Cantonese words starting with C
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前車之鑒前车之鉴
cin4 ce1 zi1 gaam3variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4]
前秦
cin4 ceon4Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
前此
cin4 ci2before today
前翅
cin4 ci3front wing (of insect)
前前後後前前后后
cin4 cin4 hau6 hau6overall; throughout
前情
cin4 cing4former love
前程
cin4 cing4future (career etc) prospects
前程遠大前程远大
cin4 cing4 jyun5 daai6to have a future full of promise
前朝
cin4 ciu4the previous dynasty
前菜
cin4 coi3appetizer; entrée
錢財钱财
cin4 coi4wealth
前艙前舱
cin4 cong1fore hold (on ship)
錢串钱串
cin4 cyun3string of cash
錢串兒钱串儿
cin4 cyun3 ji4erhua variant of 錢串|钱串[qian2 chuan4]
錢串子钱串子
cin4 cyun3 zi2string of copper coins (in ancient China); (zoology) centipede
前傳前传
cin4 cyun4forward pass (sport)
前大燈前大灯
cin4 daai6 dang1headlight
前燈前灯
cin4 dang1headlight
前敵前敌
cin4 dik6front line (military)
錢袋钱袋
cin4 doi2purse
前導前导
cin4 dou6to precede
前度
cin4 dou6ex- (especially used in ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or partner)
前端
cin4 dyun1front; forward part of sth
前段
cin4 dyun6front part (of an object); previous paragraph
前科
cin4 fo1criminal record
前方
cin4 fong1ahead
前房角
cin4 fong4 gok3anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)
前夫
cin4 fu1former husband
前俯後仰前俯后仰
cin4 fu2 hau6 joeng5to rock one's body backward and forward
前仆後繼前仆后继
cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
前赴後繼前赴后继
cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前鋒前锋
cin4 fung1vanguard; a forward (sports)
錢嘉樂钱嘉乐
cin4 gaa1 lok6Chin Ka-Lok, a Hong Kong actor
纏夾缠夹
cin4 gaap3to annoy; to harass
錢夾钱夹
cin4 gaap3wallet
前甲板
cin4 gaap3 baan2forward deck (of a boat)
纏夾不清缠夹不清
cin4 gaap3 bat1 cing1to muddle things together (idiom)
纏夾二先生缠夹二先生
cin4 gaap3 ji6 sin1 saang1annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
前金
cin4 gam1see 前金區|前金区[Qian2 jin1 Qu1]
前金區前金区
cin4 gam1 keoi1Cianjin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
前幾天前几天
cin4 gei2 tin1a few days ago; the past few days
前鋸肌前锯肌
cin4 geoi3 gei1serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)
前倨後恭前倨后恭
cin4 geoi3 hau6 gung1to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前件
cin4 gin6antecedent (logic)
前景
cin4 ging2foreground; (future) prospects
前景可期
cin4 ging2 ho2 kei4to have a promising future
纏結缠结
cin4 git3to coil around; to entangle
前嗰排
cin4 go2 paai4some time ago
前嗰牌
cin4 go2 paai4the front row
前嗰輪前嗰轮
cin4 go3 leon4earlier on; a while ago
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