Cantonese words starting with Z

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zoi3 sei3repeatedly

zoi3 seoi1 saam1 kit3weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline

zoi3 seon4the Tongzhi Emperor, the tenth Emperor of Qing dynasty

zoi3 si3Try again

zoi3 syut3to say again; moreover; besides

zoi3 syut3Will talk about it again

zoi3 tai2carrier (chemistry); vehicle or medium

zoi3 tim4birth name of Qing emperor Guangxu 光緒|光绪[Guang1 xu4]

zoi3 tou4to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc)

zoi3 wan6to convey (on vehicle)

zoi3 wui6to meet again; goodbye

zoi3 zai3to make more of the same thing; to reprocess

再製鹽再制盐

zoi3 zai3 jim4refined salt

再製紙再制纸

zoi3 zai3 zi2recycled paper

zoi3 zak1moreover

載舟覆舟载舟覆舟

zoi3 zau1 fuk1 zau1to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.

載酒問字载酒问字

zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)

zoi3 ze2moreover; besides

zoi3 zik6books (in Confucian education)

再接再厲再接再厉

zoi3 zip3 zoi3 lai6to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist

再接再礪再接再砺

zoi3 zip3 zoi3 lai6variant of 再接再厲|再接再厉[zai4 jie1 zai4 li4]

zoi3 ziu3to remarry

zoi3 zou6to rebuild; to reconstruct; to regenerate

再造手術再造手术

zoi3 zou6 sau2 seot6reconstructive surgery

zoi6(preposition) 1. On, in, at; (verb) Be (alive)

zoi6 aak1(fig.) to hold in one's hands

在此後在此后

zoi6 ci2 hau6after this

zoi6 ci2 zi1 cin4before that; previously

在此之後在此之后

zoi6 ci2 zi1 hau6after this; next

在此之際在此之际

zoi6 ci2 zi1 zai3meanwhile

zoi6 cin4ahead; in the past

zoi6 ciu4sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)

在槍口在枪口

zoi6 coeng1 hau2at gunpoint

zoi6 coeng4to be present; to be on the scene

zoi6 dei6(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])

zoi6 dei6 haa6underground

在讀書在读书

zoi6 duk6 syu1reading (a book); studying (for an exam); studying (at school ; university) [written]

zoi6 fu4to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)

zoi6 gaa1at home

在家千日好，出門一時難在家千日好，出门一时难

zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2, ceot1 mun4 jat1 si4 naan4lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

在家靠父母，出門靠朋友在家靠父母，出门靠朋友

zoi6 gaa1 kaau3 fu6 mou5 ，ceot1 mun4 kaau3 pang4 jau5one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

zoi6 gaa1 kaau3 fu6 mou5, ceot1 ngoi6 kaau3 pang4 jau5one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

zoi6 gaau3to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)

zoi6 haa6 min6underneath

zoi6 hau6behind

zoi6 hong4to be adept at sth

zoi6 jat1 hei2together

zoi6 je5to be out of (political) office

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