Cantonese words starting with Z

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Ivory; an elephant's tusk.

zoeng6 ngaa4 hoi2 ngon6

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire; a country in West Africa.

zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3

Ivory tower; an academic environment or state of mind detached from real life.

Rubber; a tough, elastic polymeric substance.

zoeng6 pei4 caat3

zoeng6 pei4 gan1

zoeng6 pei4 gou1

Sticking plaster; adhesive bandage.

zoeng6 pei4 hyun1

Rubber band; an elastic loop made of rubber or latex used to hold things together.

zoeng6 pei4 kau4

zoeng6 pei4 sin3

橡皮線橡皮线

Rubber-sheathed wire.

zoeng6 pei4 tou4 zoeng1

橡皮圖章橡皮图章

Rubber stamp; an institution that approves proposals automatically without serious consideration or questioning.

Photo; photograph; picture.

Xiangshan district, a division of Guilin city in Guangxi.

zoeng6 saan1 jyun6

象山縣象山县

Xiangshan, a county in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China.

zoeng6 saan1 keoi1

象山區象山区

Xiangshan, a district of Guilin City, Guangxi.

To rely on power, influence, or high status to bully or take advantage of others.

zoeng6 sai3 hei1 jan4

仗勢欺人仗势欺人

To take advantage of one's power or position to bully others.

zoeng6 sam1 duk6 wan6

匠心獨運匠心独运

To show unique ingenuity and original craftsmanship in one's creative work.

To look like, resemble, or seem to be.

zoeng6 sing1 ci4

象聲詞象声词

Onomatopoeia; a word that imitates the sound of a thing.

Pixel; the basic unit of a digital image or display screen.

zoeng6 tau4 muk6 ngau5

杖頭木偶杖头木偶

Rod puppet; a type of wooden puppet controlled by rods attached to the head and hands.

Reasonable, proper, or meeting expected standards.

Proper; reasonable; right; standard behavior.

Xiangzhou; a county in Laibin city, Guangxi, China.

zoeng6 zau1 jyun6

象州縣象州县

Xiangzhou, a county in Laibin City, Guangxi.

zoeng6 zi2 min6

橡子麵橡子面

Acorn noodles or acorn flour.

zoeng6 zi2 min6 ji4

橡子麵兒橡子面儿

Acorn meal; acorn flour.

Symbol; token; a concrete sign representing an abstract concept.

zoeng6 zing1 sing3

象徵性象征性

Symbolic; token.

zoeng6 zing1 zyu2 ji6

象徵主義象征主义

A badge or lapel badge, especially one featuring a portrait of a political leader.

To plant or cultivate plants.

Disaster, calamity, or catastrophe; an event that causes destruction and ruin.

Catastrophe; disaster.

zoi1 bin3 leon6

災變論灾变论

zoi1 bin3 syut3

災變說灾变说

Catastrophism; the theory that geological changes are caused by sudden, violent catastrophes.

The condition of a disaster, including its damage and losses.

The site of a disaster.

To fall down, tumble, or take a fall.

Natural disaster, famine, or crop failure caused by a calamity.

栽跟頭栽跟头

To fall head over heels, to tumble; to suffer a setback or defeat.

After a catastrophe or natural disaster.

Disaster or calamity; events that threaten human life and the environment.

災害鏈灾害链

A chain of natural disasters where one hazard triggers a sequence of subsequent calamities.

Disaster, calamity, or misfortune.