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• 弒 — ci3: to assassinate, to kill a superior (e.g. a ruler or parent)
• 試 — ci3: to try, to test
• 遲遲 — ci5 ci5: slowly, tardily (usu. in the negative)
• 齊全 — ci5 cuang5: complete, well-equipped, whole
• 遲鈍 — ci5 dung6: slow (to react), dim-witted, obtuse
• 遲疑 — ci5 ghi5: to hesitate, to be irresolute
• 遲緩 — ci5 huêng2: slow, sluggish, tardy
• 馳名 — ci5 mian5: famous; well-known, renowned
• 遲暮 — ci5 mo6: dusk; nightfall (literary), one's later years
• 齊心合力 — ci5 sim1 hab8 lag8: to unite and work towards a common goal, to work together with one mind
• 篪 — ci5: bamboo transverse flute (used in Chinese court music)
• 遲 — ci5: late, tardy, slow
• 馳 — ci5: to speed, to gallop, to spread afar
• 齊 — ci5: even; uniform, same; identical, complete
• 市場 — ci6 diên5: market; marketplace
• 市郊 — ci6 gao1: suburbs, outskirts
• 市容 — ci6 iong5: cityscape, appearance of a city
• 市區 — ci6 ku1: urban area, city proper
• 市內 — ci6 lai6: within the city, in town
• 市民 — ci6 ming5: citizen, city resident, townsperson
• 市長 — ci6 ziang2: mayor
• 市井 — ci6 zên2: marketplace, town (literary), common folk
• 市政 — ci6 zêng3: municipal administration
• 市 — ci6: city, market
• 飼養 — ci7 iang2: to raise, to rear (animals)
• 飼奶 — ci7 ni6: to breastfeed, to nurse
• 飼 — ci7: to feed, to rear
• 車房 — cia1 bang5: garage
• 車大炮 — cia1 dua7 pao3: to brag; to boast, to tell a lie
• 車技 — cia1 gi6: one's driving skills, trick cycling
• 車囝 — cia1 gian2: rickshaw
• 車間 — cia1 goin1: workshop; factory floor
• 車傅 — cia1 hu3: driver
• 車禍 — cia1 hua6: car accident; traffic incident; car crash
• 車輛 — cia1 liang2: vehicle; car (collective term)
• 車輦 — cia1 ling2: wheel; car wheel
• 車流 — cia1 liu5: traffic flow; traffic
• 車輪 — cia1 lung5: wheel; car wheel
• 車票 — cia1 piê3: ticket (for a bus or train)
• 車剎 — cia1 sag4: brake (of a car, bicycle, etc.)
• 車廂 — cia1 sion1: carriage; rail car, trunk of a vehicle
• 車稅 — cia1 suê3: passenger's fare for a vehicle
• 車頭 — cia1 tao5: front of a vehicle, bus stop; train station (dated Teochew/Mainland usage), engine; locomotive
• 車胎 — cia1 to1: tire (rubber covering on a wheel)
• 車窗 — cia1 têng1: car window
• 車位 — cia1 ui7: parking space; parking spot, seat (on public transport)
• 車載 — cia1 zai3: to transport by vehicle, vehicle-mounted; vehicular (attributive)
• 車主 — cia1 zu2: vehicle owner
• 奢 — cia1: extravagant, lavish, wasteful
• 賒 — cia1: to buy or sell on credit
• 車 — cia1: vehicle; car
• 妾 — ciab4: concubine
• 竊 — ciab4: to steal, to pilfer
• 竊電 — ciag4 diang6: to steal electricity
• 切忌 — ciag4 gi6: must avoid, be sure not to
• 芍藥 — ciag4 iag8: Chinese peony, peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
• 切勿 — ciag4 mai3: do not (under any circumstances), don't
• 切實 — ciag4 sig8: practical, feasible, workable
• 切身 — ciag4 sing1: personal, of immediate concern, first-hand
• 切 — ciag4: to cut; to slice
• 綽 — ciag4: ample, spacious
• 雀 — ciag4: sparrow, small bird
• 赤道 — ciah4 dao6: equator, celestial equator
• 刺花 — ciah4 huê1: to embroider, to do embroidery
• 赤跤 — ciah4 ka1: barefoot, bare foot
• 赤寮 — ciah4 liao5: Chiliao/Gurao (a town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
• 赤裸 — ciah4 lo2: naked, bare, exposed
• 赤肉 — ciah4 nêg8: lean meat (esp. pork)
• 赤字 — ciah4 ri7: deficit
• 赤色 — ciah4 sêg4: red (color)
• 倩 — ciah4: to beg; to plead; to excuse oneself, to employ; to hire
• 赤 — ciah4: brown (Teochew), red; crimson (literary), bare; naked
• 勺 — ciah8: spoon; ladle, scoop
• 櫼隊 — ciam1 dui7: to cut in line, to jump the queue
• 簽訂 — ciam1 dêng3: to sign and enter into (a contract or agreement)
• 簽約 — ciam1 ioh4: to sign a contract
• 簽名 — ciam1 mian5: to sign one's name, to autograph
• 簽收 — ciam1 siu1: to sign and collect (a delivery)
• 簽署 — ciam1 su2: to sign (a contract, agreement, etc.)
