Cantonese words starting with C

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To clean up, tidy, or clear out a place to make it clean and neat.

cing1 lei5 deoi6 ng5

清理隊伍清理队伍

To purge the ranks.

Honest, clean, and uncorrupted.

To reset to zero or empty; to restore to an initial state.

Damselfly; any insect of the suborder Zygoptera.

cing1 ling4 muk6

Odonata; the order of insects consisting of dragonflies and damselflies.

Cool and refreshing, or describing skimpy clothing.

To weigh; to measure the weight of an object.

cing1 loeng4 jau4

清涼油清凉油

Essential balm; a soothing, cooling menthol ointment.

Clear and bright, or resonant and crisp.

Favour, appreciation, support, or high regard from others.

Clear and bright, or clear and sonorous.

Azure Dragon; one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, representing the east and spring.

cing1 lung4 jin2 jyut6 dou1

青龍偃月刀青龙偃月刀

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade, a legendary weapon wielded by Guan Yu in Chinese folklore and literature.

cing1 lung4 jyun6

青龍縣青龙县

Qinglong County, shorthand for Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County in Hebei province.

cing1 lung4 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

青龍滿族自治縣青龙满族自治县

Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, in Qinhuangdao, Hebei.

cing1 lung4 tau4

青龍頭青龙头

Tsing Lung Tau, an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong.

cing1 maa5 daai6 kiu4

青馬大橋青马大桥

Tsing Ma Bridge; a suspension bridge in Hong Kong connecting Tsing Yi island and Ma Wan.

Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand.

cing1 mei4 sou3

青黴素青霉素

Penicillin; one of the earliest antibiotics used in medicine.

cing1 min6 liu4 ngaa4

Ferocious-looking; terrifyingly ugly, as if having a green face and jagged fangs.

Qingming Festival, or the solar term marking the start of this period.

cing1 ming4 soeng6 ho4 tou4

清明上河圖清明上河图

Along the River During the Qingming Festival; a famous panoramic scroll painting and Chinese national treasure.

cing1 ming4 zit3

清明節清明节

Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as the Qingming or Ching Ming Festival.

Young Athletes Training Scheme; a youth sports training program in Hong Kong.

A winning hand in Mahjong consisting entirely of ones and nines, with no honors.

cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5

青梅竹馬青梅竹马

Childhood friends of the opposite sex.

The final years of the Qing dynasty.

cing1 mut6 man4 co1

The late Qing dynasty and early Republican period of China, around 1911.

Elegant, refined, and simple, without being gaudy or vulgar.

cing1 ngaa5 toi4

青瓦臺青瓦台

The Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), the former official residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul, now a public park.

To look with favor, appreciation, or a direct, friendly gaze.

Young people; youth.

cing1 nin4 jan4

Young person; youth.

cing1 nin4 kei4

Adolescence; youth.

cing1 nin4 leoi5 se3

Youth hostel; a budget hostel typically offering rented beds or rooms primarily for young travelers.

cing1 nin4 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui2

青年事務委員會青年事务委员会

The Commission on Youth

cing1 nin4 tyun4

青年團青年团

Youth corps or youth league.

cing1 nin4 wui2

青年會青年会

YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association).

cing1 nin4 zai2

Male teenager or young man.

cing1 nin4 zit3

青年節青年节

Youth Day; a PRC holiday celebrated on May 4th for young people.

Medical practice or the medical profession.

Living a poor and simple life.

Qingping, a town in China, or Cheongpyeong, a town in South Korea.

Qingpu, a suburban district of Shanghai.

cing1 pou2 keoi1

青浦區青浦区

Qingpu, a suburban district of Shanghai.

To liquidate; the legal process of winding up a company and selling its assets to pay off creditors.

Castle Peak, a mountain in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong; also a shorthand for Castle Peak Hospital or the old name of Tuen Mun.