Cantonese words starting with Z

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节上生枝
zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节选
zit3 syun2excerpt; to select
zit3 syun3to convert (between currencies)
折腾
zit3 tang4to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to torment sb; to squander (time, money)
折头
zit3 tau4discount
折断
zit3 tyun5to snap sth off
捷运
zit3 wan6(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT)
zit3 wing6front crawl swimming
zit3 wui4to turn back
节制
zit3 zai3to control; to moderate; moderation; to administer
节奏
zit3 zau3rhythm; musical pulse; beat
节奏布鲁斯
zit3 zau3 bou3 lou5 si1Rhythm and Blues R&B
节奏口技
zit3 zau3 hau2 gei6beatboxing
zit3 zeoi6to atone for a crime
zit3 zi1massage; sprig
节支
zit3 zi1to save on expenditure
节肢动物
zit3 zi1 dung6 mat6arthropod
节肢介体病毒
zit3 zi1 gaai3 tai2 beng6 duk6arbovirus
节子
zit3 zi2gnarl
节节
zit3 zit3step by step
折节读书
zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
睫状体
zit3 zong6 tai2ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)
节足动物
zit3 zuk1 dung6 mat6arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs
zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); first come, first served
zit3 zung3to compromise; a trade-off
折转
zit3 zyun2reflex (angle)
zit6high and steep mountain; name of hill
zit6to hail (a taxi, bus or public transport on the road)
zit6to halt; to cut off; to stop; section
zit6eyelashes
zit6 ceoi2to cut off a section of sth
截长补短
zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to complement each other
zit6 dik1 si2verb; to hail or catch a taxi or cab
截夺
zit6 dyut6intercept
截击
zit6 gik1to intercept (military)
捷径
zit6 ging3shortcut
稿
zit6 gou2(of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles
zit6 jin4sharply; distinctly; radically
zit6 jin4 bat1 tung4entirely different
zit6 jyu4noun; name of imperial concubine
zit6 keoi5intercept (the point at which a line crosses the x- or y-axis)
zit6 kyun4 dou6Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
zit6 mei5to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
zit6 min6section
zit6 ping4(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
截线
zit6 sin3intersecting line
截瘫
zit6 taan1paraplegia
zit6 taap3zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)
截图
zit6 tou4(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
截断
zit6 tyun5to break or cut in two; to cut off; to interrupt

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