Cantonese words starting with Z
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招股
ziu1 gu2share offer
招股上市
ziu1 gu2 soeng5 si5initial public offering (IPO); stock market launch
招股書招股书
ziu1 gu2 syu1(finance) share prospectus
招股說明書招股说明书
ziu1 gu2 syut3 ming4 syu1prospectus
招供
ziu1 gung1to confess
朝過夕改朝过夕改
ziu1 gwo3 zik6 goi2to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
招考
ziu1 haau2to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
朝行晚拆
ziu1 hang4 maan5 caak3to lay out the bed for sleeping at night and pack it away in the morning
朝氣朝气
ziu1 hei3vitality
朝氣蓬勃朝气蓬勃
ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; a bright spark
招降
ziu1 hong4to summon surrender; to take in enemies who surrender; to recruit bad
招降納叛招降纳叛
ziu1 hong4 naap6 bun6to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
招人
ziu1 jan4to recruit; to hire people
招人喜歡招人喜欢
ziu1 jan4 hei2 fun1charming; delightful
招人仇口
ziu1 jan4 sau4 hau2to offend people and provoke hatred; to make enemies
招引
ziu1 jan5to attract
朝日
ziu1 jat6Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
朝日新聞朝日新闻
ziu1 jat6 san1 man4Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
焦油
ziu1 jau4tar
招誘招诱
ziu1 jau5to invite; to attract
招惹
ziu1 je5to trigger
焦耳
ziu1 ji5(loanword) joule
椒鹽椒盐
ziu1 jim4seasoned with salt and pepper
椒鹽鮮魷椒盐鲜鱿
ziu1 jim4 sin1 jau4squid with salt and pepper
招賢納士招贤纳士
ziu1 jin4 naap6 si6invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
招認招认
ziu1 jing6to confess
僬僥僬侥
ziu1 jiu4legendary dwarfs in the west of China
招搖招摇
ziu1 jiu4to rock back and forth; to brag
招搖過市招摇过市
ziu1 jiu4 gwo3 si5(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
招搖撞騙招摇撞骗
ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3to bluff; to go around scamming people
朝陽朝阳
ziu1 joeng4see 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4]; see 朝陽區|朝阳区[Chao2 yang2 Qu1]
朝陽產業朝阳产业
ziu1 joeng4 caan2 jip6sunrise industry
朝饔夕飧
ziu1 jung1 zik6 syun1lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
朝雨
ziu1 jyu5morning rain
招怨
ziu1 jyun3to arouse animosity
招遠招远
ziu1 jyun5see 招遠市|招远市[Zhao1 yuan3 Shi4]
招遠市招远市
ziu1 jyun5 si5Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
礁溪
ziu1 kai1Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
礁溪鄉礁溪乡
ziu1 kai1 hoeng1Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
焦距
ziu1 keoi5focal length
招攬招揽
ziu1 laam5to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
招攬生意招揽生意
ziu1 laam5 saang1 ji3to advertise
蕉林
ziu1 lam4literally: a banana forest; Shatin, a place in Hong Kong; somewhere remote where a taxi driver has been sent to where they are unlikely to be able to pick up another customer [colloquial, jargon used by taxi drivers]
蕉嶺蕉岭
ziu1 leng5see 蕉嶺縣|蕉岭县[Jiao1 ling3 Xian4]
蕉嶺縣蕉岭县
ziu1 leng5 jyun6Jiaoling, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
焦慮焦虑
ziu1 leoi6anxious; apprehensive
焦慮不安焦虑不安
ziu1 leoi6 bat1 on1worried too much
焦慮症焦虑症
ziu1 leoi6 zing3neurosis
招領招领
ziu1 ling5to advertise for the owner of lost property
朝令夕改
ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
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