Cantonese words starting with C

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cyun4 waan1 keoi1

荃灣區荃湾区

Tsuen Wan District, a district in Hong Kong.

cyun4 waan1 sai1

荃灣西荃湾西

Tsuen Wan West, a place in Hong Kong.

cyun4 waan1 sin3

荃灣線荃湾线

Tsuen Wan Line; one of the lines of the metro network in Hong Kong.

To survive; to remain alive.

To fax; to scan and transmit documents over a telephone line.

cyun4 zan1 gei1

傳真機传真机

Fax machine; a device used to send and receive documents and images over a telephone line.

Quanzhou, a city in southeastern Fujian Province, China.

Full-time; dedicating most of one's time to a single occupation or career.

Passbook; a bankbook issued to customers to record their financial transactions.

To exist; to have objective reality or presence.

cyun4 zung1 zip3 doi6

傳宗接代传宗接代

To produce offspring to continue the family line, typically by having a male heir.

To be widely praised, celebrated, and passed on.

Part of a place name, usually read as tyun4 or seon6.

To contradict, provoke, or make offensive remarks to someone.

To rub forcefully back and forth against a surface with one's hand.

To shorten; to make a summary.

Suddenly; abruptly.

cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4

To be overbearing, aggressive, and relentless in speech, leaving no room for the other party to respond.

To match up; to bring two people together.

Suddenly or abruptly.

Summary or abstract; a brief description of the main points of a text.

To write a summary or abstract; a synopsis or condensation.

To die suddenly of a medical cause or natural illness.