Cantonese words starting with Z

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扎实
zaat3 sat6good foundation
扎实
zaat3 sat6variant of 扎實|扎实[zha1 shi5]
zaat3 seng2verb; to wake at a sudden from sleep
扎线带
zaat3 sin3 daai2cable ties
扎铁
zaat3 tit3bar bending
扎寨
zaat3 zaai6to set up an encampment
zaat3 zaat3(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
轧轧
zaat3 zaat3(onom.) sound of machinery, e.g. squeaking
扎扎实实
zaat3 zaat3 sat6 sat6firm; reliable; practical
zaat3 zaat3 tiu3frolic; gambol; to jump around
紮扎跳
zaat3 zaat3 tiu3jumping around madly (spoken)
轧制
zaat3 zai3rolling steel
扎针
zaat3 zam1to give or have an acupuncture treatment
zaat3 zi2sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)
zaat3 zi2to squeeze the fingers (old form of torture)
扎职
zaat3 zik1promotion (career; spoken)
zaat3 zyu6to stop
zaat6(dialect) cockroach
zaau1twittering of birds;
zaau1to ridicule; twittery
嘲讽
zaau1 fung3to sneer at; to taunt
嘲谑
zaau1 joek6to mock and ridicule
zaau1 lung6to tease; to make fun of
zaau1 siu3(verb) Mock
zaau1 zaat3many different messy, miscellaneous sound
zaau1 zaat3(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by mus...
zaau1 zaau1chirp
zaau2(verb) Search;
zaau2(noun) 1. Talon; 2. Paw
zaau2 baau1to catch sb in the act
zaau2 bat1 dou3can't find
zaau2 bat1 zi6 zoi6to ask for trouble
找不着
zaau2 bat1 zoek6to be unable to find
找不着北
zaau2 bat1 zoek6 bak1to be confused and disoriented
抓辫子
zaau2 bin1 zi2to grab sb by the pigtail; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
找补
zaau2 bou2to compensate; to complement
zaau2 bou6to seize
zaau2 bou6refers to the Kangxi (radical 87) 爪 part of a Chinese character
zaau2 caa3 zi2to look for blemishes; nitpicking
zaau2 caa4to pick fault with; to nitpick; to find complaint with
抓贼
zaau2 caak6to catch a thief
找齐
zaau2 cai4to make uniform; to make good a deficiency
找寻
zaau2 cam4to look for; to find fault
zaau2 ceoi2to seize
zaau2 ceot1to find
找刺儿
zaau2 ci3 ji4to find fault
找钱
zaau2 cin2to give change; (dialect) to make money; to earn a living
找辙
zaau2 cit3to look for a pretext
zaau2 dei6grip on the road
zaau2 dei6 lik6traction

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