Cantonese words starting with Z

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灾区
zoi1 keoi1disaster area; stricken region
灾民
zoi1 man4victim (of a disaster)
灾难
zoi1 naan6disaster; catastrophe
灾难片
zoi1 naan6 pin2disaster movie
灾难性
zoi1 naan6 sing3catastrophic
灾难指令系统
zoi1 naan6 zi2 ling6 hai6 tung2the Incident Command System, used in the United States
zoi1 pui4to grow; to train; to patronize
zoi1 seon4sterol (chemistry)
灾星
zoi1 sing1comet or supernova viewed as evil portent
zoi1 tung4sterone (steroid containing a ketone group)
灾瘟
zoi1 wan1a plague; a pestilent
灾祸
zoi1 wo6disaster
zoi1 zi2seedling
zoi1 zik6to plant
栽赃
zoi1 zong1to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
栽种
zoi1 zung3to plant
栽种机
zoi1 zung3 gei1a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
zoi2to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (bound form) to govern; to rule
zoi2child; servant; used in a curse word
zoi2 got3to slaughter; to take advantage of (others)
zoi2 haak3to cheat customers
zoi2 jan4to overcharge
zoi2 jyu5Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
宰杀
zoi2 saat3to slaughter (an animal for meat)
宰牲节
zoi2 sang1 zit3see 古爾邦節|古尔邦节[Gu3 er3 bang1 jie2]
zoi2 soeng3prime minister (in feudal China)
zoi2 zai3to rule
zoi2 zi2Bastard; children; son
zoi3again; once more; re-; (before an adjective) more; no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
zoi3years
zoi3 baai3to bow again; (in letters, an expression of respect)
载伯德
zoi3 baak3 dak1Zebedee (name)
zoi3 baan2second edition
zoi3 bat1or else; alternatively
载波
zoi3 bo1carrier wave
再保险
zoi3 bou2 him2reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers)
再保证
zoi3 bou2 zing3to reassure
载车
zoi3 ce1onboard (equipment); missile trucks
再循环
zoi3 ceon4 waan4recycle [written and colloquial]
zoi3 ci3once more; once again
再迁
zoi3 cin1to promote again
再赛
zoi3 coi3to compete again (i.e. either have a rematch or, when the scores are tied, have extra time)
载重
zoi3 cung5load
载重量
zoi3 cung5 loeng6dead weight
载重能力
zoi3 cung5 nang4 lik6weight-carrying capacity
再处理
zoi3 cyu2 lei5reprocessing
载弹量
zoi3 daan2 loeng6payload
zoi3 dai2 aat3remortgage [written and colloquial]
zoi3 dou6once more; once again; one more time
载道
zoi3 dou6to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint); to convey the Way

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