Cantonese words starting with C
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前進前进
cin4 zeon3to go forward; to advance
前進區前进区
cin4 zeon3 keoi1Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
前肢
cin4 zi1forelimb
前置詞前置词
cin4 zi3 ci4preposition
前置修飾語前置修饰语
cin4 zi3 sau1 sik1 jyu5premodifier (grammar)
前夕
cin4 zik6eve
前瞻
cin4 zim1forward-looking; foresight; outlook
前瞻性
cin4 zim1 sing3farsightedness; prescience
前趙前赵
cin4 ziu6Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
前座
cin4 zo6Front Seat
錢莊钱庄
cin4 zong1old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949)
纏足缠足
cin4 zuk1foot-binding
前總理前总理
cin4 zung2 lei5former prime minister
前總統前总统
cin4 zung2 tung2former president
纏住缠住
cin4 zyu6(verb) entangle; or (verb) being obsessed by something
踐践
cin5to fulfill (a promise); to walk on; to act on; to follow
踐踏践踏
cin5 daap6to trample
踐約践约
cin5 joek3to keep a promise
檉柽
cing1tamarisk
氰
cing1cyanogen (CN)
清
cing1(verb) 1. to get rid of; 2. remove; (adjective) 1. clean; (noun) Qing Dynasty
稱称
cing1to state; name; to praise; to declare
菁
cing1leek flower; luxuriant; flowers; essence
蟶蛏
cing1mussel
青
cing1(adjective) (of someone's face) pale (because of scared or sick)
鯖鲭
cing1mackerel
清吧
cing1 baa1a pub
稱霸称霸
cing1 baa3lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to build a personal fiefdom
稱霸世界称霸世界
cing1 baa3 sai3 gaai3To dominate the world; world hegemony
清白
cing1 baak6(adjective) Cleared (= not guilty)
青白江
cing1 baak6 gong1see 青白江區|青白江区[Qing1 bai2 jiang1 Qu1]
青ＢＢ
cing1 bi1 bi1greeny (spoken)
清兵
cing1 bing1Qing troops; Manchu soldiers
稱病称病
cing1 bing6to plead illness
清補涼清补凉
cing1 bou2 loeng2ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
清查
cing1 caa4to investigate thoroughly; to verify
清茶
cing1 caa4green tea
清冊清册
cing1 caak3detailed list
清拆
cing1 caak3demolition (of buildings for new project)
清拆戶清拆户
cing1 caak3 wu6demolition of homes
清炒
cing1 caau2to stir-fry
清漆
cing1 cat1varnish
清脆
cing1 ceoi3sharp and clear; melodious; tinkling; fragile; also written 輕脆|轻脆
青翠
cing1 ceoi3fresh and green
清徐
cing1 ceoi4see 清徐縣|清徐县[Qing1 xu2 Xian4]
清除
cing1 ceoi4to clear away; to get rid of
清徐縣清徐县
cing1 ceoi4 jyun6Qingxu, a county in Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi
青春
cing1 ceon1youth
青春不再
cing1 ceon1 bat1 zoi3lit. one's youth will never return
青春痘
cing1 ceon1 dau2acne
Dictionary data from CC-Canto and CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.