Cantonese words starting with Z

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zit6 wok6to intercept

zit6 zi1amputation (medicine)

zit6 zi2to end; to close

zit6 zi3up to (a time)

ziu1to recruit; to beckon; to infect; a move (chess); device; to confess; a surname; to summon; vain; to admit

ziu1morning; dawn

ziu1burnt; charred; anxious; a surname

ziu1reef; jetty

ziu1banana; the penis

ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; living from hand to mouth

朝不慮夕朝不虑夕

ziu1 bat1 leoi6 zik6at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; living from hand to mouth

ziu1 bing1to recruit soldiers

招兵買馬招兵买马

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)

招𠔊買馬招𠔊买马

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5to call on fellow members for support to strengthen one's forces; to get backup ready for a conflict [colloquial]

ziu1 biu1to invite bids

ziu1 can1to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)

ziu1 cing2to recruit

ziu1 ciu4 haai5fiddler crab (genus Uca)

ziu1 coek3(literary) deeply worried

ziu1 coi4lit. inviting wealth

招財貓招财猫

ziu1 coi4 maau1maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune

招財進寶招财进宝

ziu1 coi4 zeon3 bou2ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

ziu1 cou3variant of 焦躁[jiao1 zao4]

ziu1 cou3variant of 焦躁[jiao1 zao4]

ziu1 cou3fretful

ziu1 dim2(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus

ziu1 doi6to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

招待員招待员

ziu1 doi6 jyun4service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc

ziu1 doi6 so2guesthouse; hostel

招待會招待会

ziu1 doi6 wui2a reception

ziu1 dou2reef island

ziu1 faa1 zik6 sap6"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]

ziu1 faa3to coke

ziu1 faat3move (in chess or martial arts)

ziu1 fai1(noun) Morning

ziu1 fu1(verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon

ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host

ziu1 fu1 zaam6request bus stop

ziu1 fu2to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

ziu1 fung1to catch the wind

招風惹草招风惹草

ziu1 fung1 je5 cou2(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself

招風耳招风耳

ziu1 fung1 ji5jug ears

ziu1 gaa3to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own

ziu1 gap1anxiety

ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5nine to five (working hours)

ziu1 go1Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝

ziu1 gon1 zik6 tik1cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

ziu1 gong1see 椒江區|椒江区[Jiao1 jiang1 Qu1]

椒江區椒江区

ziu1 gong1 keoi1Jiaojiang, a district of Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

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