Cantonese words starting with Z

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Bamboo plant or bamboo grove.

The soccer world; football circles.

To build a dike, levee, or embankment.

Zhutian; Chutien, a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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竹田鄉竹田乡

Zhutian Township, a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Candlestick; a holder for a candle.

To entrust a task to someone else.

Zhutang Township, a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

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竹塘鄉竹塘乡

Zhutang Township, a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

A bamboo tube or section of bamboo used as a container.

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竹筒倒豆子

To pour out everything one knows without holding anything back, like spilling beans from a bamboo tube.

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捉痛腳捉痛脚

To find or exploit someone's weakness, secrets, or vulnerability.

Ankle; the joint connecting the foot and the leg.

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Zhu Yunming, a Ming dynasty calligrapher who lived from 1460 to 1526.

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捉黃腳雞捉黄脚鸡

To set a honey trap to blackmail a man, or to catch a partner in the act of adultery.

Arrowroot or Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea).

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屬垣有耳属垣有耳

Walls have ears; there may be people listening in secret.

Made of bamboo.

To propose or drink a toast at the beginning of a feast or banquet.

Sgargane; a species of sugarcane that is green and resembles bamboo.

To express gratitude or give thanks.

Bamboo stick or branch.

Pedipalp; the second pair of appendages on the cephalothorax of an arachnid.

竹枝詞竹枝词

Zhuzhici; seven-character poems or songs mainly about local places and rural villages in Hong Kong.

Zhu Zhishan, a famous Ming dynasty calligrapher and poet.

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足智多謀足智多谋

Resourceful; wise and full of stratagems.

To nitpick on words, spelling, grammar, or phrasing.

捉字蝨捉字虱

To find fault with others' choice of words; to be fastidious about wording.

Footprint, either literal or figurative (such as ecological footprint).

竹織鴨竹织鸭

Heartless, ungrateful, or highly forgetful and careless.

Tip of the foot; tiptoe.

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Pointe shoes worn by ballet dancers.

To play mahjong.

Bamboo joint or node.

To celebrate a victory.

To strike a reef, or figuratively, to hit a snag or run into unexpected problems.

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To play Chinese chess.

Fully, in total, or as much as, used to emphasize a large quantity or duration.

To express good wishes or offer blessings to someone.

To catch, grab, or hold onto tightly.

To arrest or capture.

Trap used for catching animals or insects.

To capture, seize, or catch.

To shoot oneself in the foot or bring trouble upon oneself.

To catch adulterers or cheating partners in the act of infidelity.

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捉拿歸案捉拿归案

To arrest and bring to justice; to apprehend a criminal.

The game of hide-and-seek.

To capture, catch, or apprehend.