Cantonese words starting with C

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钱银纠纷
cin2 ngan2 dau2 fan1disputes over money
钱银问题
cin2 ngan2 man6 tai4money problem
浅深
cin2 sam1depth (archaic)
浅水
cin2 seoi2shallow water
浅水湾
cin2 seoi2 waan1Repulse Bay, a place located in Hong Kong
阐示
cin2 si6to demonstrate
浅析
cin2 sik1primary, elementary or coarse analysis
浅色
cin2 sik1light color
阐释
cin2 sik1to explain; to interpret
浅鲜
cin2 sin1meager
浅笑
cin2 siu3smile
浅尝
cin2 soeng4to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)
浅尝辄止
cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
浅说
cin2 syut3simple introduction
浅滩
cin2 taan1shallows; sandbar
浅黄色
cin2 wong4 sik1buff
浅窄
cin2 zaak3narrow; not spacious
浅斟低唱
cin2 zam1 dai1 coeng3to feel relaxed and be at ease
浅礁
cin2 ziu1shallow reef
cin4front; ahead; top (followed by a number); ago; BC (e.g. 前293年); formerly
cin4Chanshui river in Henan
cin4(verb) To bug (someone)
cin4(literary) animal tracks; (of a celestial body) to follow its course
cin4unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两liǎng [两]
钱罂
cin4 aang1(noun) a money box; a piggy bank
前摆
cin4 baai2(dialect) last time
钱包
cin4 baau1purse
钱币
cin4 bai6money (esp. coins)
前不巴村,后不巴店
cin4 bat1 baa1 cyun1 ,hau6 bat1 baa1 dim3see 前不著村,後不著店|前不着村,后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]
cin4 bat1 gau2not long ago
前不见古人,后不见来者
cin4 bat1 gin3 gu2 jan4 ,hau6 bat1 gin3 loi4 ze2unique
前不着村,后不着店
cin4 bat1 zoek6 cyun1, hau6 bat1 zoek6 dim3lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom); to be in a predicament
cin4 bei3forearm
cin4 bei6 jam1alveolar nasal
前边
cin4 bin1front; in front of
前边儿
cin4 bin1 ji4erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
便
cin4 bin6(preposition ; adverb) front; in front of
cin4 bou6front part
前辈
cin4 bui3senior; precursor
cin4 bun3 hoeng2morning; first half of the day
前半晌儿
cin4 bun3 hoeng2 ji4erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3]
cin4 bun3 je6first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
cin4 bun3 tin1morning; first half of the day
前半天儿
cin4 bun3 tin1 ji4erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]
钱钞
cin4 caau1money
cin4 cai1ex-wife
前尘
cin4 can4the past
前尘往事
cin4 can4 wong5 si6things that happened long time ago; memory from the past
钱七
cin4 cat1an old car
前车之覆,后车之鉴
cin4 ce1 zi1 fuk1 ,hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; once bitten twice shy

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