Cantonese words starting with Z

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plank road built along the side of a cliff

to write (an article for publication)

zaan6 gou2 jan4

author (of a manuscript)

to cheat; to defraud

to draft; to compose (a plan or document)

a pier; a loading trestle for goods or passengers

zaan6 kiu4 sik1 maa5 tau4

棧橋式碼頭栈桥式码头

to appear (formal)

to compile and record

sentimental attachment to a person or place

to write an article

zaan6 saan1 hong4 hoi2

棧山航海栈山航海

to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

to have a ripped seam

profit (colloquial)

zaan6 tau4 sik6 mei5

賺頭蝕尾赚头食尾

a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end

excel; towering

to open (one's eyes); to wink at someone

guzheng or long zither; Japanese koto

an alternative form for 爭, to fight

clang of metals

zaang1 bang1 tau4

爭崩頭争崩头

(noun) a severe completion; in a fight for something

zaang1 dei6 pun4

爭地盤争地盘

fighting for territories [colloquial]

zaang1 faan2 daam6 hei3

爭返啖氣争返啖气

to stand up for oneself [colloquial]

zaang1 hou2 jyun5

爭好遠争好远

far from it; a big difference; very different; still need a lot more; lacking greatly; lacking by a large amount [colloquial]

zaang1 jat1 hau2 hei3

爭一口氣争一口气

zaang1 kei4 dau3 jim6

爭奇鬥艷争奇斗艳

to compete with each other in terms of beauty and glamour

zaang1 se1 siu2

爭些少争些少

almost; nearly; still need a bit more; lacking slightly [colloquial]

zaang1 tin1 gung6 dei6

爭天共地争天共地

(adjective) completely dissimilar or different; two different things or worlds

towering; extraordinary

zaang1 wing4 seoi3 jyut6

崢嶸歲月峥嵘岁月

uncommon, special years and months of on's life; eventful years

zaang1 zaang1 tit3 hon3

錚錚鐵漢铮铮铁汉

a strong and determined man (idiom)

only when; it depends on

to criticize frankly

dwarf in legends

a friend capable of direct admonition

official who dares speak frankly before the emperor

to contest a lawsuit

to be full up [colloquial]

zaang6 sei2 nei5

饌死你馔死你

'to stuff yourself to death', a saying to imply that someone is eating too much or being too greedy with something [colloquial]