Cantonese words starting with Z

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Diamond; a rare, extremely hard crystalline form of carbon, highly valued as a gemstone.

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鑽石山钻石山

Diamond Hill, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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鑽石王老五钻石王老五

An eligible bachelor; a wealthy single man.

To switch channels on a television or radio, or figuratively, to switch languages.

To move to another classroom for the next class, or for a teacher to change classes.

An index or rotating gauge.

Biography; a literary genre that records a person's life.

To suck, sip, or kiss with pursed lips.

Clumsy, awkward, or unrefined.

To pick up, gather up, select, or turn around.

To sever or cut off; also meaning absolutely, extremely, or hopeless.

To embellish, connect, or mend; also used as an alternative form for to stop or suspend.

To grow vigorously; to display vigorous new growth.

To stop or cease doing something.

Humble term used by a husband to refer to his own wife.

To drop out of school; to discontinue one's studies before graduating.

To sob; to weep silently with constant gasping.

Clumsy and poor; of low quality or skill.

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To kiss someone on the cheek.

My humble work; a self-deprecating term used to refer to one's own writing or creation.

Healthy and strong; growing vigorously, especially of plants.

To cut off, break off, terminate, or stop something from continuing.

Out of print; discontinued, with only existing stock remaining.

Absolutely not; under no circumstances; never.

Heartless, merciless, or unfeeling; showing no regard for personal relations or feelings.

A singer's last performance or song before their death or retirement.

Absolute or unconditional; extremely or 100 percent.

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絕對零度绝对零度

Absolute zero; the lowest possible thermodynamic temperature, approximately -273.15 degrees Celsius.

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絕對誤差绝对误差

Absolute error; the magnitude of the difference between an exact value and an approximation.

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絕對溫標绝对温标

Absolute temperature scale; Kelvin.

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絕對值绝对值

Absolute value; the distance of a number from zero on the number line.

Extreme; exceeding; to the highest degree.

Absolutely not; by no means.

Excellent, superb, or perfect, with nothing else able to compare.

To sever relations; to break off a friendship or association.

An extremely powerful, superb, or unique skill or move.

A hopeless situation, impasse, or dead end.

To praise endlessly, or to keep quiet about something.

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絕口不提绝口不提

To not say a word about something; to avoid mentioning altogether.

Without offspring or descendants, or unique and never to be seen again.

The last occurrence of something, especially a masterpiece or a rare event.

Lost knowledge or teachings; also unique, profound, or peerless skills.

To sterilize an animal to prevent it from reproducing.

Insulated; using high-resistance materials to restrict the flow of electricity to a specific path.

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絕緣材料绝缘材料

Insulating materials; substances that prevent the transfer of heat, electricity, or sound.

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絕緣體绝缘体

An electrical insulator; a substance that does not conduct electricity easily.

An unchallengable, extremely clever, or unique idea.

Unsurpassed; peerless; surpassing all others in degree, level, or ability.