Cantonese words starting with C

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千兒八百千儿八百

cin1 ji4 baat3 baak3(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand

cin1 jik1myriads

cin1 jin4long delay

千言萬語千言万语

cin1 jin4 maan6 jyu5thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say

cin1 jip6Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)

千葉縣千叶县

cin1 jip6 jyun6Chiba prefecture, Japan

cin1 joeng4see 千陽縣|千阳县[Qian1 yang2 Xian4]

千陽縣千阳县

cin1 joeng4 jyun6Qianyang, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi

cin1 kaa1kilocalorie (Kcal)

cin1 kei4Please, as to hope something happen

cin1 kei4(slang) have to; must; need; be sure to

cin1 kei4 baak3 gwaai3fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

cin1 kei4 m4 hou2I hope it won't

cin1 lei4to move away

cin1 lei5a thousand miles; a long distance

千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席

cin1 lei5 daap3 coeng4 paang4 ，mut6 jau5 bat1 saan3 dik1 jin3 zik6even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

千里達及托巴哥千里达及托巴哥

cin1 lei5 daat6 kap6 tok3 baa1 go1Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)

千里達和多巴哥千里达和多巴哥

cin1 lei5 daat6 wo4 do1 baa1 go1Trinidad and Tobago

千里寄鵝毛千里寄鹅毛

cin1 lei5 gei3 ngo4 mou4goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里姻緣兜錯圈千里姻缘兜错圈

cin1 lei5 jan1 jyun4 dau1 co3 hyun1TV drama series named "A Matter of Business" broadcasted in Hong Kong by TVB in 1998

千里馬千里马

cin1 lei5 maa5lit. ten thousand mile horse

cin1 lei5 ngaan5clairvoyance

千里鵝毛千里鹅毛

cin1 lei5 ngo4 mou4goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it

千里送鵝毛千里送鹅毛

cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4 ，lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4 ，lai5 hing1 jan4 ji3 zung6goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鵝毛，物輕情意重千里送鹅毛，物轻情意重

cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4 ，mat6 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6Even though the gift itself costs little, but the meaning of it is what really matters

cin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4(idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar

千里之行，始於足下千里之行，始于足下

cin1 lei5 zi1 hang4 ，ci2 jyu1 zuk1 haa6lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step

cin1 lei5 zi1 ngoi6thousand miles distant

千里之堤，潰於蟻穴千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

cin1 lei5 zi1 tai4 ，kui2 jyu1 ngai5 jyut6lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)

千慮一得千虑一得

cin1 leoi6 jat1 dak1a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.

千慮一失千虑一失

cin1 leoi6 jat1 sat1reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

cin1 lin6green and flourishing

cin1 maan6ten million; many

千萬富翁千万富翁

cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1Multi-millionaire;Rich person

cin1 mai5kilometer

cin1 mak6crisscross footpaths between the fields

千難萬難千难万难

cin1 naan4 maan6 naan4extremely difficult

cin1 ngaa5kilowatt

cin1 ngaa5(old) contracted variant of 千瓦[qian1 wa3]

cin1 nin4millennium

cin1 nou6to take one's anger out on sb (who does not deserve it)

遷怒於人迁怒于人

cin1 nou6 jyu1 jan4to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)

cin1 on1see 遷安市|迁安市[Qian1 an1 Shi4]

遷安市迁安市

cin1 on1 si5Qian'an, a county-level city in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

cin1 paak3kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)

cin1 pin1 jat1 leot6thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive

cin1 saai2to migrate

千山區千山区

cin1 saan1 keoi1Qianshan, a district of Anshan City 鞍山市[An1 shan1 Shi4], Liaoning

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