Cantonese words starting with C
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青春豆
cing1 ceon1 dau2acne
青春期
cing1 ceon1 kei4puberty
青春永駐青春永驻
cing1 ceon1 wing5 zyu3to stay young forever
青出於藍青出于蓝
cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4(literally: green is born of blue); the student surpasses the teacher
青出於藍而勝於藍青出于蓝而胜于蓝
cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
青瓷
cing1 ci4celadon (pottery)
稱錢称钱
cing1 cin2(coll.) rich
清清白白
cing1 cing1 baak6 baak6to be innocent
清清楚楚
cing1 cing1 co2 co2to be crystal clear; to be absolutely clear; loud and clear
清澄
cing1 cing4limpid
清徹清彻
cing1 cit3variant of 清澈[qing1 che4]
清澈
cing1 cit3clear; limpid
清澈見底清澈见底
cing1 cit3 gin3 dai2water so clear you can see the bottom
清朝
cing1 ciu4Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
清楚
cing1 co2clear; to understand thoroughly
清楚地
cing1 co2 dei6clearly [written]
清唱
cing1 coeng3to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup
清場清场
cing1 coeng4to clear (a place)
清倉清仓
cing1 cong1stock clearance
清倉查庫清仓查库
cing1 cong1 caa4 fu3to make an inventory of warehouses
清倉大甩賣清仓大甩卖
cing1 cong1 daai6 lat1 maai6clearance sale
青草
cing1 cou2grass
青蔥青葱
cing1 cung1scallion; verdant
青松
cing1 cung4pine tree
稱重称重
cing1 cung5to weigh
青貯青贮
cing1 cyu5silage
青川
cing1 cyun1see 青川縣|青川县[Qing1 chuan1 Xian4]
青川縣青川县
cing1 cyun1 jyun6Qingchuan, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan
清泉
cing1 cyun4clear spring
清淡
cing1 daam6light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); slack (sales)
清單清单
cing1 daan1list of items
稱得上称得上
cing1 dak1 soeng5can be regarded as
清燉清炖
cing1 dan6to stew meat without seasoning
清隊清队
cing1 deoi6to purge the ranks
清滌清涤
cing1 dik6to rinse; to clean; to comb out
清點清点
cing1 dim2to check
清點帳目清点帐目
cing1 dim2 zoeng3 muk6to check the accounts
稱多称多
cing1 do1see 稱多縣|称多县[Chen4 duo1 Xian4]
稱多縣称多县
cing1 do1 jyun6Chindu, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
清代
cing1 doi6Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
青黛
cing1 doi6indigo (dye)
清代通史
cing1 doi6 tung1 si2General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山[Xiao1 Yi1 shan1]
清黨清党
cing1 dong2to purge a political party of undesirable elements
青島青岛
cing1 dou2(beer) Short name of TsingTao Beer
青島啤酒青岛啤酒
cing1 dou2 be1 zau2Tsingtao Beer
青島市青岛市
cing1 dou2 si5Qingdao, sub-provincial city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
清道
cing1 dou6to clean the street
稱道称道
cing1 dou6to commend
清道夫
cing1 dou6 fu1(old) street cleaner; (soccer) sweeper
青花瓷
cing1 faa1 ci4blue and white porcelain
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