Cantonese words starting with Z
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嗣子
zi6 zi2heir
字紙字纸
zi6 zi2waste papers which have text written on them already
稚子
zi6 zi2young child
字紙簍字纸篓
zi6 zi2 lau5wastepaper basket
字紙簍子字纸篓子
zi6 zi2 lau5 zi2see 字紙簍|字纸篓[zi4 zhi3 lou3]
字紙籮字纸箩
zi6 zi2 lo1wastepaper basket
自治
zi6 zi6autonomy
自治縣自治县
zi6 zi6 jyun6autonomous county
自治旗
zi6 zi6 kei4autonomous county (in Inner Mongolia)
自治區自治区
zi6 zi6 keoi1autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet)
自治權自治权
zi6 zi6 kyun4the right to autonomy
自治市
zi6 zi6 si5municipality; also called directly administered city 直轄市|直辖市
自治州
zi6 zi6 zau1autonomous prefecture
字字珠璣字字珠玑
zi6 zi6 zyu1 gei1it describes one's speech
字字珠玉
zi6 zi6 zyu1 juk6every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字跡字迹
zi6 zik1handwriting
自薦自荐
zi6 zin3to recommend oneself (for a job)
字正腔圓字正腔圆
zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
字節字节
zi6 zit3(computing) byte
字節數字节数
zi6 zit3 sou3byte count
自助
zi6 zo6self-service
自助餐
zi6 zo6 caan1buffet
自助洗衣店
zi6 zo6 sai2 ji1 dim3laundromat
自酌
zi6 zoek3to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
自在
zi6 zoi6comfortable; at ease
自作聰明自作聪明
zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4(idiom) to think oneself clever
自作多情
zi6 zok3 do1 cing4to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party
自作孽
zi6 zok3 jit6to have only oneself to blame; to sow the seeds of one's own ruin; to bring disaster to one's self
自作自受
zi6 zok3 zi6 sau6(idiom) Fall into your own trap
自作主張自作主张
zi6 zok3 zyu2 zoeng1(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
治裝治装
zi6 zong1to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad
自裝自装
zi6 zong1self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc)
治裝費治装费
zi6 zong1 fai3expenses for 治裝|治装[zhi4 zhuang1]
字組字组
zi6 zou2block (of data)
自足
zi6 zuk1self-sufficient
自重
zi6 zung6to conduct oneself with dignity; deadweight
自主
zi6 zyu2to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
自主系統自主系统
zi6 zyu2 hai6 tung2autonomous system
自主權自主权
zi6 zyu2 kyun4the power to act independently; autonomy; the right of self-determination
自專自专
zi6 zyun1to act arbitrarily
自尊
zi6 zyun1self-respect; ego
自尊心
zi6 zyun1 sam1self-respect; ego
自轉自转
zi6 zyun3(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
自轉軸自转轴
zi6 zyun3 zuk6axis of rotation
自傳自传
zi6 zyun6autobiography
稚拙
zi6 zyut3young and clumsy
即
zik1namely; i.e.; at once; even if; to approach; to assume (office); quickly
尐
zik1a female cicada with patterns
漬渍
zik1(adjective) (from Japanese) Pickle
癪
zik1spasms; hysteria
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