Cantonese words starting with Z
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節度使节度使
zit3 dou6 si3Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
折返
zit3 faan2to turn back
折服
zit3 fuk6to convince; to be convinced
櫛風沐雨栉风沐雨
zit3 fung1 muk6 jyu5lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
折縫折缝
zit3 fung4welt seam (doubled over and sewed again from topside)
折價折价
zit3 gaa3verb; convert into money; depletion of value; discount
節假日节假日
zit3 gaa3 jat6public holiday
節間节间
zit3 gaan1between joints
浙贛浙赣
zit3 gam3Zhejiang-Jiangxi
折跟頭折跟头
zit3 gan1 tau4to do a somersault
折舊折旧
zit3 gau6depreciation
折舊率折旧率
zit3 gau6 leot2rate of deprecation
節儉节俭
zit3 gim6(adjective) Thrifty
折角
zit3 gok3to fold the corner of a page
浙江
zit3 gong1see 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
浙江大學浙江大学
zit3 gong1 daai6 hok6Zhejiang University
浙江三門縣浙江三门县
zit3 gong1 saam1 mun4 jyun6Sanmen County in Zhejiang
浙江省
zit3 gong1 saang2Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4] (short name 浙[Zhe4])
浙江天台縣浙江天台县
zit3 gong1 tin1 toi4 jyun6Tiantai County in Zhejiang
摺高褲腳折高裤脚
zit3 gou1 fu3 goek3to roll up trousers cuffs
毛瓜
zit3 gwaa1hairy gourd; little wintermelon
節瓜节瓜
zit3 gwaa1fuzzy melon; hairy gourd
折桂
zit3 gwai3to win the laurels; to win a championship
節骨眼节骨眼
zit3 gwat1 ngaan5(dialect) critical juncture; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
節骨眼兒节骨眼儿
zit3 gwat1 ngaan5 ji4erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
折過兒折过儿
zit3 gwo3 ji4to turn over
折光
zit3 gwong1refraction
捷克
zit3 hak1Czech Republic
捷克共和國捷克共和国
zit3 hak1 gung6 wo4 gwok3Czech Republic
捷克人
zit3 hak1 jan4Czech person
捷克語捷克语
zit3 hak1 jyu5Czech (language)
捷克斯洛伐克
zit3 hak1 si1 lok6 fat6 hak1Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)
折痕
zit3 han4crease
折合
zit3 hap6to convert into; to be equivalent to
節候节候
zit3 hau6season; time of year
節氣节气
zit3 hei3solar term
節氣門节气门
zit3 hei3 mun4throttle
節慶节庆
zit3 hing3festival
哲學哲学
zit3 hok6philosophy
哲學博士哲学博士
zit3 hok6 bok3 si6a doctor of philosophy [written and colloquial]
哲學家哲学家
zit3 hok6 gaa1philosopher
哲學史哲学史
zit3 hok6 si2history of philosophy
折耗
zit3 hou3loss of goods; shrinkage
哲人
zit3 jan4wise man
哲人其萎
zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2a wise man has passed away (idiom)
哲人石
zit3 jan4 sek6philosopher's stone
節日节日
zit3 jat6holiday; CL:個|个[ge4]
節油节油
zit3 jau4to economize on gasoline
節衣縮食节衣缩食
zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
捷爾任斯克捷尔任斯克
zit3 ji5 jam6 si1 hak1Dzerzhinsk, Russian city
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