Cantonese words starting with Z

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zaau2 waa1 wo4 zoek3

(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]

找碴兒找碴儿

to pick a quarrel; nitpicking

to look for a pretext

(animal's) claw

抓子兒抓子儿

kids' game involving throwing and grabbing

爪尖兒爪尖儿

to give change (money)

to grab hold of; to capture

(verb) 1. Cover; (slang) (figurative and old) Bra

a strainer made out of bamboo ; wire

strainer (made of bamboo, wicker, or wire)

sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [zòu]; to gallop

to change suddenly; to change abruptly

to fall rapidly

sudden downpour; brief heavy rain

zaau6 ngaan5 tai2

驟眼睇骤眼睇

at a glance; at first glance

sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)

zaau6 sei2 sik1

驟死式骤死式

sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)

dose (medicine); medicinal preparation; (dose) once, one time (beating

(literary) to ascend; to climb; to mount

send; to baggage; traps; tools; to harbor

finely chopped meat or vegetables or condiments; cut or broken into pieces

to squeeze; to extrude

zai1 aat3 ceot1

擠壓出挤压出

adj; crowded, overcrowding

to squeeze out; to drain; to burst out

(coll.) to mock; to force (a concession out of sb)

(cookery) to decorate using a piping bag; piping

擠花袋挤花袋

piping bag (cookery)