Cantonese words starting with Z

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Brocade; a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks.

Deeply accumulated dirt, grime, or filth.

Loom; a machine or device used for weaving fabric.

Active, proactive, and energetic; participating in something enthusiastically and frequently.

zik1 gik6 caam1 jyu6

積極參與积极参与

Active participation; to participate actively.

zik1 gik6 faan2 jing3

積極反應积极反应

Active response; a proactive or positive reaction.

zik1 gik6 sing3

積極性积极性

Zeal, enthusiasm, or initiative; a proactive attitude.

zik1 ging2 sang1 cing4

To have feelings or memories evoked by a current scene.

Onomatopoeia for whispering or muttering.

zik1 guk1 fong4 gei1

積穀防饑积谷防饥

To store up grain against famine; to save for a rainy day.

An official, government officer, or official post in ancient China.

To feel free to do something, often implying that doing so will not change the outcome or may lead to bad results.

Staff and workers; employees.

Job title; the official name of a job or position which indicates its duties and status.

Performance, achievements, or results at work or school.

To be; to mean; to be equal to.

That is; that means; in other words.

即係話即系话

That means; in other words.

Immediately; at once; right now.

Jacket; a loanword representing the clothing item.

zik1 hau5 lau4 gwong2

積厚流廣积厚流广

Deep-rooted and influential; having a profound foundation and a far-reaching impact.

Impromptu; extemporaneous; done on the spur of the moment without prior preparation.

zik1 hing3 faat3 fai1

即興發揮即兴发挥

Improvisation; to improvise a performance, speech, or action on the spot.

zik1 hing3 zi1 zok3

即興之作即兴之作

An improvisation; an impromptu or spontaneous work.

To be able to immediately; and then one can.

zik1 jam1 gung1

積陰功积阴功

To perform good deeds secretly to accumulate virtue and spiritual merit.

Spinning and weaving.

The very same day, or the day of speaking.

From today onwards; starting from today.

績優股绩优股

Gilt-edged stock; blue-chip stock with a strong track record of earnings and stable performance.

Namely; that is to say.

zik1 jing2 zik1 jau5 soeng3 gei1

即影即有相機即影即有相机

Occupation; profession; a stable, main job that a person dedicates most of their working hours to and gets paid for.

zik1 jip6 beng6

職業病职业病

Occupational disease, or an ingrained habit acquired from one's profession.

職業化职业化

Professionalization; the process of making something professional.

zik1 jip6 gaau3 juk6

職業教育职业教育

Vocational education or training.

zik1 jip6 gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4 hip3 wui2

職業高爾夫球協會职业高尔夫球协会

Professional Golfers' Association (PGA).

zik1 jip6 gyun6 toi5 zing3

職業倦怠症职业倦怠症

Occupational burnout; professional boredom syndrome.

zik1 jip6 sou3 zat1

職業素質职业素质

Professionalism; the qualities, skills, and ethics required of a professional.

zik1 jip6 wan6 dung6 jyun4

職業運動員职业运动员

Professional athlete

zik1 jip6 zung1 hok6

職業中學职业中学

Vocational high school; a secondary school focusing on vocational and technical training.

Long-standing weakness; accumulated state of debility or degeneration.

zik1 jung4 gaa3 fe1

Instant coffee.

zik1 jyu1 fat1 mei4

積於忽微积于忽微

To accumulate from tiny quantities or insignificant things.

Crucian carp; an edible, silvery-grey freshwater fish.

For example; such as.

zik1 jyu4 daan2

唧魚蛋唧鱼蛋

To grope a woman's breast, or to provide light sexual services short of intercourse.

積雨雲积雨云

Cumulonimbus cloud; a dense, towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability.

Accumulated grievances or long-held grudges.

Staff member, employee, or worker, usually excluding management.