Cantonese words starting with Z

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触媒
zuk1 mui4(Tw) catalyst
触酶
zuk1 mui4catalase (enzyme)
触霉头
zuk1 mui4 tau4to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to have a stroke of bad luck
瞩目
zuk1 muk6eye-catching
zuk1 muk6bamboo and wood
触目
zuk1 muk6to meet the eye
触目皆是
zuk1 muk6 gaai1 si6It is everywhere in evidence; it can be found everywhere; in abundance; very common
触目惊心
zuk1 muk6 ging1 sam1lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; a ghastly sight
触目伤心
zuk1 muk6 soeng1 sam1distressing sight (idiom)
zuk1 naa4to arrest
zuk1 naam4Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹南镇
zuk1 naam4 zan3Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
zuk1 nei5wish you…; wishing you… [written and colloquial]
祝你好运
zuk1 nei5 hou2 wan6wish you good luck
足额
zuk1 ngaak2sufficient
触怒
zuk1 nou6to anger sb
zuk1 paai4bamboo raft
zuk1 paang4bamboo scaffolding
zuk1 paang4food relief center
竹编
zuk1 pin1wickerwork
触屏
zuk1 ping4touchscreen
竹纱
zuk1 saa1poplin
zuk1 saan1see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2 shan1 Xian4]
竹山县
zuk1 saan1 jyun6Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹山镇
zuk1 saan1 zan3Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
zuk1 sang1bamboo fungus
筑室道谋
zuk1 sat1 dou6 mau4lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
触手
zuk1 sau2tentacle
触手可及
zuk1 sau2 ho2 kap6within reach
祝寿
zuk1 sau6to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
zuk1 se4to catch out someone who is slacking off work [colloquial]
zuk1 se4 jap6 si2 fat1to bring unnecessary trouble upon oneself [colloquial]
zuk1 seoi2to be satisfied and content; complacent
足岁
zuk1 seoi3one's age (calculated as years from birth)
竹笋
zuk1 seon2bamboo shoot
竹丝鸡
zuk1 si1 gai1black-boned chicken; silkie; see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
zuk1 sik1(gold or silver) of standard purity
足癣
zuk1 sin2athlete's foot
触线
zuk1 sin3to cross the line; to commit a crime
zuk1 sing1(noun) a foreign-born Chinese; a term to describe a Chinese who was born or brought up overseas, normally used in a derogatory sense to imply that they are lacking in Chinese culture and values; a thick bamboo pole
竹升
zuk1 sing1(noun) a foreign-country born Chinese such as Canada born Chinese
竹升面
zuk1 sing1 min6Jook-sing noodles
zuk1 sing1 mui1a Chinese girl who grew up overseas
zuk1 sing1 neoi2a Chinese girl who grew up overseas [colloquial]
zuk1 sing1 zai2Chinese who was born or raised overseas (slang)
筑城
zuk1 sing4fortification
zuk1 siu2 zang1 do1see 僧多粥少[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3]
触须
zuk1 sou1tentacles; antennae
竺书
zuk1 syu1Buddhist texts (archaic)
竹书纪年
zuk1 syu1 gei2 nin4Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC

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