Cantonese words starting with Z
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照映
ziu3 jing2to shine
照應照应
ziu3 jing3to correlate with
照妖鏡照妖镜
ziu3 jiu1 geng3magic mirror for revealing goblins
照耀
ziu3 jiu6to shine
照樣照样
ziu3 joeng6as before; in the same manner; nevertheless
詔獄诏狱
ziu3 juk6imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)
詔諭诏谕
ziu3 jyu6imperial decree
照例
ziu3 lai6as a rule; usually
照理
ziu3 lei5according to reason; in the normal course of events
詔令诏令
ziu3 ling6imperial order
照料
ziu3 liu6to tend
照亮
ziu3 loeng6to illuminate; lighting
照貓畫虎照猫画虎
ziu3 maau1 waak6 fu2lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
照面
ziu3 min6to meet face-to-face
照明
ziu3 ming4lighting; to light up
照明彈照明弹
ziu3 ming4 daan2flare; star shell
照明燈照明灯
ziu3 ming4 dang1headlamp; spotlight; floodlight; jacklamp
照眼
ziu3 ngaan5glare
照我所知
ziu3 ngo5 so2 zi1as far as I know; from what I can tell; to the best of my knowledge
詔安诏安
ziu3 on1see 詔安縣|诏安县[Zhao4 an1 Xian4]
詔安縣诏安县
ziu3 on1 jyun6Zhao'an, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
照片
ziu3 pin2photograph; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
照片底版
ziu3 pin2 dai2 baan2a photographic plate
照片炸彈照片炸弹
ziu3 pin2 zaa3 daan2photobomb [written and colloquial]
照片子
ziu3 pin2 zi2to take an X-ray
照殺照杀
ziu3 saat3having confidence to insist taking up something (spoken)
照射
ziu3 se6to shine on; to irradiate
照燒照烧
ziu3 siu1teriyaki
照相
ziu3 soeng2to take a photograph
照相機照相机
ziu3 soeng2 gei1camera
照相館照相馆
ziu3 soeng2 gun2photo studio
照常
ziu3 soeng4as usual
詔書诏书
ziu3 syu1imperial edict
照說照说
ziu3 syut3normally
醮壇醮坛
ziu3 taan4altar
照頭淋照头淋
ziu3 tau4 lam4to wet oneself by pouring water over one's head
照田雞照田鸡
ziu3 tin4 gai1affair exposed (slang)
照葫蘆畫瓢照葫芦画瓢
ziu3 wu4 lou4 waak6 piu4lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
照護照护
ziu3 wu6care; to look after
照會照会
ziu3 wui6a diplomatic note
照準照准
ziu3 zeon2request granted (formal usage in old document)
詔旨诏旨
ziu3 zi2imperial edict
照直
ziu3 zik6directly; straight ahead
照章
ziu3 zoeng1according to the regulations
照像
ziu3 zoeng6variant of 照相[zhao4 xiang4]
照像機照像机
ziu3 zoeng6 gei1variant of 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]
照住
ziu3 zyu6take care of (spoken)
噍
ziu6to chew; to physically assault; to have sex with a woman; arrogant
嚼
ziu6to chew; to prattle; to ruminate
趙赵
ziu6to surpass (old); the name of a ancient state
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