Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi6 zi2heir
字纸
zi6 zi2waste papers which have text written on them already
zi6 zi2young child
字纸篓
zi6 zi2 lau5wastepaper basket
字纸篓子
zi6 zi2 lau5 zi2see 字紙簍|字纸篓[zi4 zhi3 lou3]
字纸箩
zi6 zi2 lo1wastepaper basket
zi6 zi6autonomy
自治县
zi6 zi6 jyun6autonomous county
zi6 zi6 kei4autonomous county (in Inner Mongolia)
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)
自治权
zi6 zi6 kyun4the right to autonomy
zi6 zi6 si5municipality; also called directly administered city 直轄市|直辖市
zi6 zi6 zau1autonomous prefecture
字字珠玑
zi6 zi6 zyu1 gei1it describes one's speech
zi6 zi6 zyu1 juk6every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字迹
zi6 zik1handwriting
自荐
zi6 zin3to recommend oneself (for a job)
字正腔圆
zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
字节
zi6 zit3(computing) byte
字节数
zi6 zit3 sou3byte count
zi6 zo6self-service
zi6 zo6 caan1buffet
zi6 zo6 sai2 ji1 dim3laundromat
zi6 zoek3to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
zi6 zoi6comfortable; at ease
自作聪明
zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4(idiom) to think oneself clever
zi6 zok3 do1 cing4to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party
zi6 zok3 jit6to have only oneself to blame; to sow the seeds of one's own ruin; to bring disaster to one's self
zi6 zok3 zi6 sau6(idiom) Fall into your own trap
自作主张
zi6 zok3 zyu2 zoeng1(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
治装
zi6 zong1to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad
自装
zi6 zong1self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc)
治装费
zi6 zong1 fai3expenses for 治裝|治装[zhi4 zhuang1]
字组
zi6 zou2block (of data)
zi6 zuk1self-sufficient
zi6 zung6to conduct oneself with dignity; deadweight
zi6 zyu2to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
自主系统
zi6 zyu2 hai6 tung2autonomous system
自主权
zi6 zyu2 kyun4the power to act independently; autonomy; the right of self-determination
自专
zi6 zyun1to act arbitrarily
zi6 zyun1self-respect; ego
zi6 zyun1 sam1self-respect; ego
自转
zi6 zyun3(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
自转轴
zi6 zyun3 zuk6axis of rotation
自传
zi6 zyun6autobiography
zi6 zyut3young and clumsy
zik1namely; i.e.; at once; even if; to approach; to assume (office); quickly
zik1a female cicada with patterns
zik1(adjective) (from Japanese) Pickle
zik1spasms; hysteria

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