Cantonese words starting with Z

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zoek3 sit3 gan1

To gossip, chew the fat, or argue pointlessly.

zoek3 sit3 tau4

嚼舌頭嚼舌头

To gossip, argue, or talk back unnecessarily.

To ravage, damage, or ruin, especially one's health, energy, or spirit.

Birdseed; grain used as food for birds.

A title of nobility or peerage.

zoek3 zai2 gaai1

Hong Lok Street, a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, famous for its bird market.

To pour wine or alcohol.

zoek3 zeoi2 wat6

勺嘴鷸勺嘴鹬

Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)

A bit for a horse's bridle.

Freckle; a small brown spot on the skin.

To dress; clothes, attire, or outfit.

To put pen to paper; to start writing or drawing.

Relevant, on track, or having to do with the matter at hand.

著邊兒着边儿

To have to do with, be relevant, or make sense.

To lie down on a bed, to attach to a substrate (of oyster larvae), or to become established.

Everywhere; in all places.

To turn on a light; to switch on the lights.

To land, touch down, or come into contact with the ground.

To blossom; to be in bloom.

A move in chess, board games, or martial arts.

To catch fire, ignite, or start burning.

著火點着火点

Ignition point; the lowest temperature at which a substance will catch fire.

To become flustered, alarmed, or panicked.

To care deeply about; to worry about or take something to heart.

To worry or feel anxious.

zoek6 ging6 ji4

著勁兒着劲儿

To put effort into something; to exert oneself.

To care about; to keep in mind, or to act with care and effort.

Really; indeed; actually.

To play chess or other board games.

To put effort into something; to strive or exert oneself.

To catch a cold or catch a chill from being cold.

Whereabouts; a reliable source of support or funding; or a settled outcome.

To land; specifically for flying objects to descend from the sky to the ground.

zoek6 luk6 coeng4

著陸場着陆场

Landing site, especially for spacecraft.

zoek6 luk6 dim2

著陸點着陆点

Landing site; the place where a spacecraft, aircraft, or parachute lands.

zoek6 lung4 pou4 m4 ci5 taai3 zi2

着龍袍唔似太子着龙袍唔似太子

To not look the part despite being dressed up; lacking a dignified air or the poise matching one's attire.

To be fascinated, captivated, obsessed, or infatuated with someone or something.

To write about, describe, or paint; to use ink to depict something.

To be obsessed, possessed, or enchanted.

To worry about being late, or to do something in a rush.

Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a high degree of some quality; quite, rather, or indeed.

To have one's eyes on a goal, focus on, or concentrate on something.

zoek6 ngaan5 dim2

著眼點着眼点

Focus; point of attention or interest.

To get angry or fly into a rage.

To wear clothes; to get dressed.

zoek6 saam1 bat1 zoek6 loeng5

著三不著兩着三不着两

Scatterbrained; flighty, incoherent, or disorganized in speech and behavior.

Truly, indeed, or severely.

To set about doing something; to start or begin a task.

zoek6 sau2 sing4 ceon1

著手成春着手成春

To bring back to life; to effect a miracle cure.