Cantonese words starting with C

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The forward position or front line in a military context; also used figuratively for the cutting edge of a field.

cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5

前緣未了前缘未了

One's predestined fate or karmic connection is yet to be fulfilled.

前臼齒前臼齿

Premolar; the teeth located between the canines and molars in mammals.

The early stage, phase, or period of a process or event.

錢其琛钱其琛

Qian Qichen, former Chinese vice premier.

Forerunner, pioneer, or precursor.

To lean, tilt, or bend forward.

Named or cited above; referred to previously.

Maebashi, a Japanese surname or place name.

Precedent; a previous example or case that can be used as a guide.

The very front row, rank, or position.

Prostate; a gland of the male reproductive system in mammals.

cin4 lit6 sin3 jim4

Prostatitis; inflammation of the prostate gland.

cin4 lit6 sin3 ngaam4

Prostate cancer.

cin4 lit6 sin3 sou3

Prostaglandin; a group of lipid compounds with hormone-like effects.

cin4 loek6 jik6

Swept-forward wing on an aircraft.

Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314–376).

Taxes, especially land tax or government grain tax.

To come; to approach.

To wind around; to entangle.

The older generation, the previous generation.

The night before last; the evening of two days ago.

Forward patrol in ancient military contexts.

To stick close to each other; to be intimately involved, usually in a romantic or sexual way.

cin4 min4 bat1 ji5

纏綿不已缠绵不已

To cling to each other lovingly and endlessly, or to be endlessly entangled.

cin4 min4 fei2 cak1

纏綿悱惻缠绵悱恻

Deeply moving and sorrowful, or exceedingly sentimental.

In front; the area or space ahead of a person or object.

cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4

前無古人前无古人

Unprecedented and pioneering; so innovative or breakthrough that nobody has ever thought of or done it before.

Ch'ien Mu, a Chinese historian, philosopher, and scholar of the 20th century.

Front door; usually the main entrance of a building or a shop.

cin4 mun4 daa2 fu2 ，hau6 mun4 daa2 long4

前門打虎，後門打狼前门打虎，后门打狼

To face one problem after another; to ward off one danger only to be immediately threatened by another.

cin4 mun4 keoi5 fu2 ，hau6 mun4 zeon3 long4

前門拒虎，後門進狼前门拒虎，后门进狼

To fend off one danger only to be faced with another; out of the frying pan into the fire.

The year before last; two years ago.

cin4 paa3 long4 hau6 paa3 fu2

前怕狼後怕虎前怕狼后怕虎

To be filled with anxiety and fear; to hesitate to act because of excessive fears and worries.

The front row or first few rows of seats or a lineup.

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), former president of Italy.

cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3

前仆后繼前仆后继

To advance courageously in waves, where one falls and the next takes their place.

cin4 saam1 gaap3

The top three finishers in a competition.

cin4 saam1 koeng4

錢三強钱三强

Qian Sanqiang, a prominent Chinese nuclear physicist.

Qianshan, a place in Zhuhai, China.

An outpost, frontline, or highly strategic forward position.

cin4 saau3 zin3

前哨戰前哨战

Skirmish; an outpost battle or preliminary conflict.

One's past life or previous reincarnation; also used as an interjection referring to sins from a past life.

cin4 sai3 jan1 jyun4

前世姻緣前世姻缘

A marriage predestined in a former life.

cin4 sai3 lou1 lyun6 gwat1 tau4

前世撈亂骨頭前世捞乱骨头

To be bitter, irreconcilable enemies; deadly enemies who cannot coexist.

cin4 sai3 m4 sau1

To suffer in this life due to a lack of virtue or bad deeds committed in one's past life.

Precursor or forerunner; the previous state, form, or identity of an organization or entity.