Cantonese words starting with Z

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Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes).

To attract, invite, or draw in.

A gimmick or means used to attract customers, tourists, or attention.

ziu1 long4 jap6 se3

To marry into the bride's family, with the husband becoming a member of her household.

Coking furnace; an oven used to heat coal in the absence of air to produce coke.

ziu1 lou6 hap6 zi3

The morning dew swiftly dissipates; used to describe the ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence.

Abaca; Manila hemp.

ziu1 man4 zik6 goi2

朝聞夕改朝闻夕改

Quick to accept criticism and correct one's mistakes.

To recruit or enlist; when an organization actively seeks out new members to join.

To enlist rebels, bandits, or enemy soldiers by offering them amnesty.

Shop sign or signboard showing the name of a store.

ziu1 paai4 coi3

Signature dish; the representative or most famous dish of a restaurant.

ziu1 paai4 dung6 zok3

招牌動作招牌动作

招牌詩招牌诗

Signboard poems; traditional poems recited by triad members as secret codes to identify their affiliation.

招牌紙招牌纸

A label or paper sticker used for branding and product information.

To recruit or advertise for a job vacancy.

ziu1 ping3 gei1 kau3

招聘機構招聘机构

Recruiting agency; hiring organization.

ziu1 ping3 wui2

招聘會招聘会

Job fair; career fair or recruitment event.

Recruiter; prospective employer or job advertiser.

ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3

Fickle, capricious, and constantly changing one's mind.

Anxious, troubled, or deeply worried.

To recruit or enroll new students.

To recruit, enroll, or take in students or members.

To wave one's hand, typically to greet, say hello, or beckon someone.

Reef; a rock or group of rocks near the surface of the sea.

Haggard, wan, and thin; worried and worn out.

ziu1 si1 mou6 soeng2

To yearn for or think of someone or something day and night.

A martial arts move or technique.

朝鮮薊朝鲜蓟

Jiaocheng district of Ningde city in Fujian province, China.

ziu1 sing4 keoi1

蕉城區蕉城区

Jiaocheng, a district of Ningde in Fujian.

To invite investment, attract businesses, or recruit merchants.

ziu1 soeng1 jan5 zi1

招商引資招商引资

To attract investment and business from outer areas.

A move, tactic, trick, or strategy.

Coke; a processed grey coal residue used as fuel and in blast furnaces.

招投標招投标

Bidding process, including inviting bids and submitting bids.

ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6

焦頭爛額焦头烂额

In a terrible state or badly bruised from one's own failures or mistakes.

朝頭早朝头早

Morning; the period of time between dawn and noon.

Poster or placard posted on a wall.

招貼畫招贴画

Picture poster used for advertising or propaganda.

Caramel; a light brown substance made by heating sugar, used in making desserts.

Scorched earth; land blackened by fire, describing the ruined state of buildings and crops after a war.

To summon the spirit of the dead.

Sallow, yellowish brown, or sickly yellow.

ziu1 wu4 sing1 wan4

礁湖星雲礁湖星云

Lagoon Nebula; a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius, also cataloged as Messier 8 or M8.

To call or summon.

To call on people to gather, or to convene a group.