Cantonese words starting with Z

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zaa1used for the sound "zha" in certain names

zaa1I or me; us (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

zaa1(verb) 1. to hold (something); 2. drive (car); 3. pilot (plane); 4. make (dec...

zaa1residue; crumbs

zaa1fragments; monument

zaa1zanba, Tibetan barley bread

zaa1 bo1to knead or grab the breasts

zaa1 ce1(verb) to drive

渣打銀行渣打银行

zaa1 daa2 ngan4 hong4Standard Chartered Bank

zaa1 daai6 kei4in-charge (slang)

zaa1 daai6 kwai4 sin3to act as a matchmaker

zaa1 dau1describes a person who is in poverty and has to beg for money like a beggar

zaa1 din6 saan1Jardine's Lookout, a mountain in Hong Kong

zaa1 dou1 mou5to have nothing left, not even dregs

渣都冇得剩

zaa1 dou1 mou5 dak1 sing6to have absolutely nothing left, not even dreg; to have lost everything [coll...

zaa1ｆｉｔin power (slang)

zaa1 fit1adj; in charge

zaa1 fit1 jan4person in charge (project, team, triad etc)

揸ｆｉｔ人

zaa1 ｆｉｔ jan4leader; person-in-charge

揸雞腳揸鸡脚

zaa1 gai1 goek3verb; catch someone's weaknesses; look for flaws

zaa1 gan2to keep a firm grip on; to lose no time in (doing sth)

zaa1 geng2verb; literally grasp the neck, when we say " 揸頸就命" which mean swallow insult...

揸頸就命揸颈就命

zaa1 geng2 zau6 meng6(slang) to endure difficult circumstances because someone is ill-fated; to sw...

揸個扒揸个扒

zaa1 go3 paa4verb; shake hand

zaa1 jiu1it is used to described clothes that fit one's waist very well, or are very t...

zaa1 kei4to be in charge [colloquial]

揸ｌｉｆｔ人

zaa1ｌｉｆｔ jan4a lift operator [colloquial]

zaa1 loeng5the two of us

zaa1 mun4we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) ...

zaa1 naa4(slang) surety; assurance; firmly in one's grasp

zaa1 sau2(noun) a handshake; (usually referring to a valuable object) 'a grasp on' ; ...

zaa1 seoi2to pee, to urinate

zaa1 seoi2 bou1to hold water kettle, to work as waiter; server

zaa1 sou3person in charge or handling funds or accounts

zaa1 taai5to steer a boat; to be at the helm

揸鐵筆揸铁笔

zaa1 tit3 bat1literally meaning to hold a 'metal pen' (usually refers to a crow bar), descr...

揸痛腳揸痛脚

zaa1 tung3 goek3to take advantage of one's mistake or fault

zaa1 zaa1(onom.) whisper

揸正來做揸正来做

zaa1 zeng3 lai4 zou6doing something the exact way as it should be (impartially

zaa1 zeng3 lei4 zou6being strict in complying with the rules; regulations and not willing to bend...

zaa1 zi2residue; disreputable people

zaa1 zyu2 ji3to make decision

zaa1 zyu6holding (spoken)

揸住雞毛當令箭揸住鸡毛当令箭

zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong1 ling6 zin3to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; pretend to have ...

zaa2weak, crude and coarse, careless; rash, bad behavior

zaa2inferior; trashy

zaa2 dau2(adjective) useless; poor performance; incompetent

zaa2 dau3useless (slang)

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