Cantonese words starting with Z

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To fish; to catch fish using hands or tools.

The inner layer of fresh bamboo trunk, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

A bamboo sedan chair or carriage.

Chuk Yuen, a place in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

To wish or hope for; to make a wish.

Full term; referring to a pregnancy of 37 weeks or more.

Zhuxi County, in Shiyan, Hubei.

zuk1 kai1 jyun6

竹溪縣竹溪县

Zhuxi, a county in Shiyan, Hubei province.

zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2

捉襟見肘捉襟见肘

Extremely poor and hard up; having too many difficulties to cope with.

To reach or touch upon, physically or metaphorically.

Soccer or association football; also the ball used in the game.

zuk1 kau4 coeng4

足球場足球场

A football field or soccer pitch.

足球賽足球赛

A football or soccer match.

zuk1 kau4 deoi2

足球隊足球队

Soccer team; football team.

zuk1 kau4 hip3 wui2

足球協會足球协会

A football or soccer association.

zuk1 kau4 jyun4

足球員足球员

A football player; a soccer player.

Football fan; soccer fan.

Zhuqi Township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

zuk1 kei1 hoeng1

竹崎鄉竹崎乡

Zhuqi Township, a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

To play board games like chess, Xiangqi, or Go.

竹箍兒竹箍儿

A bamboo or wicker basket.

zuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2

竹籃打水竹篮打水

To draw water with a wicker basket, describing a wasted effort or in vain.

zuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2 ，jat1 coeng4 hung1

竹籃打水，一場空竹篮打水，一场空

To draw water with a bamboo basket; a metaphor for wasted effort or laboring in vain.

Bamboo forest; bamboo grove.

竹籬笆竹篱笆

A bamboo fence.

Ashikaga; a Japanese surname and place name.

zuk1 lei6 ji6 zik6

足利義稙足利义稙

Ashikaga Yoshitane, a Japanese Muromachi shogun who ruled from 1490 to 1493.

zuk1 leoi6 pong4 tung1

觸類旁通触类旁通

To comprehend new things by analogy.

Foot massage or reflexology.

A sufficient amount or full dose.

To predict, anticipate, or read the strategy of one's opponent.

To build a road.

To play a trick on; to make fun of or tease someone.

A hobbyhorse; a bamboo stick used as a toy horse by children.

zuk1 maa5 zi1 gaau1

竹馬之交竹马之交

Childhood friendship, or a friend from childhood.

zuk1 maa5 zi1 jau5

竹馬之友竹马之友

Childhood friend; close friend from youth.

zuk1 mai4 cong4

The game of hide-and-seek.

捉墨魚捉墨鱼

To conduct roadside vehicle emission tests.

To write prose or compose articles.

觸楣頭触楣头

To have bad luck, to run into trouble, or to be in for a stretch of misfortune.

A thin, flexible bamboo splint or strip, typically used for weaving baskets, lanterns, or steamers.

To fathom, grasp, or predict something that is unpredictable.

To touch; to feel with one's hands.

觸摸板触摸板

觸摸屏触摸屏

zuk1 mo2 ping4 mok6

觸摸屏幕触摸屏幕

To look forward to; to hope for; to pay attention to.

Tactile hair; vibrissa; whisker.