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can˗₃
()
Pinyin
chen4
Translations
noun
to match (clothes, couple, color);
noun
provide a background; [n] background; [v] bring to the fore; supplement
noun
lining; liner
noun
underwear; inner garments
noun
give alms (as to Buddhist monks, etc.)
noun
line; place something underneath
can˗₃saamˉ¹meiˏ₅
(衬衫尾)
Pinyin
chen4 shan1 wei3
Translations
noun
shirt tail
puiˎ₄can˗₃
(陪衬)
Pinyin
pei2 chen4
Translations
noun
serve as a contrast or foil
gwaaˉ¹louˏ₅can˗₃
(瓜老衬)
Pinyin
gua1 lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
to die
noun
to fail; to lose; failure; loss
noun
(adjective) dead; passed away; (verb) totally messed up; totaled; fell through; ruined; wrecked; failed
gaauˊ²gaauˊ²zan˗₃mouˏ₅bongˉ¹can˗₃
(搞搞震,冇帮衬)
Pinyin
gao3 gao3 zhen4, mao3 bang1 chen4
Translations
noun
to cause trouble; to go to a store and instead of buying sth. you cause trouble, another way to say 混吉
batˉ¹pui˗₃can˗₃
(不配衬)
Pinyin
bu4 pei4 chen4
Translations
noun
in ill accord, unsuitable, unfitting
can˗₃jiˉ¹
(衬衣)
Pinyin
chen4 yi1
Translations
noun
shirt | [粵]: 裇衫, 恤衫
zouˍ₆louˏ₅can˗₃
(做老衬)
Pinyin
zuo4 lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
become a sucker; become the victim of a fraud; be taken advantage of by others
noun
get married (usually used in self-mockery for fun)
noun
a newly-wed man/being conned or cheated
can˗₃tok˗₃
(衬托)
Pinyin
chen4 tuo1
Translations
noun
set off by contrast; act as a foil
noun
(verb) Match with
can˗₃saamˉ¹
(衬衫)
Pinyin
chen4 shan1
Translations
noun
match clothes
noun
shirt
louˏ₅can˗₃
(老衬)
Pinyin
lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
the victim of fraud, a "sucker"
noun
(slang) to be a groom (going to get married); someone who can easily be tricked by others; a mug; a dupe; a gull; a chump; patsy
wanˊ²gwaiˊ²bongˉ¹can˗₃
(揾鬼帮衬)
Pinyin
wen3 gui3 bang1chen4
Translations
noun
describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not getting enough customers [colloquial]
ngaauˎ₄louˏ₅can˗₃
(淆老衬)
Pinyin
xiao2 lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]
kwanˎ₄can˗₃
(裙衬)
Pinyin
qun2 chen4
Translations
noun
crinoline
wanˊ²louˏ₅can˗₃
(揾老衬)
Pinyin
wen4 lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
to be tricked or cheated by someone (lit., "to search for old underwear")
noun
(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride
bongˉ¹can˗₃
(帮衬)
Pinyin
bang1 chen4
Translations
noun
to do business with the intention of establishing a good business relationship; patronage | [普]: 光顧
noun
(verb) to shop/do business with a shop/business
can˗₃bou˗₃
(衬布)
Pinyin
chen4 bu4
Translations
noun
crinoline
hapˍ₆can˗₃
(合衬)
Pinyin
he2 chen4
Translations
noun
to suit; to match
noun
matching; matching couple (spoken)
gaauˊ²gaauˊ²zan˗₃mouˏ₅bongˉ¹can˗₃
(搞搞震冇帮衬)
Pinyin
gao3 gao3 zhen4 mao3 bang1chen4
Translations
noun
to cause trouble; to waste someone's time; to go to a shop to cause trouble instead of buying something [colloquial]
louˏ₅can˗₃daiˊ²
(老衬底)
Pinyin
lao3 chen4 di3
Translations
noun
a fool; a naïve person who can be easily deceived / tricked [colloquial]
gaauˊ²gaauˊ²zan˗₃mouˏ₅bongˉ¹can˗₃
(搅搅震冇帮衬)
Pinyin
jiao3 jiao3 zhen4 mao3 bang1chen4
Translations
noun
to cause trouble; to waste someone's time; to go to a shop to cause trouble instead of buying something [colloquial]
ngokˍ₆jyuˎ₄tauˎ₄louˏ₅can˗₃daiˊ²
(鳄鱼头老衬底)
Pinyin
e4 yu2 tou2 lao3 chen4 di3
Translations
noun
someone who looks very smart but is actually easily deceived and tricked
ngaauˎ₄louˏ₅can˗₃
(熬老衬)
Pinyin
ao2 lao3 chen4
Translations
noun
an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]