Cantonese words starting with Z

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做收錢做收钱

To work as a cashier or to be responsible for collecting money.

To put one's hand to something, a writer, or skillful hands.

zou6 sau2 goek3

做手腳做手脚

To do something illicit secretly; to tamper with or pull tricks.

zou6 sau2 seon3

To buy or serve as a souvenir or gift for friends and relatives when traveling.

To celebrate a birthday, usually for an elderly person, by hosting a party or banquet.

To make a sound, speak, or say something.

zou6 si5 soeng1

To work, act, or handle matters.

To result in, make, or cause.

To cause, bring about, or give rise to an undesirable result.

zou6 sing6 hong4

An polite and elegant way to ask someone what their profession or line of work is.

To become someone's concubine.

zou6 siu2 caau1

To prepare a cheat sheet, or to cheat in an exam.

To work as a prostitute, escort, or hostess.

To perform in a show, or to put on a show in public to feign something.

To do bookkeeping and accounting, or to falsify financial records.

Shipbuilding; the construction of ships and other vessels.

zou6 syun4 cong2

造船廠造船厂

Shipyard or dockyard.

zou6 syun4 jip6

造船業造船业

The shipbuilding industry.

Shipyard; a place where ships are built or repaired.

zou6 teng1 zoeng2

做廳長做厅长

To sleep on the couch or in the living room, typically due to a domestic dispute or lack of space.

To do appropriately, properly, or successfully.

做禱告做祷告

To pray; to offer a prayer.

To act as, serve as, or regard as.

zou6 wan6 dung6

做運動做运动

To do physical exercises, workouts, or athletic activities for health and fitness.

To do manual labor or work, especially needlework or sewing.

做活兒做活儿

To work or do manual labor.

做針線做针线

To do needlework, sewing, or stitching.

To bring success to; to cultivate or help someone or something to succeed.

zou6 zeon2 bei6 gung1 zok3

做準備工作做准备工作

To make preparations; to do preparatory work.

To make paper; the process of papermaking.

造紙廠造纸厂

Paper mill; a paper-making factory.

To create new Chinese characters.

To be oneself; to act naturally and stay true to who you are without being influenced by others.

To have done; also to have become.

zou6 zo2 jan4 zyu1 zai2

做咗人豬仔做咗人猪仔

To become someone's victim of deception, human trafficking, or forced labor.

zou6 zoeng1 zou6 sai3

做張做勢做张做势

To put on an act, pose, or indulge in histrionics.

zou6 zoeng1 zou6 zi3

做張做智做张做智

To put on an act, pose, or indulge in histrionics.

zou6 zoeng1 zou6 zi3

做張做致做张做致

To affect a manner, pose, or put on airs.

Statue or image, especially a religious one carved from stone or cast in metal.

Affected, artificial, or unnatural in behavior or style.

Affected, artificial, or unnatural in behavior, facial expression, tone, or manner.

To act as the dealer or banker in a gambling game, or figuratively, to be the person in charge.

To make a decision, take charge, or have the final say.

To go to extremes; to act ruthlessly or leave no room for compromise.

To enjoin, urge, or remind earnestly.

To hold, grasp, or catch.

An ancient Chinese percussion instrument consisting of a tapering wooden box struck on the inside with a wooden mallet.