Cantonese words starting with Z

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To decorate, deck out, or embellish.

zong1 dim2 mun4 min6

裝點門面装点门面

To keep up appearances; to put up a facade to make oneself or an organization look good.

Bookbinding; to bind a book.

To bag; to put things into bags.

To scoop cooked rice into a bowl.

To load goods onto a ship, vehicle, or other transport.

Ill-gotten money, such as funds obtained from fraud, embezzlement, or theft.

zong1 fung1 maai6 so4

裝瘋賣傻装疯卖傻

To play the fool; to feign madness or act stupid to deceive others or evade responsibility.

The banker or host in a gambling game, or a market maker in finance.

zong1 gaa2 gau2

裝假狗装假狗

To fake it, put on a false front, or use deception.

Dowry; the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage.

Crops; a general term for farm plants.

zong1 gaa3 dei6

莊稼地庄稼地

Cropland; agricultural land used for growing crops.

zong1 gaa3 hon3

莊稼漢庄稼汉

A farmer or peasant.

zong1 gaa3 jan4

莊稼人庄稼人

Farmer; peasant.

莊稼戶庄稼户

A wealthy farmer.

zong1 gaa3 wu6 ji4

莊稼戶兒庄稼户儿

Farmer; peasant household.

zong1 gaa3 wut6 ji4

莊稼活兒庄稼活儿

Armour; metal or composite material used to protect vehicles or individuals.

zong1 gaap3 bing1

裝甲兵装甲兵

Armoured forces, armoured soldiers, or armoured units

zong1 gaap3 ce1

裝甲車装甲车

Armored vehicle, usually referring to a wheeled military vehicle rather than one with tracks.

zong1 gaap3 ce1 loeng2

裝甲車輛装甲车辆

Armored vehicles.

To assemble or install a computer or other electronic device.

zong1 gun1 wu1 lei6

贓官污吏赃官污吏

Corrupt and greedy government officials.

To dress a corpse.

A farmhand, sharecropper, or tenant farmer working on a manor or estate.

zong1 hai4 hai4

髒兮兮脏兮兮

Filthy, dirty, or messy.

zong1 hak1 gaa1

Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet.

裝可愛装可爱

To act cute; to pretend to be lovely.

Zhuanghe; a county-level city in Liaoning province, China.

莊河市庄河市

Zhuanghe, a county-level city in Dalian, Liaoning.

To offer incense sticks before an altar or an ancestral tablet as an act of worship.

zong1 hong1 zok3 sai3

裝腔作勢装腔作势

To pose or put on airs; to be affected or pretentious.

To load, pack, or put into.

Fitted with; equipped with; containing.

Solemn, dignified, stately, and serious, showing deep respect towards a matter.

To pretend or feign; to affect an attitude or behavior in order to deceive.

zong1 joeng4 syun3

裝洋蒜装洋蒜

To feign ignorance; to pretend not to know.

Manor; a country estate, villa, or large plantation.

zong1 kau3 zaan6 dou6

樁構棧道桩构栈道

A pile trestle, which is a type of bridge-like structure supported by piles.

zong1 kung4 giu3 fu2

裝窮叫苦装穷叫苦

To feign poverty and complain bitterly about being poor.

Trousseau; a bride's dowry of clothes, linens, and personal items.

To dress a corpse and lay it in a coffin.

To load or feed material, especially into a machine.

Zhuanglang, a county in Gansu Province.

zong1 long6 jyun6

莊浪縣庄浪县

Zhuanglang, a county in Pingliang, Gansu.

Zhuangzi and Laozi, the foundational Daoist masters.

zong1 lung4 zok3 aa2

裝聾作啞装聋作哑

To pretend to be deaf and mute; to feign ignorance of a situation.

Dirty and disordered; messy.