Cantonese words starting with Z

11,645 entries

zi6 so2a combination lock

zi6 soeng1mutual; one another

自相殘殺自相残杀

zi6 soeng1 caan4 saat3to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

自相驚擾自相惊扰

zi6 soeng1 ging1 jiu5to frighten one another

自相魚肉自相鱼肉

zi6 soeng1 jyu4 juk6butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another

zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5to contradict oneself; inconsistent

zi6 soeng6 ji4 haa6(idiom) from top to bottom; top-down

zi6 song1to organize and carry out a funeral

zi6 sou3number of written characters; number of words; word count

zi6 sou3grapheme

zi6 sou3private prosecution (law)

zi6 syu1character book (i.e. school primer)

zi6 syun2to choose by oneself; optional

自嘆不如自叹不如

zi6 taan3 bat1 jyu4to consider oneself as being not as good as the others

zi6 tai2calligraphic style; font

自體免疫疾病自体免疫疾病

zi6 tai2 min5 jik6 zat6 beng6autoimmune disease

自投羅網自投罗网

zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5to walk right into the trap

zi6 tip3piece of paper with short note

zi6 tiu4brief note

自討苦吃自讨苦吃

zi6 tou2 fu2 hek3(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back

自討沒趣自讨没趣

zi6 tou2 mut6 ceoi3to invite a snub

zi6 waa2the strokes of a character

自畫像自画像

zi6 waak6 zoeng6self-portrait

zi6 wai3to console oneself; onanism

zi6 wai6to succeed to a title

zi6 wai6to defend oneself

zi6 wai6Self-defense

自衛隊自卫队

zi6 wai6 deoi2self-defense force

zi6 wui6Glossary

zi6 wui6Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th century

zi6 zaak3to blame oneself

zi6 zaap6character set

zi6 zaap6to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); individual study

zi6 zaau1to mock oneself

zi6 zaau2to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

zi6 zaau2 fu2 hek3to bring trouble on oneself

自找麻煩自找麻烦

zi6 zaau2 maa4 faan4to ask for trouble

zi6 zai3to maintain self-control

zi6 zai3self-made; homemade

zi6 zai3 lik6self-control

zi6 zam1 geoi3 zoek3weighing every word

zi6 zam1 zi6 zoek3drink wine alone; to have one's own opinion

zi6 zeoi6to punish sb (for a crime)

zi6 zeoi6author's preface

zi6 zeoi6actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪)

zi6 zeon6to kill oneself; to commit suicide

zi6 zi1to know oneself; self awareness

自知理虧自知理亏

zi6 zi1 lei5 kwai1to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)

zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4(idiom) self-knowledge

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