• 簽證 — ciam1 zêng3: visa
• 簽 — ciam1: to sign, to endorse
• 籤 — ciam1: divination lot (drawn at a temple), slip; label; marker
• 僭 — ciam3: to usurp, to overstep, to assume without right
• 潛伏 — ciam5 hog8: to lie hidden, to lurk; to lie dormant
• 潛意識 — ciam5 i3 sêg4: the subconscious, unconscious mind
• 潛移默化 — ciam5 i5 mig8 huê3: to influence subtly and imperceptibly, to change through unnoticed influence
• 潛能 — ciam5 lêng5: potential, untapped capability
• 潛 — ciam5: to hide; to conceal, to submerge; to go underwater, latent; hidden
• 且未 — cian2 bhuê7: wait a moment, hold on, not so fast
• 請教 — cian2 ga3: to ask for advice, to consult
• 請求 — cian2 kiu5: to request, to entreat
• 請客 — cian2 kêh4: to treat someone to a meal, to host guests
• 請問 — cian2 mung7: excuse me, may I ask?
• 請願 — cian2 nguang6: to petition, to present a petition
• 請示 — cian2 si7: to request instructions (from a superior)
• 請安 — cian2 uan1: to pay one's respects (to an elder), to salute
• 且 — cian2: just; for the time being; first, moreover; also
• 請 — cian2: please, to invite (to a meal), to ask; to request
• 成 — cian5: to succeed; to accomplish; to complete, to become; to turn into
• 娼妓 — ciang1 gi6: female prostitute
• 昌明 — ciang1 mêng5: flourishing, prosperous, thriving
• 昌盛 — ciang1 sêng6: prosperous, flourishing
• 娼 — ciang1: prostitute
• 昌 — ciang1: prosperous, flourishing
• 菖 — ciang1: calamus (only used in 菖蒲)
• 遷 — ciang1: to move (one's abode); to relocate; to migrate
• 韆 — ciang1: swing (hanging seat)
• 廠房 — ciang2 bang5: factory building, workshop
• 淺薄 — ciang2 boh8: superficial, shallow, skin-deep
• 淺見 — ciang2 giang3: superficial view, (humble) my humble opinion
• 淺顯 — ciang2 hiang2: plain, clear, easy to understand
• 淺陋 — ciang2 lou6: meager (of knowledge), shallow, unsophisticated
• 淺嘗輒止 — ciang2 siang5 diag4 zi2: to dabble without deep study, to stop after a superficial taste of something
• 淺灘 — ciang2 tuan1: shoal, sandbar, shallows
• 廠 — ciang2: factory, plant, workshop
• 敞 — ciang2: spacious; open; roomy
• 倡導 — ciang3 dao6: to advocate; to promote; to initiate
• 唱歌 — ciang3 go1: to sing, to sing a song
• 倡議 — ciang3 ngi2: to propose; to suggest, proposal; initiative
• 唱片 — ciang3 piang3: record, album, vinyl disc
• 倡 — ciang3: to advocate; to promote
• 長方形 — ciang5 bang1 hêng5: rectangle
• 長江 — ciang5 gang1: Yangtze River
• 長頸鹿 — ciang5 gên3 dêg8: giraffe
• 長效 — ciang5 hao7: long-lasting; long-acting, slow-release (attributive)
• 長遠 — ciang5 iang2: long-term, long-range, far-reaching
• 長期 — ciang5 ki5: long term, long period of time
• 長跑 — ciang5 pao2: long-distance running
• 長沙 — ciang5 sa1: Changsha (city in Hunan, China)
• 長城 — ciang5 sian5: Great Wall of China
• 長壽 — ciang5 siu7: long-lived; longevous
• 長途跋涉 — ciang5 tu5 buag8 siab8: to make a long, arduous trek, long journey
• 長途 — ciang5 tu5: long distance, long-distance (trip/call)
• 長征 — ciang5 zêng1: to undertake a long march/expedition, Long March (historical CPC military retreat, 1934-1935)
• 檣 — ciang5: mast, yardarm
• 悄悄 — ciao1 ciao1: quiet, quietly, secretly
