Cantonese words starting with Z

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zoek3 sit3 gan1to gossip
嚼舌头
zoek3 sit3 tau4to gossip
斫丧
zoek3 song3to ravage
zoek3 suk1bird food [colloquial]
zoek3 wai6order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
zoek3 zai2(noun) a bird; (of Mahjong game) the "One Bamboo" tiles; (male sexual organ) penis
zoek3 zai2 gaai1Hong Lok Street; a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong
zoek3 zau2to pour wine
勺嘴鹬
zoek3 zeoi2 wat6(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)
zoek3 zi2bit
zoek3 zi2a freckle
着装
zoek3 zong1to dress; clothes
着笔
zoek6 bat1to put pen to paper
着边
zoek6 bin1relevant; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
着边儿
zoek6 bin1 ji4erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
着床
zoek6 cong4to lie down on a bed; (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate; to become established
着处
zoek6 cyu3everywhere
著灯
zoek6 dang1turning the lights on (spoken)
着地
zoek6 dei6to land; also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
着花
zoek6 faa1to blossom; to be in bloom
着法
zoek6 faat3move (in chess or martial arts)
着火
zoek6 fo2to catch fire
着火点
zoek6 fo2 dim2ignition point (temperature)
着慌
zoek6 fong1alarmed
着紧
zoek6 gan2urgent; in intimate relationship with sb
着急
zoek6 gap1to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
着劲儿
zoek6 ging6 ji4to put effort into sth
着意
zoek6 ji3to act with diligent care
着然
zoek6 jin4really
着棋
zoek6 kei4to play chess
着力
zoek6 lik6to put effort into sth
着凉
zoek6 loeng4to catch cold
着落
zoek6 lok6whereabouts; reliable source (of funds etc); settlement
着陆
zoek6 luk6landing; to land
着陆场
zoek6 luk6 coeng4landing site
着陆点
zoek6 luk6 dim2landing site
着龙袍唔似太子
zoek6 lung4 pou4 m4 ci5 taai3 zi2does not look like an emperor even when dressed in a dragon robe', a metaphor to describe someone who is lacking the dignified air
着迷
zoek6 mai4to be fascinated
着墨
zoek6 mak6to describe (in writing, applying ink)
着魔
zoek6 mo1obsessed; enchanted
着忙
zoek6 mong4to rush; to worry about being late
着呢
zoek6 ne1comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; rather
着眼
zoek6 ngaan5to have one's eyes on (a goal); to concentrate
着眼点
zoek6 ngaan5 dim2place of interest
着恼
zoek6 nou5to be enraged
zoek6 saam1wearing clothes (spoken)
着三不着两
zoek6 saam1 bat1 zoek6 loeng5scatter-brained
着实
zoek6 sat6truly; severely
着手
zoek6 sau2to put one's hand to it; to set out
着手成春
zoek6 sau2 sing4 ceon1lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation); once it starts, everything goes well

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