Cantonese words starting with Z

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Taproot; the main root that grows vertically downward.

植根於植根于

To be rooted in; to originate from or be deeply established in.

Diameter; a straight line passing through the center of a circle with both ends on the circumference.

Stiff, rigid, or numb.

Intuition, instinct, or gut feeling.

Right angle; a ninety-degree angle.

A set square or try square used as a carpenter's tool to measure right angles.

A set square; a carpenter's tool for drawing or testing right angles.

zik6 gok3 saam1 gok3 jing4

直角三角形

Right-angled triangle

zik6 gok3 sing3

直覺性直觉性

Intuitiveness; the quality of being intuitive.

zik6 gok3 zo6 biu1

直角座標直角坐标

Cartesian coordinates; rectangular coordinates.

Intuitive; directly perceived through immediate senses and feelings.

One's ancestral home; the native place or hometown of one's ancestors.

To sweep through; to engulf or spread quickly, incorporating everything in its path.

zik6 gyun2 jat1 hung1

To sweep clean; to carry off or steal absolutely everything.

Immediate family; direct relatives such as parents, spouse, children, and siblings.

zik6 hai6 can1 suk6

直系親屬直系亲属

Immediate family; next of kin; direct relatives.

zik6 hai6 gwan1 fat6

直係軍閥直系军阀

The Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords.

zik6 hai6 hyut3 can1

直系血親直系血亲

Lineal relative; a direct descendant or direct ancestor.

zik6 hai6 zou2 sin1

A direct ancestor.

To walk or go straight, or figuratively, to act uprightly.

To govern or administer directly; to be under the direct jurisdiction of.

直轄市直辖市

Direct-controlled municipality; a city under the direct administration of the central government.

A direct or non-stop flight to a destination without transferring.

Traditional method of indicating the pronunciation of a Chinese character by citing another homophone.

To implant surgically or embed.

zik6 jap6 sik1 gwong2 gou3

植入式廣告植入式广告

Product placement; a marketing technique where products are integrated into TV shows or movies.

To be on duty for the day.

zik6 jat6 sang1

The student on duty to clean the classroom, wipe the blackboard, and tidy up.

To be on night duty or work the night shift.

To translate literally according to the literal wording or word order.

直譯器直译器

An interpreter, as in a computer program that directly executes instructions.

Silent, quiet, or peaceful.

To speak frankly and directly, stating one's mind without mincing words.

zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5

直言不諱直言不讳

To speak frankly and without reservation, especially about things that might cause displeasure.

zik6 jin4 ming6 tai4

直言命題直言命题

Categorical proposition, a term in logic.

zik6 jin4 mou4 wai5

直言無諱直言无讳

To speak one's mind frankly and without reservation.

The setting sun; sunset.

zik6 joeng4 caan2 jip6

夕陽產業夕阳产业

Sunset industry; a declining industry that has passed its peak.

zik6 joeng4 gung1 jip6

夕陽工業夕阳工业

Sunset industry; a declining industry.

zik6 joeng4 sai1 haa6

夕陽西下夕阳西下

The sun sets in the west.

To encounter or meet with.

zik6 kyut3 kyut3

Completely straight; stiff and unbending.

To stand upright or erect.

zik6 laap6 jan4

Homo erectus; an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene.

Schiller, the German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.

Direct current (DC), or to flow continuously in one direction.

直流電直流电

Direct current (DC); an electric current flowing in one constant direction.