Cantonese words starting with Z
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接踵
zip3 zung2to follow on sb's heels
接踵而來接踵而来
zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4to come one after the other
接種接种
zip3 zung3to be vaccinated
接住
zip3 zyu6to catch (sth thrown etc); to accept
摺轉折转
zip3 zyun2reflex (angle)
擳
zit1(Cant.) to squeeze out; tickle
櫛栉
zit1a comb; to weed out; Taiwan pr. [jié]
瀄
zit1(Cant.) to squeeze; to spray
擳人
zit1 jan4to tickle someone [colloquial]
哲
zit3wise
喆
zit3(used in given names); a sage; sagacious
婕
zit3handsome
折
zit3(verb) go back or turn back (to the place just left)
捷
zit3Czech; abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
摺折
zit3piss off; shut up (Cantonese)
浙
zit3short name for Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]
癤疖
zit3pimple; boil
節节
zit3festival; node; section; part; to save; moral integrity; sequence of events; tally; to regulate; to restrain
蜇
zit3to sting; to irritate (one's eyes or skin)
節疤节疤
zit3 baa1gnarl; knot
折筆折笔
zit3 bat1against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
櫛比栉比
zit3 bei2lined up close (like teeth of a comb)
折變折变
zit3 bin3to sell off sth
捷報捷报
zit3 bou3report of success
捷報頻傳捷报频传
zit3 bou3 pan4 cyun4victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
折本
zit3 bun2a loss
節本节本
zit3 bun2abridged version
折半
zit3 bun3to reduce by fifty percent
折錢折钱
zit3 cin2a loss
折秤
zit3 cing3discrepancy in weight
折挫
zit3 co3to frustrate; to make things difficult
浙菜
zit3 coi3Zhejiang cuisine
浙醋
zit3 cou3red vinegar
節操节操
zit3 cou3integrity
折衝折冲
zit3 cung1to make enemies retreat; to repulse or subdue enemies; negotiation
折衷
zit3 cung1variant of 折中[zhe2 zhong1]
折衷鸚鵡折衷鹦鹉
zit3 cung1 jing1 mou5Eclectus roratus (red-green parrot of Papua-New Guinea)
折衝樽俎折冲樽俎
zit3 cung1 zeon1 zo2lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
折衷主義折衷主义
zit3 cung1 zyu2 ji6eclecticism
捷達捷达
zit3 daat6Jetta (car produced by Volkswagen)
捷達航空貨運捷达航空货运
zit3 daat6 hong4 hung1 fo3 wan6Jett8 Airlines Cargo (based in Singapore)
折兌折兑
zit3 deoi3to cash
節點节点
zit3 dim2node
節電节电
zit3 din6to save electricity
折疊折叠
zit3 dip6to fold
折疊椅折叠椅
zit3 dip6 ji2folding chair
折疊式折叠式
zit3 dip6 sik1folding (i.e. portable)
折墮折堕
zit3 do6(slang) (of behaviour) wicked or depraved conduct; bad karma; (of experience) depraved; or (curse language) to swear at someone who will be remorseful of their depraved conduct at the end.
折刀
zit3 dou1folding knife; jackknife; pocketknife
折刀兒折刀儿
zit3 dou1 ji4erhua form of 折刀[zhe2 dao1]
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