Cantonese words starting with Z
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占地
zim3 dei6to take up space
占地方
zim3 dei6 fong1to take up space
占地兒占地儿
zim3 dei6 ji4to take up space
占地面積占地面积
zim3 dei6 min6 zik1floor area; footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)
佔據占据
zim3 geoi3to occupy; to hold
佔下風占下风
zim3 haa6 fung1to be at a disadvantage
占優占优
zim3 jau1to dominate
佔優勢占优势
zim3 jau1 sai3to predominate
佔有占有
zim3 jau5to have; to hold; to possess
佔用占用
zim3 jung6to occupy
佔領占领
zim3 ling5to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
佔領者占领者
zim3 ling5 ze2occupant
佔領中環占领中环
zim3 ling5 zung1 waan4Occupy Central with Love and Peace, a civil disobedience campaign, to pressure the PRC Government into granting an electoral system which "satisfy the international standards in relation to universal suffrage" in Hong Kong Chief Executive election in 2017 as promised according to the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45
占滿占满
zim3 mun5to fill
佔便宜占便宜
zim3 pin4 ji4advantageous; to benefit at others' expense
佔先占先
zim3 sin1to take precedence
佔線占线
zim3 sin3busy (telephone line)
佔上風占上风
zim3 soeng6 fung1to take the lead
佔為己有占为己有
zim3 wai4 gei2 jau5to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
占著茅坑不拉屎占着茅坑不拉屎
zim3 zoek6 maau4 haang1 bat1 laai1 si2lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
佔中占中
zim3 zung1Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
漸變渐变
zim6 bin3gradual change
漸次渐次
zim6 ci3gradually
漸快渐快
zim6 faai3to speed up gradually; (music) accelerando
漸近渐近
zim6 gan6to approach gradually
漸行漸遠渐行渐远
zim6 hang4 zim6 jyun5gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
漸稀渐稀
zim6 hei1to thin out gradually
漸弱渐弱
zim6 joek6to fade out; diminuendo
漸慢渐慢
zim6 maan6to slow down gradually; (music) decelerando
漸新世渐新世
zim6 san1 sai3Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
漸新統渐新统
zim6 san1 tung2Oligocene system (geology)
漸進渐进
zim6 zeon3progress step by step; to move forward (slowly)
漸漸渐渐
zim6 zim6gradually
氈毡
zin1felt (fabric); carpet
濺溅
zin1the sound of flowing water
煎
zin1to pan fry; to decoct; decoction; to torment
箋笺
zin1letter; a written note; an official memorandum; to analyse; note; stationery; correspondence
鸇鹯
zin1sparrow hawk
煎餅煎饼
zin1 beng2jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; CL:張|张[zhang1]
煎炒
zin1 caau2to lightly fry
煎蛋
zin1 daan2fried egg
煎蛋卷
zin1 daan2 gyun2omelet
煎堆
zin1 deoi1(n.) Jin deui, a deep-fried Chinese pastry - glutinous rice ball coated with white sesame
湔滌湔涤
zin1 dik6to wash
煎餃煎饺
zin1 gaau2fried dumpling
氈靴毡靴
zin1 hoe1felt boots
煎釀三寶煎酿三宝
zin1 joeng6 saam1 bou2the 'three stuffed treasures', refers to stuffed eggplant, stuffed bell pepper, stuffed bean curd
煎魚煎鱼
zin1 jyu4a pan fried fish; to fry a fish [written and colloquial]
煎牛扒
zin1 ngau4 paa2beef steak
煎熬
zin1 ngou4to suffer; to torment; suffering; torment
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