Cantonese words starting with C

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前個排前个排

Earlier on; some time ago; previously.

Foot binding; the traditional custom of binding the feet of young girls.

cin4 goek3 daai2

纏腳帶缠脚带

A foot-binding strip, or figuratively, long-winded and tedious speech.

cin4 goek3 noeng4

纏腳娘缠脚娘

Women who bind their feet.

A heading or prefix.

cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3

前功盡廢前功尽废

To waste all previous efforts; for all past achievements to go completely to waste.

cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3

前功盡棄前功尽弃

To waste all of one's previous efforts; for all one's past work to go down the drain.

cin4 gwok3 ji5 lo4 si1 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县

Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County in Songyuan, Jilin.

cin4 gwok3 jyun6

前郭縣前郭县

Qianguo County, short for the Qianguo’erluosi Mongol Autonomous County in Jilin, China.

Front and back, or around a certain period of time.

cin4 hau6 goek3

前後腳前后脚

Arriving at or leaving a place at different times, especially to avoid raising suspicion.

前後文前后文

Context; the surrounding text that helps clarify meaning.

cin4 hau6 zo2 jau6

前後左右前后左右

All around; in every direction physically.

Qian Qi, a Tang Dynasty poet who lived from around 710 to 780.

cin4 ho2 tung1 san4

錢可通神钱可通神

With money, you can do anything; money makes the mare go.

Chan River, a tributary of the Luo River in Henan province.

cin4 ho4 wui4 zuk6 keoi1

瀍河回族區瀍河回族区

Chanhe Hui District, a district of Luoyang City, Henan.

cin4 hoi2 waan1 zaam6

前海灣站前海湾站

Qianhaiwan Station, a subway station in Shenzhen, China.

錢學森钱学森

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), prominent Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer.

The Former Han dynasty, also known as the Western Han dynasty.

前漢書前汉书

The Book of Han (or History of the Former Han), a classic Chinese history book composed by Ban Gu in 82 AD.

cin4 hon4 mou5 gei2

前寒武紀前寒武纪

Pre-Cambrian; the geological period before approximately 540 million years ago.

The front of the chest.

cin4 hung1 faan1

Front flip; front somersault.

cin4 hung1 tip3 hau6 bui3

前胸貼後背前胸贴后背

Very crowded, with people packed tightly chest to back; also used to describe extreme hunger.

The previous holder of a post or position; former; ex.

The antecedent, cause, or origin of an event; things that happened in the past.

cin4 jan1 hau6 gwo2

前因後果前因后果

The cause and effect of an event; the entire sequence of events from beginning to end.

Predecessor or precursor; people of earlier generations who contributed to a field.

cin4 jan4 zoi1 syu6 ，hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4

前人栽樹，後人乘涼前人栽树，后人乘凉

To enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors.

The previous one; the one before; preceding.

cin4 jat1 hoeng3

Lately; recently; a while ago.

The day before an event; the previous day.

The day before yesterday; two days ago.

The eve; the night or day before a major event or holiday.

前意識前意识

Preconscious; the part of the mind that is not currently in conscious awareness but can be easily recalled.

The day before yesterday.

cin4 ji4 sik1 caa1 ce1

前移式叉車前移式叉车

Reach truck; a type of forklift used for narrow aisles and reaching into racking.

Previous enmity, resentment, or ill will from the past.

Prepharynx; a part of the digestive tract in certain invertebrates.

Former Yan, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin dynasty.

Foreword; a brief introduction placed before the main text of a book or article.

cin4 jin4 bat1 deoi3 hau6 jyu5

前言不對後語前言不对后语

To contradict oneself; to make statements that are inconsistent with what was said before.

To twine or wrap around; to be troubled or plagued by something.

To harass, pester, or trouble someone continuously.

cin4 jiu5 ging3

纏繞莖缠绕茎

Twining stem; a vine that climbs by wrapping itself around a support.

cin4 joeng5 hau6 hap6

前仰後合前仰后合

To rock back and forth, especially with laughter or exhaustion.

Front garden; front yard, located at the front of a house by the main entrance.