Cantonese words starting with Z

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Destiny, fate, or fortune.

To rebel; to rise up against authority one is supposed to be loyal to.

zou6 faan2 paai3

Rebel faction, especially referring to a political faction during the Cultural Revolution.

Green vitriol; ferrous sulfate.

To cook; to make or prepare food.

Method, way, or procedure of making or doing something.

To bring benefit or well-being to others; to improve people's lives.

zou6 fuk1 maan6 man4

造福萬民造福万民

To benefit thousands of people, or the general public.

zou6 fuk1 se5 kwan4

To benefit the community.

To fake, counterfeit, or fabricate something in order to deceive.

The cost of manufacturing or constructing something.

zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3

造繭自縛造茧自缚

To spin a cocoon around oneself; to be enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising.

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis).

zou6 gaap3 syu6

皂莢樹皂荚树

Chinese honey locust tree (Gleditsia sinensis)

To work as a female prostitute.

To kill; literally to celebrate the anniversary of someone's death.

To make or write a sentence using specific words or patterns.

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) or its pods, traditionally used as a natural soap.

To take an official post; to become or work as a government official.

To do work in a physics sense.

To work, have a job, or perform manual labor.

做功課做功课

To do homework, or more broadly, to do preparatory research and study.

To practice work skills; to make an effort or do the necessary groundwork.

To work, practice skills, or put effort into something.

zou6 gung1 zok3

To do one's work, or to try to persuade someone.

To kill or do someone in.

zou6 gwaan3 hat1 ji4 laan5 zou6 gun1

做慣乞兒懶做官做惯乞儿懒做官

To be lazy and lack ambition, preferring to take it easy rather than work hard to make money or advance.

zou6 gwai1 gung1

做龜公做龟公

To work as a pimp.

To play tricks, get up to mischief, or to die.

zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 ling4

做鬼都唔靈做鬼都唔灵

To be a complete failure in life; so useless that even as a ghost after death, one would have no spiritual power.

zou6 gwai2 lim5

做鬼臉做鬼脸

To pull a face or make a funny expression, usually to amuse or tease others.

zou6 gwai2 zou6 maa5

做鬼做馬做鬼做马

To pull pranks, play tricks, or make funny faces and gestures in a mischievous manner.

To be a guest or visitor.

To act or perform in a show or movie, or to pretend and put up a facade.

做學問做学问

To pursue scholarly study or engage in academic research.

To do well, complete, or do a good job of something.

To do something out of kindness or good intentions.

zou6 hou2 zou6 cau2

做好做醜做好做丑

To play both the good and bad cop, acting as both a mediator and a disciplinarian.

zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2

To persuade using all possible arguments, or to play good cop and bad cop in turn.

To make blood; hematopoiesis, the process or bodily function of blood cell formation.

zou6 hyut3 gon3 sai3 baau1

造血幹細胞造血干细胞

Hematopoietic stem cells; blood-generating stem cells found in bone marrow.

To conduct oneself, behave, or deal with others in life.

zou6 jan4 cing4

To do someone a favor, or to give a monetary gift for a social occasion such as a wedding.

Thrifty, frugal, or careful with money and household spending.

To share one's life with one's lover or spouse.

To work, take action, or get things done.

做義工做义工

To do volunteer work; to be a volunteer.

A designed look or styling, a pose, or a mould.

zou6 jing4 ngai6 seot6

造型藝術造型艺术

The plastic arts or visual arts; art forms that involve physical structuring or modeling.