Cantonese words starting with Z

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To scorch, or to be sick with worry.

A label, sticker, or decal placed on goods showing the brand and product information.

To bring about a negative consequence; to lead to something bad.

Arrogant, conceited, or boastful.

Morning and evening; day and night.

To flutter or wave in the wind.

To receive, welcome, or entertain guests and clients.

ziu1 ziu1 mou6 mou6

From dawn to dusk; day and night; constantly together.

ziu1 zoi1 je5 wo6

招災惹禍招灾惹祸

To invite disaster; to court or bring trouble upon oneself.

Jiaozuo, a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China.

Jiaozuo, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China.

To find tenants or renters to lease a property.

Morning; the period of time between dawn and noon.

Wetland, marsh, or swamp.

Biogas, marsh gas, or sewer gas; a flammable gas produced by the decomposition of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

Coypu; nutria; a large, semi-aquatic rodent.

Marsh; swamp; wetland that is waterlogged for long periods.

ziu2 zaak6 daai6 mei5 ang1

沼澤大尾鶯沼泽大尾莺

Striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris).

ziu2 zaak6 dei6

沼澤地沼泽地

Marsh, swampland, or everglade.

ziu2 zaak6 dei6 daai3

沼澤地帶沼泽地带

Marsh; swampy area; everglade.

ziu2 zaak6 saan1 zoek3

沼澤山雀沼泽山雀

Marsh tit (Poecile palustris), a bird species.

Photo; photograph.

An imperial edict or decree issued by an emperor.

To perform a sacrificial ceremony, especially Taoist or Buddhist; or, historically, for a woman to remarry.

ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2

To copy from previous success with no originality; to follow a set pattern mechanically.

ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2

To imitate; to copy blindly or follow a pattern without any creativity.

To act accordingly; to follow instructions, rules, or a precedent.

A screen wall placed inside or outside the gate of a traditional house for privacy.

To copy or imitate mechanically and indiscriminately without adapting to one's own situation.

ziu3 bun2 syun1 fo1

To read verbatim from a book, or to work mechanically without any flexibility.

To copy word for word, or to copy indiscriminately.

ziu3 daan1 cyun4 sau1

照單全收照单全收

To uncritically or readily accept an explanation, opinion, requirement, or advice.

ziu3 daan1 zap1 joek6

照單執藥照单执藥

To follow instructions or guidelines to the letter.

Seeing that; considering that; since.

To publish a text or article exactly as submitted, without any alterations.

Level of illumination; illuminance.

To approve for distribution.

To undergo a chest X-ray, or figuratively, to be reprimanded by a superior.

Normally; supposedly; as expected under normal circumstances.

As before; as usual.

To look at oneself in a mirror, or to have an X-ray taken.

To take care of, look after, or provide daily needs and protection for someone, an animal, or a plant.

ziu3 gu3 zi6 gei2

照顧自己照顾自己

To take care of oneself or look after oneself.

To look after, care for, or attend to.

To illuminate or light up; to appear as a certain way in photographs.

To look after, take care of, or have in one's care.

ziu3 ik1 si4 gwong1

To take an X-ray.

ziu3 ik1 si4 gwong1

To have or take an X-ray.