Cantonese words starting with Z

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To obstruct, stop, or block someone from moving forward or taking action.

zo2 lan2 gau1 cat6 zyu6 saai3

阻撚鳩柒住晒阻撚鸠柒住晒

To block the way completely; to be a massive nuisance or obstacle.

To block, intercept, or detain.

Revolver; a type of handgun with a revolving cylinder.

zo2 leon4 jau6 lei5

左鄰右里左邻右里

Close neighbors; those living nearby.

zo2 leon4 jau6 se3

左鄰右舍左邻右舍

Neighbours or neighbouring families.

zo2 leon4 sau2 coeng1

左輪手槍左轮手枪

Revolver; a type of handgun with a revolving cylinder.

Resistance, drag, or obstruction that hinders progress, movement, or development.

The League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930.

To thwart, obstruct, or place obstacles in someone's way.

To obstruct, hinder, or deliberately stand in someone's way.

To thwart, obstruct, or stand in the way of someone or something.

Damping; the gradual reduction of oscillation or vibration.

zo2 nei5 jat1 zan6

阻你一陣阻你一阵

Can I trouble you for a moment?; Can you spare a moment?

To hinder, block, or obstruct something to prevent its smooth passage or development.

Left Bank (especially of the Seine in Paris).

The Left; left wing; a collective term for politically left-leaning people and groups.

Left-handed person; a southpaw.

To block or clog; to obstruct a passage and prevent smooth movement.

Left hand, or the left-hand side.

Left-hand side.

Left-hand side; the direction of nine o'clock on a clock face.

zo2 sau2 lei4 jau6 sau2 heoi3

左手嚟，右手去

To spend or lose money as soon as it is earned; to have money go out as fast as it comes in.

zo2 sau2 zo2 goek3

阻手阻腳阻手阻脚

To get in the way or be a nuisance, making it difficult to move or get things done.

Zuo Si, a Jin dynasty writer and poet of the third century.

zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2

To turn over in one's mind; to think through from different angles or ponder deeply.

zo2 si6 ceon1 cau1

Zuo Zhuan, an ancient Chinese history and commentary traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming.

Upper left; top left.

An off-key or out-of-tune singing voice.

Left-hand drive; referring to a vehicle with the steering wheel on the left, or road traffic that keeps to the right.

左軚車左軚车

Left-hand drive car or vehicle

To take sides with; to be biased or show favoritism.

zo2 tang4 jau6 tang4

左騰右騰左腾右腾

To rush back and forth between different places, usually involving physical exhaustion.

zo2 tau4 zo2 sai3

阻頭阻勢阻头阻势

To get in the way; to block or obstruct someone, causing a nuisance.

Left rudder; left-hand drive.

Zuoyun, a county in Datong, Shanxi, China.

左雲縣左云县

Zuoyun, a county in Datong City, Shanxi Province, China.

To block reinforcements.

An obstacle, hindrance, delay, or hitch.

zo2 zi1 jau6 zyut3

左支右絀左支右绌

To be in straitened circumstances, short of money, or unable to cope with difficulties.

To prevent, stop, or block an action or event from happening.

左字頭左字头

The 'top of 左' component in Chinese characters.

The numerical value of electrical impedance or resistance.

左箭頭左箭头

Left-pointing arrow

zo2 zin3 tau4 gin6

左箭頭鍵左箭头键

The left arrow key on a keyboard.

To confirm or verify; also used as a noun for evidence or a witness.

To stop, block, or intercept.