan
词类
ci4 leoi6(linguistics) part of speech; lexical category
脐轮
ci4 leon4manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen
持论
ci4 leon6to express a view, an idea, opinion; to make a stance; to present an argument
ci4 lik6magnetic force
磁力线
ci4 lik6 sin3line of magnetic flux
磁力锁
ci4 lik6 so2magnetic lock
词令
ci4 ling6variant of 辭令|辞令[ci2 ling4]
辞令
ci4 ling6polite speech; diplomatic language; rhetoric
迟了
ci4 liu5late
池鹭
ci4 lou6(bird species of China) Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus)
驰龙科
ci4 lung4 fo1Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor)
迟慢
ci4 maan6slow
茨万吉拉伊
ci4 maan6 gat1 laai1 ji1Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician
ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom)
ci4 mei4 sin6 ngaan5see 慈眉善目[ci2 mei2 shan4 mu4]
词尾
ci4 mei5suffix
驰名
ci4 ming4famous
驰名中外
ci4 ming4 zung1 ngoi6to be known ; renowned both inside and outside the country
祠庙
ci4 miu2ancestral hall
ci4 mou5warm, caring mother
ci4 mou6memorial hall and tomb
迟暮
ci4 mou6past one's prime
驰鹜
ci4 mou6variant of 馳騖|驰骛[chi2 wu4]
词目
ci4 muk6headword (in a dictionary)
迟误
ci4 ng6to delay
慈颜
ci4 ngaan4one's mother's loving face
驰念
ci4 nim6to miss ; something far away
慈爱
ci4 oi3love; affection, esp. towards children
词频
ci4 pan4word frequency

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