• 悄然 — ciao2 riang5: quietly, sorrowfully
• 稍 — ciao2: a little; slightly, rather
• 朝 — ciao5: dynasty, imperial court
• 瞧 — ciao5: to look; to see, to take a glance at
• 緝 — cib4: to fish for and catch (fish, prawns, etc. in rivers or paddy fields)
• 輯 — cib4: to compile, to edit, to collect
• 七點 — cig4 diam2: seven o'clock
• 七月半 — cig4 ghuêh8 buan3: Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival
• 七月 — cig4 ghuêh8: July, the seventh lunar month
• 七夕 — cig4 sêg4: Qixi Festival, Double Seventh Festival
• 七早八早 — cig4 za2 boih4 za2: very early, early morning
• 七十八 — cig4 zab8 boih4: seventy-eight; 78
• 七十七 — cig4 zab8 cig4: seventy-seven; 77
• 七十九 — cig4 zab8 gao2: seventy-nine; 79
• 七十一 — cig4 zab8 ig4: seventy-one; 71
• 七十六 — cig4 zab8 lag8: seventy-six; 76
• 七十五 — cig4 zab8 ngou6: seventy-five; 75
• 七十二 — cig4 zab8 ri6: seventy-two; 72
• 七十三 — cig4 zab8 san1: seventy-three; 73
• 七十四 — cig4 zab8 si3: seventy-four; 74
• 七十 — cig4 zab8: seventy; 70
• 七 — cig4: seven, 7
• 舌音 — cih8 im1: lingual sound
• 蠘 — cih8: swimming crab
• 深究 — cim1 giu3: to study thoroughly, to get to the bottom of, to investigate deeply
• 深閨 — cim1 gui1: women's chambers, boudoir, inner chambers (archaic)
• 侵害 — cim1 hai7: to infringe on, to violate, to encroach on
• 侵權 — cim1 kuang5: to infringe on rights, to violate (e.g. copyright)
• 深刻 — cim1 kêg4: profound; deep (impression), strict and harsh (classical)
• 深入 — cim1 rib8: thorough; in-depth; deep, to delve deeply into
• 深山林內 — cim1 suan1 na5 lai6: secluded wooded mountain
• 深潭 — cim1 tam5: deep pool; deep pond
• 深圳 — cim1 zung3: Shenzhen (city in Guangdong, China)
• 侵 — cim1: to invade, to encroach
• 深 — cim1: deep, profound
• 寢室 — cim2 sig4: bedroom, dormitory
• 寢 — cim2: to sleep, bedroom
• 唚 — cim3: to kiss
• 沁 — cim3: to soak into; to seep in
• 尋找 — cim5 dao2: to look for, to seek
• 尋釁滋事 — cim5 hiang3 ze1 se7: to pick quarrels and cause trouble, (PRC law) the offense of picking quarrels and provoking trouble
• 尋釁 — cim5 hiang3: to pick a quarrel, to pick a fight
• 侵犯 — cim5 huang6: to violate, to infringe upon, to invade
• 尋求 — cim5 kiu5: to seek, to pursue
• 侵略 — cim5 liag8: to invade, to commit aggression
• 侵入 — cim5 rib8: to invade, to trespass, to intrude
• 侵佔 — cim5 ziam3: to seize (property/land), to encroach on, to occupy illegally
• 尋 — cim5: to seek, to search for, to look for
• 鱘 — cim5: sturgeon
• 鮮花 — cin1 huê1: fresh flower
• 鮮豔 — cin1 iam7: bright; colourful; vivid
• 鮮明 — cin1 mêng5: bright; vivid (of colours), distinct; clear-cut
• 鮮 — cin1: fresh, delicious
• 齒痛 — cin2 tian3: toothache
• 親愛 — cing1 ain3: dear, beloved, cherished
• 親切 — cing1 ciag4: kind, cordial, amiable
• 親像 — cing1 cion6: to resemble; to be like, as if; to seem
• 親手 — cing1 ciu2: with one's own hands, personally
• 親戚 — cing1 cêg4: relative, family relation
• 親家姆 — cing1 gê1 m2: co-mother-in-law
• 親友 — cing1 iu2: friends and relatives, close friend
• 親人 — cing1 nang5: relative, kinsfolk, family member
• 親身 — cing1 sing1: personally, in person, oneself
• 親生 — cing1 sên1: biological, one's own (of children/parents), birth