Cantonese words starting with Z

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赃物
zong1 mat6booty
装模作样
zong1 mou4 zok3 joeng6(idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics
脏煤
zong1 mui4dirty coal; muck (from a colliery)
装门面
zong1 mun4 min6see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuang1 dian3 men2 mian4]
滿装满
zong1 mun5to fill up
装嫩
zong1 nyun6to act young
装配
zong1 pui3to assemble
装配工厂
zong1 pui3 gung1 cong2assembly plant
装配员
zong1 pui3 jyun4assembly worker
装配线
zong1 pui3 sin3assembly line
装身
zong1 san1dressed up
装神弄鬼
zong1 san4 lung6 gwai2lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
装修
zong1 sau1to decorate; to fit up
装卸
zong1 se3(adjective) Loading
装卸工
zong1 se3 gung1docker
脏水
zong1 seoi2dirty water
庄士敦道
zong1 si6 deon1 dou6Johnston Road, a road in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
妆饰
zong1 sik1to dress up
装饰
zong1 sik1to decorate; decorative
装饰品
zong1 sik1 ban2ornament
装饰音
zong1 sik1 jam1Ornament; a grace note
装饰物
zong1 sik1 mat6ornament
装成
zong1 sing4to pretend
装傻
zong1 so4to act stupid
装蒜
zong1 syun3to act stupid; to pretend to not know
装船
zong1 syun4to load cargo onto a ship
脏土
zong1 tou2dirty soil; trash
脏话
zong1 waa6profanity; speaking rudely
装运
zong1 wan6to ship
装潢
zong1 wong4to mount (a picture); to adorn; packaging
装璜
zong1 wong4variant of 裝潢|装潢[zhuang1 huang2]
脏污
zong1 wu1filth; grime; stain
庄周
zong1 zau1same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC), Daoist author
庄周梦蝶
zong1 zau1 mung6 dip6Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
庄子
zong1 zi2Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
装置
zong1 zi3to install; equipment; unit
装置物
zong1 zi3 mat6fixture
脏字
zong1 zi6obscenity
装帧
zong1 zing3binding and layout (of a book etc)
装载
zong1 zoi3(verb) Carry
装作
zong1 zok3to pretend; to act a part
脏脏
zong1 zong1dirty
庄重
zong1 zung6grave; dignified
zong2 ce4to be possessed by evil spirits
zong2 gwai2(interjection) can be translated loosely as 'Holy crap!' ; 'damn you!', an exclamatory phrase used when something bad has happened; (phrasal verb) being possessed by evil spirits; to be out of luck; to be down on one's luck
zong3strong, tall and big
zong3(adjective) 1. Silly; 2. Idiotic; 3. foolish
zong3to bury (the dead)
壮大
zong3 daai6to expand
壮胆
zong3 daam2to boost one's courage; embolden

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