Cantonese words starting with Z

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electric fusebox

(noun) Gathering

zaap6 hap6 leon6

集合論集合论

set theory (math.)

zaap6 hap6 ming4 ci4

集合名詞集合名词

collective noun (linguistics)

zaap6 hap6 tai2

集合體集合体

aggregate; bundle

area in the Shangcheng district of Hangzhou

custom; practice (usu. a regrettable one)

collection of papers (published as one volume)

stamp collecting

zaap6 jau4 bou2

集郵簿集邮簿

zaap6 jau4 caak3

集郵冊集邮册

zaap6 jau4 soeng1

zaap6 ji5 sing4 sing3

習以成性习以成性

deeply ingrained

zaap6 ji5 sing4 zuk6

習以成俗习以成俗

to become accustomed to sth through long practice

zaap6 ji5 wai4 soeng4

習以為常习以为常

zaap6 jik6 sing4 kau4

many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big

carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)

see 集賢縣|集贤县[Ji2 xian2 Xian4]

zaap6 jin4 jyun6

集賢縣集贤县

Jixian, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang

to use habitually; conventional

to continue to use ; to employ (something that has long been used in the past)

Xi County or Xixian, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi

a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy

zaap6 kek6 sei3 daai6 gaa1

雜劇四大家杂剧四大家

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]

clan; to flock together

centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party

small craftsman (contemptuous)

aggregate; conglomerate (rocks)

grain crops other than rice and wheat

literary miscellany

in a mess; chaotic

zaap6 lyun6 mou4 zoeng1

雜亂無章杂乱无章

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

a low quality brand (goods); an inferior brand

junk; various bits and bobs

see 集美區|集美区[Ji2 mei3 Qu1]

zaap6 mei5 keoi1

集美區集美区

Jimei, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian

odd jobs; miscellaneous tasks