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Glossary Cantonese Roast Pork | listen: mandarin .ra .wav / cantonese .ra.wav | A famous dish in south China. This special kind of roast pork is red in colour on the outside. |
Cha Dao | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | Cha Dao is the art of preparing and making tea. |
Chin Dynasty | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | 265 A.D. - 420 A.D. |
Chinese Cleaver | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | A utensil for cooking. |
Chinese Herbal Medicine | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | Chinese herbal medicine is a study of the effects of plants on various parts of the body. |
Chinese New Year | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | The Chinese festival at the beginning of the new year in the lunar calendar. |
Chou Dynasty | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | 1027-771 B.C. |
Cold | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | Cold, or "han" in chinese, is a term used in Chinese medicine. |
Congee | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | Congee (also called jook in Cantonese), is a kind of watery rice gruel. It is like a Chinese version of porridge. The word conge comes from an Indian word 'kanji'. It means 'water in which the rice has been boiled'. |
Coolness | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | Coolness, or "liang" in chinese, is a term used in Chinese medicine. |
Crime Without an Offense | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | The accusation made by Qin Hui to Yue Fei due to Qin Hui's fear of losing his place in the palace. |
Crullers | listen: mandarin .ra.wav / cantonese .ra.wav | This famous snack is often eaten dipped in hot congee. Up in the north, the Chinese would prefer to dip the crullers into either sweet or salty soymilk. |
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