Cantonese words starting with Z

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To gaze at or focus one's eyes on.

To wish someone well, to pray, or to express blessings.

Bamboo; a fast-growing, evergreen woody plant with hollow, jointed stems.

An ancient name for India, associated with Buddhism; also used as a surname.

An ancient five-stringed lute, or to build.

To build or construct a physical structure.

Bamboo slips and silk used as writing materials in ancient China; by extension, historical records.

Bamboo clapper boards used in traditional folk theater.

Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

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足不出戶足不出户

Not putting a foot outside; to remain indoors and never go out.

Tsukuba, a university city in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan.

Lightweight linen-like cotton fabric, typically used for making summer clothes.

The foot, or the lower part of the leg.

Complete, unabridged, or unexpurgated.

To catch a thief.

To palpate; the medical diagnostic method of examining a patient's body by touch.

A bamboo skewer or bamboo stick.

Bamboo skewer or toothpick; a thin, long bamboo stick used for skewering food or cleaning teeth.

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捉錯用神捉错用神

To misinterpret, misunderstand, or get the wrong idea about someone else's thoughts or intentions.

Soup kitchen or food relief center that distributes congee to the poor.

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捉蟲入屎忽捉虫入屎忽

To make trouble for oneself or cause unnecessary difficulties; to shoot oneself in the foot.

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捉蟲入屎窟捉虫入屎窟

To ask for trouble or make trouble for oneself; to bring unnecessary complications upon oneself.

Everywhere; in every place.

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足底筋膜炎

Plantar fasciitis; painful inflammation of the connective tissue on the sole of the foot.

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觸鬥蠻爭触斗蛮争

To bicker and fight constantly; to be constantly at each other's throats.

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觸地得分触地得分

To score a touchdown in American football or a try in rugby.

To get or give an electric shock; for an electric current to pass through the body.

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竹啄木鳥竹啄木鸟

Pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia); a bird species native to China and neighboring regions.

Shinai; a practice weapon used in kendo made of bamboo slats.

Takeshima, disputed islands in the Sea of Japan also known as Dokdo.

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捉到鹿唔識脫角捉到鹿唔识脱角

To fail to fully exploit a golden opportunity.

Zhudong, a township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

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竹東鎮竹东镇

Zhudong, a town in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

To stir up emotions or touch on feelings; to trigger or activate a system by touch.

竹花頭竹花头

The Chinese radical 艹, representing grass or herbs.

To offend, violate, or break (a law, regulation, or rule).

To cut one's hair, especially as part of a ritual or in order to become a monk or nun.

Dharma; the teachings of the Buddha.

To trigger, spark, or touch off an event, action, or memory.

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觸發清單触发清单

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觸發器触发器

Flip-flop; a bistable multivibrator used in electronics.

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觸發引信触发引信

An impact detonator; a contact fuze.

To advise, exhort, or instruct someone on what to do.

To bless; to wish well for someone and hope good things happen to them.

Candlestick holder or candelabra.