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Found 40 word entries for "从" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E4%BB%8E
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	從前	cung4 cin4	cong2 qian2	once upon a time, before, formerly, in the past
	從來	cung4 loi4	cong2 lai2	always; at all times; all along
	從此	cung4 ci2	cong2 ci3	from now on
	從未	cung4 mei6	cong2 wei4	never
	自從	zi6 cung4	zi4 cong2	since; ever since
	從而	cung4 ji4	cong2 er2	thus; thereby; therefore
	從小	cung4 siu2	cong2 xiao3	since childhood
	從容不迫	sung1 jung4 bat1 bik1	cong2 rong2 bu4*2 po4	calm; relaxed; unruffled; cool; collected
	從容	sung1 jung4	cong1 rong2	easy-going; unhurried; relaxed; calm
	從事	cung4 si6	cong2 shi4	to undertake; to go for; to deal with; to handle; to do; to engage in; to partake
	從中	cung4 zung1	cong2 zhong1	from; therefrom
	從不	cung4 bat1	cong2 bu4	國   never
	無從	mou4 cung4	wu2 cong2	to not have the means nor the ability
	服從	fuk6 cung4	fu2 cong2	to obey; to listen to
	欲救無從	juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4	yu4 jiu4 wu2 cong2	unable to help
	從事研究	cung4 si6 jin4 gau3	cong2 shi4 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), cong2 shi4 yan2 jiu1 (PRC)	to do research; to carry out research
	病從口入，禍從口出	beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6, wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1	bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4, huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1	disease enters by the mouth, trouble comes out of the mouth
	打從心底	daa2 cung4 sam1 dai2	da3 cong2 xin1 di3	from the bottom of one's heart
	從早到晚	cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5	cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3	from morning till night
	從業員	cung4 jip6 jyun4	cong2 ye4 yuan2	employees
	順從	seon6 cung4	shun4 cong2	to be obedient to, to submit to; in compliance with
	從商	cung4 soeng1	cong2 shang1	do business as a profession; enter the business field
	從心所欲	cung4 sam1 so2 juk6	cong2 xin1 suo3 yu4	to follow one's heart's desires
	從中作梗	cung4 zung1 zok3 gang2	cong2 zhong1 zuo4 geng3	hinder sth. from being executed; impede from the inside
	從中斡旋	cung4 zung1 waat3 syun4	cong2 zhong1 wo4 xuan2	act as a mediator in the middle of a situation
	聽從	ting1 cung4	ting1 cong2	obey; comply with (an order); follow instructions
	從良	cung4 loeng4	cong2 liang2	1. abandon a life of crime and corruption for a life of honest labour; turn over a new leaf 2. (of a prostitute) leave a life of prostitution and get married
	從簡	cung4 gaan2	cong2 jian3	keep sth. simple
	盲從	maang4 cung4	mang2 cong2	blindly follow; blindly obey
	信從	seon3 cung4	xin4 cong2	to trust and obey
	三從	saam1 cung4	san1 cong2	the three obediences
	無所適從	mou4 so2 sik1 cung4	wu2 suo3 shi4 cong2	to not know what course to take
	欲購從速	juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1	yu4 gou4 cong2 su4	if you wish to purchase, be quick!
	欲購從速，以免向隅	juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1, ji5 min5 hoeng3 jyu4	yu4 gou4 cong2 su4, yi3*2 mian3 xiang4 yu2	if you wish to purchase, be quick to avoid being sorry (regretting it)
	恭敬不如從命	gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6	gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4	obedience is greater than politeness
	力不從心	lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1	li4 bu4 cong2 xin1	the spirit is willing but the will is weak
	從影	cung4 jing2	cong2 ying3	be in the movie making business; make films; work as an actor
	扈從	wu6 cung4	hu4 cong2	entourage; retainer; escort; retinue
	投筆從戎	tau4 bat1 cung4 jung4	tou2 bi3 cong2 rong2	abandon one's pen and enlist in the army
	從輕發落	cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6	cong2 qing1 fa1 luo4	mete out punishment with leniency