Cantonese words starting with C

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鏟泥車铲泥车

A bulldozer; a heavy tractor with a metal plate used to push or clear soil and sand.

Productive capacity.

Midwife; a woman who assists in childbirth.

To give rise to, generate, or bring about a phenomenon or event.

Weak, feeble, or delicate; can also refer to a weakling.

Shiny, sparkling, or bright.

Bright, lustrous, and brilliant; gem-like.

Beautiful, splendid, or radiant; also to smile brightly or laugh.

To mix or dilute; to be adulterated or disorderly.

Brilliant, bright, and splendid; describing dazzling light, vibrant colors, or a radiant smile.

A derogatory term used by Hong Kong residents to refer to women from Mainland China.

New immigrant from mainland China to Hong Kong.

Flawed, incomplete, or damaged.

Cruel, brutal, and violent.

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殘暴不仁残暴不仁

Cruel, brutal, heartless, and inhumane.

To remain; to survive; the small amount left over or surviving.

Physically handicapped or disabled.

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殘廢軍人残废军人

Disabled soldier or veteran.

Old and shabby; dilapidated; in poor condition and in need of repair.

The endgame of a chess match, or a chaotic situation left after a failure or mess.

Remains, wreckage, or debris left behind after something is severely damaged or destroyed.

To brutally harm, slaughter, or persecute.

Cruel, ruthless, or brutal, causing extreme pain without mercy.

Cruel, brutal, or inhumane; relentlessly causing great pain to people or animals.

The setting sun.

Remaining, surviving, or the small amount left over when something is not thoroughly removed.

Waning moon; the phase of the moon between full moon and new moon.

Incomplete, with parts missing, damaged, or defective.

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殘缺不全残缺不全

Incomplete; fragmentary; damaged and lacking parts.

To remain, be left over, or persist in small amounts.

Too bright for the eyes; dazzling or stinging to the eyes.

Senectitude; one's remaining years or old age.

Paralympic Games; Paralympics.

Dilapidated, ruined, or broken due to damage or lack of maintenance.

To butcher, slaughter, massacre, or kill brutally and cruelly.

One's remaining years; a wretched life in one's old age.

殘體字残体字

Derogatory term for simplified Chinese characters.

Residue, dregs, or leftover waste.

Disability; having physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, or developmental impairment.

The glow from a sunset; afterglow.

Disabled; a person with physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, or developmental impairment.

Fierce, aggressive, or cranky in personality.

To stare at something that is beyond one's reach.

The sound of bells, or an ancient type of three-legged vessel.

A small frying pan or wok with a flat bottom.

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撐場面撑场面

To grace an occasion with one's presence, or to dress up to keep up appearances.

To back someone up; to support someone using one's power or authority so they feel confident.

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瞠目結舌瞠目结舌

To be staring wide-eyed and tongue-tied in amazement or shock.

To punt, pole, or row a boat.

To row, paddle, or punt a boat.