Cantonese words starting with Z

11,645 entries

A combination lock.

Mutual; reciprocal; one another.

zi6 soeng1 caan4 saat3

自相殘殺自相残杀

To fight among themselves; to engage in internecine conflict or mutual destruction.

zi6 soeng1 ging1 jiu5

自相驚擾自相惊扰

To panic and create a false alarm among oneself or one's own group.

zi6 soeng1 jyu4 juk6

自相魚肉自相鱼肉

To fight, oppress, or kill one's own people; internal strife.

zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5

To contradict oneself; to be inconsistent in one's words or actions.

zi6 soeng6 ji4 haa6

From top to bottom; top-down.

To make funeral arrangements.

Word count or character count; the number of characters or words in a text.

Grapheme; the smallest meaningful unit of a written language system.

Private prosecution in a court of law.

Character book; a school primer or traditional dictionary used for learning Chinese characters.

To choose by oneself; to select freely.

zi6 taan3 bat1 jyu4

自嘆不如自叹不如

To consider oneself as being not as good as others; to sigh at one's own inferiority.

Typeface, font, or character style; a set of characters sharing a common design.

zi6 tai2 min5 jik6 zat6 beng6

自體免疫疾病自体免疫疾病

Autoimmune disease; a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own cells.

zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5

自投羅網自投罗网

To walk right into a trap; to throw oneself into a snare or invite disaster.

A copybook of calligraphy models by famous masters for learners to practice writing.

A brief note or memo written on a slip of paper.

zi6 tou2 fu2 hek3

自討苦吃自讨苦吃

To ask for trouble; to bring misery on oneself.

zi6 tou2 mut6 ceoi3

自討沒趣自讨没趣

To invite a snub; to ask for a rebuff.

Glyph; the visual representation of a character.

A Chinese-style painting that contains both calligraphy and art.

zi6 waak6 zoeng6

自畫像自画像

To console oneself, or to masturbate.

To succeed to a throne, title, or position of power.

To defend oneself.

To defend oneself, especially by using physical force or weapons to protect oneself.

自衛隊自卫队

Self-defense force.

Glossary; vocabulary; a collection of words.

Zihui, a Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, compiled during the Ming dynasty.

To blame oneself; to feel responsible for a mistake or misfortune.

Character set; a collection of characters used in computing or linguistics.

To study independently outside of class time; individual study or self-study.

To mock oneself, downplay one's abilities, or self-deprecate.

To bring something unpleasant on oneself; to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions.

zi6 zaau2 fu2 hek3

To bring trouble on oneself; to ask for trouble.

zi6 zaau2 maa4 faan4

自找麻煩自找麻烦

To ask for trouble; to bring problems upon oneself.

To control or restrain oneself.

Homemade; made by oneself.

Self-control; the ability to control one's own impulses and behavior.

zi6 zam1 geoi3 zoek3

To weigh every word; to be meticulous with one's choice of words.

zi6 zam1 zi6 zoek3

To pour and drink wine by oneself, or to make one's own decisions.

To punish someone for a crime; to prosecute or penalize.

Author's preface; a preface written by the author of a book.

Actual sin; a Christian concept referring to sins committed by an individual, as opposed to original sin.

To commit suicide.

To know oneself; to have self-awareness.

zi6 zi1 lei5 kwai1

自知理虧自知理亏

To know that one is in the wrong; to be aware that one's position is indefensible.

zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4

Self-knowledge; a clear and realistic understanding of one's own abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.