Cantonese words starting with Z
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阻埞
zo2 deng6to be a hindrance; being a waste of space; blocking the way
左對齊左对齐
zo2 deoi3 cai4to left justify (typography)
阻擋阻挡
zo2 dong2(verb) Block (sunlight etc.)
左道惑眾左道惑众
zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
阻斷阻断
zo2 dyun6to block; to intercept
左輔右弼左辅右弼
zo2 fu6 jau6 bat6to be useful assistants to an important person
阻街
zo2 gaai1obstructing footpath (spoken)
阻隔
zo2 gaak3to separate
左近
zo2 gan6thereabouts (Cantonese)
阻擊阻击
zo2 gik1to check
左顧右盼左顾右盼
zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
左公雞左公鸡
zo2 gung1 gai1General Tso's chicken, an American Chinese dish [written and colloquial]
左貢左贡
zo2 gung3see 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 Xian4]
左貢縣左贡县
zo2 gung3 jyun6Zogang, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet
左下
zo2 haa6lower left
左行
zo2 haang1head to your left; drive on the left
左口魚左口鱼
zo2 hau2 jyu4Indian halibut
左券
zo2 hyun3a sure thing; copy of a contract held by a creditor
左券在握
zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1to be assured of success (idiom)
左㕭
zo2 jaau1adj; left-handed
左𠰋
zo2 jaau1left handed
左撓左挠
zo2 jaau1Left handed
左丘明
zo2 jau1 ming4Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] is attributed
左右
zo2 jau6(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate
左右逢源
zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); to have everything going one's way
左右共利
zo2 jau6 gung6 lei6ambidextrous
左右開弓左右开弓
zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
左右兩難左右两难
zo2 jau6 loeng5 naan4(idiom) between a rock and a hard place
左右勾拳
zo2 jau6 ngau1 kyun4left hook and right hook (boxing)
左右手
zo2 jau6 sau2left and right hands; right-hand man
左右袒
zo2 jau6 taan2to take sides with; to be biased
左右為難左右为难
zo2 jau6 wai4 naan4to be in a dilemma; to be in a quandary
左右做人難左右做人难
zo2 jau6 zou6 jan4 naan4damned if you do, damned if you don't
左耳入右耳出
zo2 ji5 jap6 jau6 ji5 ceot1It goes in one ear and out the other. it means a person who pays no attention to what is told to them
左翼
zo2 jik6left-wing (political)
左舷
zo2 jin4port (side of a ship)
阻燃
zo2 jin4fire resistant
左營左营
zo2 jing4Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
左營區左营区
zo2 jing4 keoi1Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
左搖右擺左摇右摆
zo2 jiu4 jau6 baai2not stable; swaying
阻擾阻扰
zo2 jiu5to obstruct
阻雨
zo2 jyu5immobilized by rain
左傾左倾
zo2 king1left-leaning
左傾機會主義左倾机会主义
zo2 king1 gei1 wui2 zyu2 ji6(Marxist jargon) left opportunism; ultra-left deviation ignoring objective conditions and pushing for radical goals prematurely
阻抗
zo2 kong3(electrical) impedance
阻抗變換器阻抗变换器
zo2 kong3 bin3 wun6 hei3impedance converter
阻抗匹配
zo2 kong3 pat1 pui3impedance matching
左權左权
zo2 kyun4see 左權縣|左权县[Zuo3 quan2 Xian4]
左權縣左权县
zo2 kyun4 jyun6Zuoquan, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
左拉
zo2 laai1Zola (name)
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