Cantonese words starting with Z

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Tent; a shelter made of a frame covered with leather or fabric, used for camping or by nomads.

Rising trend; upward momentum in prices or market values.

Rise in water level; high tide or flooding.

A commander-in-chief, or the king piece in Chinese chess.

Officers and soldiers; military personnel.

zoeng3 ting4 baan2

漲停板涨停板

The daily upper limit on the price of a stock, which triggers a trading halt.

An account, such as for a bank, computer system, or online service.

An account, such as a bank account or a digital user account.

Sauce; a thick or liquid seasoning.

Mosquito net; a canopy used to keep out insects.

Dark reddish purple.

Per book; recorded in the accounts or financial records.

Used in male kinship terms, particularly for uncles or male relatives by marriage.

To resemble, look like, or seem as if.

Craftsman or artisan; an honorific term for someone skilled in a craft.

Cane, walking stick, or staff.

Oak tree, or a rubber tree.

To symbolize or represent something using a shape or symbol of similar appearance.

An elephant's trunk.

zoeng6 bat6 pong5

Geoduck; a large edible marine bivalve clam with a trunk-like siphon.

zoeng6 bei6 saan1

Elephant Trunk Hill, a famous scenic hill in Guilin, Guangxi.

To rely on or depend on.

Husband; a formal term for a male spouse.

Rubber; an elastic, insulating, waterproof, and airtight material.

zoeng6 gaau1 syu6

橡膠樹橡胶树

Rubber tree; a tree that produces latex.

Rubber band; elastic band.

zoeng6 gan1 ku1

Rubber band; an elastic band.

Quadrant; one of the four areas divided by the x-axis and y-axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.

zoeng6 hoi2 paau3

A wife's father; father-in-law.

Righteous, loyal to friends, just, and trustworthy.

zoeng6 ji6 gam1 gong1 mo2 bat1 zoek6 tau4 nou5

丈二金剛摸不著頭腦丈二金刚摸不着头脑

Utterly baffled; unable to make head or tail of a situation.

zoeng6 ji6 so1 coi4

仗義疏財仗义疏财

To help the needy out of a sense of justice; generous to those in need.

zoeng6 ji6 wo4 soeng2 ，mo2 bat1 zoek6 tau4 nou5

丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

To be completely bewildered, unable to make head or tail of a situation, or utterly baffled.

zoeng6 ji6 zap1 jin4

仗義執言仗义执言

To speak out for justice; to take a stand on a matter of principle.

Beating with wooden staves as a form of corporal punishment.

Pictograph; a method of Chinese character classification based on drawing the shape of physical objects.

zoeng6 jing4 man4 zi6

Pictographic characters; writing systems that use pictures or symbols to represent objects or concepts.

zoeng6 jing4 zi6

Pictogram; a Chinese character formed by representing the physical appearance of an object.

To back someone up or support them from behind.

Presentable, decent, or looking good without any obvious problems.

Presentable, decent, or up to par.

A pixel, especially in remote sensing.

Chinese chess; Xiangqi.

zoeng6 kei2 coi3

象棋賽象棋赛

Chinese chess tournament

To measure land area or length.

Appearance; facial features or looks.

zoeng6 mou4 zoeng6 joeng6

像模像樣像模像样

Decent, presentable, or up to standard; looking the part.

Mother-in-law; a husband's name for his wife's mother.

zoeng6 mou5 noeng4

Wife's mother; mother-in-law.