Cantonese words starting with Z
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尖
zim1(adjective) Top-graded (e.g. students)
沾
zim1to moisten; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
瞻
zim1to gaze; to look up ; regard respectifully
臢臜
zim1dirty; awkward; nauseating
覘觇
zim1to observe; Taiwan pr. [zhān]; to watch and wait
詹
zim1excellent; a surname
霑
zim1to moisten; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; transliteration for James
瞻拜
zim1 baai3to worship
呫嗶呫哔
zim1 bat1to read aloud
呫畢呫毕
zim1 bat1to read aloud
尖筆甩尖笔甩
zim1 bat1 lat1very sharp
沾邊沾边
zim1 bin1to have a connection with; to be relevant
覘標觇标
zim1 biu1surveyor's beacon
占卜
zim1 buk1to divine
瞻前顧後瞻前顾后
zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to be overcautious and indecisive
尖草坪
zim1 cou2 ping4see 尖草坪區|尖草坪区[Jian1 cao3 ping2 Qu1]
尖草坪區尖草坪区
zim1 cou2 ping4 keoi1Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi
尖頂尖顶
zim1 deng2pointed object; pinnacle
尖刀
zim1 dou1dagger
尖東尖东
zim1 dung1the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui East
尖端
zim1 dyun1sharp pointed end; the cusp; most advanced and sophisticated; the best
沾花惹草
zim1 faa1 je5 cou2to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to frequent brothels
尖峰
zim1 fung1sharp peak (landform); spike
尖叫
zim1 giu3to screech; to shriek
尖閣列島尖阁列岛
zim1 gok3 lit6 dou2Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[Diao4 yu2 Dao3]), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
尖閣諸島尖阁诸岛
zim1 gok3 zyu1 dou2Senkaku Islands
詹江布爾詹江布尔
zim1 gong1 bou3 ji5Janjanbureh river and city in Gambia
瞻顧瞻顾
zim1 gu3to look forward and back cautiously
尖管麵尖管面
zim1 gun2 min6penne pasta
占卦
zim1 gwaa3Chinese fortune telling; to foresee, to predict
沾光
zim1 gwong1to bask in the light; reflected glory
尖刻
zim1 hak1caustic; piquant; vitriolic
尖銳尖锐
zim1 jeoi6sharp; penetrating; acute (illness)
尖鋭尖锐
zim1 jeoi6sharp
尖銳化尖锐化
zim1 jeoi6 faa3to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
尖銳批評尖锐批评
zim1 jeoi6 pai1 ping4sharp criticism
尖銳濕疣尖锐湿疣
zim1 jeoi6 sap1 jau2genital wart
霑益沾益
zim1 jik1see 霑益區|沾益区[Zhan1 yi4 Qu1]
沾染
zim1 jim5to pollute (often fig.); to gain a small advantage
沾染控制
zim1 jim5 hung3 zai3contamination control
沾染世俗
zim1 jim5 sai3 zuk6to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
瞻仰
zim1 joeng5(verb) Viewing (or called visitation to a decedent in funeral)
沾濡
zim1 jyu4to moisten
尖括號尖括号
zim1 kut3 hou6angle brackets < >
瞻禮日瞻礼日
zim1 lai5 jat6the Lord's Day
尖厲尖厉
zim1 lai6shrill (voice)
尖利
zim1 lei6sharp; cutting; piercing
尖尾濱鷸尖尾滨鹬
zim1 mei5 ban1 wat6(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
譫妄谵妄
zim1 mong5delirium
瞻望
zim1 mong6to look far ahead
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