Cantonese words starting with Z

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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
zit3 faan2to turn back
zit3 fuk6to convince; to be convinced
栉风沐雨
zit3 fung1 muk6 jyu5lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
折缝
zit3 fung4welt seam (doubled over and sewed again from topside)
折价
zit3 gaa3verb; convert into money; depletion of value; discount
节假日
zit3 gaa3 jat6public holiday
节间
zit3 gaan1between joints
浙赣
zit3 gam3Zhejiang-Jiangxi
折跟头
zit3 gan1 tau4to do a somersault
折旧
zit3 gau6depreciation
折旧率
zit3 gau6 leot2rate of deprecation
节俭
zit3 gim6(adjective) Thrifty
zit3 gok3to fold the corner of a page
zit3 gong1see 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
浙江大学
zit3 gong1 daai6 hok6Zhejiang University
浙江三门县
zit3 gong1 saam1 mun4 jyun6Sanmen County in Zhejiang
zit3 gong1 saang2Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4] (short name 浙[Zhe4])
浙江天台县
zit3 gong1 tin1 toi4 jyun6Tiantai County in Zhejiang
折高裤脚
zit3 gou1 fu3 goek3to roll up trousers cuffs
zit3 gwaa1hairy gourd; little wintermelon
节瓜
zit3 gwaa1fuzzy melon; hairy gourd
zit3 gwai3to win the laurels; to win a championship
节骨眼
zit3 gwat1 ngaan5(dialect) critical juncture; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
节骨眼儿
zit3 gwat1 ngaan5 ji4erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
折过儿
zit3 gwo3 ji4to turn over
zit3 gwong1refraction
zit3 hak1Czech Republic
捷克共和国
zit3 hak1 gung6 wo4 gwok3Czech Republic
zit3 hak1 jan4Czech person
捷克语
zit3 hak1 jyu5Czech (language)
zit3 hak1 si1 lok6 fat6 hak1Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)
zit3 han4crease
zit3 hap6to convert into; to be equivalent to
节候
zit3 hau6season; time of year
节气
zit3 hei3solar term
节气门
zit3 hei3 mun4throttle
节庆
zit3 hing3festival
哲学
zit3 hok6philosophy
哲学博士
zit3 hok6 bok3 si6a doctor of philosophy [written and colloquial]
哲学家
zit3 hok6 gaa1philosopher
哲学史
zit3 hok6 si2history of philosophy
zit3 hou3loss of goods; shrinkage
zit3 jan4wise man
zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2a wise man has passed away (idiom)
zit3 jan4 sek6philosopher's stone
节日
zit3 jat6holiday; CL:個|个[ge4]
节油
zit3 jau4to economize on gasoline
节衣缩食
zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
捷尔任斯克
zit3 ji5 jam6 si1 hak1Dzerzhinsk, Russian city

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