Cantonese words starting with Z
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觸媒触媒
zuk1 mui4(Tw) catalyst
觸酶触酶
zuk1 mui4catalase (enzyme)
觸霉頭触霉头
zuk1 mui4 tau4to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to have a stroke of bad luck
矚目瞩目
zuk1 muk6eye-catching
竹木
zuk1 muk6bamboo and wood
觸目触目
zuk1 muk6to meet the eye
觸目皆是触目皆是
zuk1 muk6 gaai1 si6It is everywhere in evidence; it can be found everywhere; in abundance; very common
觸目驚心触目惊心
zuk1 muk6 ging1 sam1lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; a ghastly sight
觸目傷心触目伤心
zuk1 muk6 soeng1 sam1distressing sight (idiom)
捉拿
zuk1 naa4to arrest
竹南
zuk1 naam4Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹南鎮竹南镇
zuk1 naam4 zan3Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
祝你
zuk1 nei5wish you…; wishing you… [written and colloquial]
祝你好運祝你好运
zuk1 nei5 hou2 wan6wish you good luck
足額足额
zuk1 ngaak2sufficient
觸怒触怒
zuk1 nou6to anger sb
竹排
zuk1 paai4bamboo raft
竹棚
zuk1 paang4bamboo scaffolding
粥棚
zuk1 paang4food relief center
竹編竹编
zuk1 pin1wickerwork
觸屏触屏
zuk1 ping4touchscreen
竹紗竹纱
zuk1 saa1poplin
竹山
zuk1 saan1see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2 shan1 Xian4]
竹山縣竹山县
zuk1 saan1 jyun6Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹山鎮竹山镇
zuk1 saan1 zan3Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
竹笙
zuk1 sang1bamboo fungus
築室道謀筑室道谋
zuk1 sat1 dou6 mau4lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
觸手触手
zuk1 sau2tentacle
觸手可及触手可及
zuk1 sau2 ho2 kap6within reach
祝壽祝寿
zuk1 sau6to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
捉蛇
zuk1 se4to catch out someone who is slacking off work [colloquial]
捉蛇入屎忽
zuk1 se4 jap6 si2 fat1to bring unnecessary trouble upon oneself [colloquial]
足水
zuk1 seoi2to be satisfied and content; complacent
足歲足岁
zuk1 seoi3one's age (calculated as years from birth)
竹筍竹笋
zuk1 seon2bamboo shoot
竹絲雞竹丝鸡
zuk1 si1 gai1black-boned chicken; silkie; see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
足色
zuk1 sik1(gold or silver) of standard purity
足癬足癣
zuk1 sin2athlete's foot
觸線触线
zuk1 sin3to cross the line; to commit a crime
竹升
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
竹昇竹升
zuk1 sing1(noun) a foreign-country born Chinese such as Canada born Chinese
竹昇麵竹升面
zuk1 sing1 min6Jook-sing noodles
竹升妹
zuk1 sing1 mui1a Chinese girl who grew up overseas
竹升女
zuk1 sing1 neoi2a Chinese girl who grew up overseas [colloquial]
竹升仔
zuk1 sing1 zai2Chinese who was born or raised overseas (slang)
築城筑城
zuk1 sing4fortification
粥少僧多
zuk1 siu2 zang1 do1see 僧多粥少[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3]
觸鬚触须
zuk1 sou1tentacles; antennae
竺書竺书
zuk1 syu1Buddhist texts (archaic)
竹書紀年竹书纪年
zuk1 syu1 gei2 nin4Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
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