Cantonese words starting with C

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潜意识
cim4 ji3 sik1unconscious mind; subconsciousness
潜移
cim4 ji4intangible changes; changes behind the scenes
潜移默化
cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3imperceptible influence
潜影
cim4 jing2to hide
潜热
cim4 jit6latent heat
潜育土
cim4 juk6 tou2gleysol (soil taxonomy)
潜规则
cim4 kwai1 zak1unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
潜舰
cim4 laam6a submarine
潜力
cim4 lik6potential; latent capacity
潜力股
cim4 lik6 gu2stock that has potential to increase in value
潜力股男人
cim4 lik6 gu2 naam4 jan4man with good prospects
潜望镜
cim4 mong6 geng3periscope
潜没
cim4 mut6to submerge
潜能
cim4 nang4potential
潜鸟
cim4 niu5loon (bird of genus Gavia)
潜山
cim4 saan1see 潛山市|潜山市[Qian2 shan1 Shi4]
潜心
cim4 sam1to concentrate fully on sth
潜神默记
cim4 san4 mak6 gei3to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
潜水
cim4 seoi2to disappear; abscond (Cantonese)
潜水刀
cim4 seoi2 dou1dive knife
潜水夫病
cim4 seoi2 fu1 beng6bends
潜水夫症
cim4 seoi2 fu1 zing3bends
潜水服
cim4 seoi2 fuk6diving suit
潜水衣
cim4 seoi2 ji1diving suit
潜水员
cim4 seoi2 jyun4diver
潜水艇
cim4 seoi2 teng5a submarine
潜水者
cim4 seoi2 ze2(underwater) diver
潜艇
cim4 teng5a submarine
潜台词
cim4 toi4 ci4unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext
潜逃
cim4 tou4to abscond
潜逃无踪
cim4 tou4 mou4 zung1to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom)
潜泳
cim4 wing6diving
潜质
cim4 zat1potential
潜在
cim4 zoi6hidden; latent
潜在媒介
cim4 zoi6 mui4 gaai3potential vector
潜在威胁
cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3potential threat
潜踪
cim4 zung1in hiding
cim5 gin3unauthorized building or extension of a building
cim5 gin3 uk1unauthorized building works
cin1thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral), a leader of one thousand men
cin1(noun) 1. swindler; 2. cheat; (verb) 1. to swindle; 2. cheat (at card
cin1to move; to change (a position or location etc); to transfer
cin1a drill (for boring through rock)
cin1road leading north and south; paths
千变万化
cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3countless changes
千变万轸
cin1 bin3 maan6 zan2constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
千差万别
cin1 caa1 maan6 bit6(idiom) extremely diverse
迁册
cin1 caak3change of domicile
千层糕
cin1 cang4 gou1layered cake or dessert
千层面
cin1 cang4 min6lasagna

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