Cantonese words starting with C

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ci5 koeng4 ling4 joek6

恃強凌弱恃强凌弱

To use one's strength or power to bully and mistreat the weak.

ci5 lou5 maai6 lou5

恃老賣老恃老卖老

To take advantage of one's old age or seniority to demand special treatment or patronize others.

Si Wenming, the personal name of Yu the Great.

ci5 mou4 ci5 joeng6

似模似樣似模似样

Looking like the real thing; performing an action or skill with convincing skill or likeness.

ci5 sai3 hei1 jan4

恃勢欺人恃势欺人

To use one's power, position, or influence to bully and oppress others.

ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4

The swift, relentless passage of time, flowing by like water.

ci5 seoi2 nin4 waa4

似水年華似水年华

The fleeting years of one's youth; time passing like water.

ci5 si6 ji4 fei1

Apparently correct or true, but actually wrong; specious or misleading.

ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3

To wear a faint, enigmatic, or half-hearted smile that is barely recognizable as one.

ci5 suk6 maai6 suk6

恃熟賣熟恃熟卖熟

To take advantage of someone by exploiting a close friendship or familiar relationship.

Snowy; resembling snow in whiteness, purity, or texture.

Bell pepper; sweet pepper.

Extremely similar or almost identical, often used to describe inherited family traits.

To make a loud sound, such as a cry, howl, roar, scream, or whistle.

Relative; family member.

To pull or lift something up.

An imperial order, or a Taoist spell used against demons and spirits.

To scold, reprimand, or reject.

An ancient name for a type of deciduous tree.

To be stung by an animal or insect.

To order, command, or keep in order; neat and tidy.

To rebuke angrily or to command powerful influence over a domain.

cik1 caak1 fung1 wan4

叱咤風雲叱咤风云

Extremely powerful and influential; able to dominate or control a situation.

Sorrowful, grieved, or anxious.

Sorrowful, grieved, or worried; also intimate or close.

To walk slowly, step by step, or to pace back and forth with pauses.

To reprimand or berate.

To appoint someone to a post or confer a title upon them by imperial decree.

cik1 gai3 gwong1

戚繼光戚继光

Qi Jiguang, a prominent Ming dynasty military general.

To reconnoiter, or a scout.

To shout at someone angrily; to scold or berate loudly.

To yell at or scold someone loudly and harshly.

Relatives and friends.

Relations; relatives; kin.

Repulsive force in physics, especially in electromagnetism or electrostatics.

An imperial order or edict.

Saline marsh; salty soil or wasteland near the sea.

To scold, curse, or berate angrily.

To scold, reprimand, or denounce.

To demand an explanation; to call someone to account.

Maple wood or timber.

Relatives; family members, especially those by blood or marriage.

To dismiss someone from their post, or to order subordinates or servants to leave.

cik1 tong4 zoeng1

槭糖漿槭糖浆

To yell, shout, or roar, often commanding respect or power.

cik1 zaa1 fung1 wan4

叱吒風雲叱咤风云

Extremely powerful and influential, capable of dominating a field or situation.

To upbraid, scold, or reprimand someone severely.

To reprimand, scold, or denounce, especially in formal settings.