Cantonese words starting with Z

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War, battle, or warfare.

Soldier, warrior, or fighter; also used figuratively for someone joining a struggle.

Battlefront or frontline, both literally in war and figuratively in other conflicts.

A trembling voice, or a trill in singing.

To defeat, win, or triumph over an opponent in a war or competition.

A written challenge to battle; a letter of challenge.

Warship; a ship armed and used for warfare.

Arrowhead, or the vanguard in sports or warfare.

An employment agent or job broker.

薦頭店荐头店

Employment agency; job agency.

箭頭鍵箭头键

Arrow key on a computer keyboard.

A fighting group or a fray.

The tense, nervous atmosphere just before the outbreak of war.

The disaster, suffering, or devastation caused by war.

War or warfare; a conflict fought with soldiers, weapons, and strategy.

zin3 zang1 jyu5 wo4 ping4

戰爭與和平战争与和平

War and Peace, the epic novel by Leo Tolstoy.

zin3 zang1 zeoi6

戰爭罪战争罪

Sacrum; the sacral vertebra.

An arrow, arrowhead, or arrow pointer pointing in a specific direction.

A cushion, mat, or pad used for sitting, leaning, or protecting surfaces.

Record of performance, results, or achievements in competitions or battles.

zin3 zin3 ging1 ging1

戰戰兢兢战战兢兢

Trembling with fear; being extremely cautious or wary out of fear.

zin3 zin3 leot6 leot6

戰戰慄慄战战栗栗

To tremble with fear.

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To reach the point of no return; an action that is imminent and cannot be stopped.

Arrow bamboo; a genus of bamboo (Fargesia) with slender, straight culms.

Despicable, mean, or contemptible in character or behavior.

A derogatory, contemptuous, or self-deprecating term used to address or refer to someone.

A cheap person, or a depreciative term for a woman or someone despised.

Despicable, low-class, shameless, or morally unacceptable.

zin6 gaak3 haa6 lau4

賤格下流贱格下流

Despicable, contemptible, or low-down; possessing extremely bad character.

zin6 gaak3 lou2

賤格佬贱格佬

A despicable, base, or contemptible man.

A despicable person of bad character; a scoundrel.

zin6 gwat1 tau4

賤骨頭贱骨头

A good-for-nothing, spineless, or contemptible person.

An extremely offensive term for a detestable, cheap, or despicable person.

A despicable, despicable, or low-life person; a bastard or bitch.

A despicable, cheap, or untrustworthy friend.

To sell off goods at an unreasonably low price, almost as if they were free.

Pariah, untouchable, or a person of the lowest social stratum.

zin6 mat6 dau3 kung4 jan4

賤物鬥窮人贱物斗穷人

A situation where prices plummet during widespread poverty, or when people are too poor to buy even cheap goods.

A lowlife; a person of bad character who is considered as low as dirt.

My wife; a humble, self-deprecating term used by a husband to refer to his own wife.

A low-class, mean-spirited person with no morals or dignity.

To secretly detect, observe, and investigate.

To go on a military campaign; to conquer or subjugate.

To be stunned, taken aback, or caught off guard and temporarily unable to react due to surprise.

Clear and glittering; crystalline.

A river in Guangdong Province, China.

An archaic variant of 蒸 (to steam), or to present, to advance, or multitudinous.