Cantonese words starting with Z

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To chop down trees; to fell timber.

To squeeze, press, or extract juice; also to exploit.

To deep-fry food in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.

Hornwort; any of various submerged, rootless aquatic plants of the genus Ceratophyllum.

To pretend or feign a certain state to gain an advantage.

To feign illness; to pretend to be sick to avoid responsibility.

To extract liquid by squeezing, or to exploit others for their benefits or rights.

Sichuan preserved mustard tuber; a type of pickled vegetable made from mustard greens.

A bomb; an explosive weapon designed to cause damage or casualties.

To pretend, fake, or feign.

Chad; a landlocked country in central Africa, with its capital at N'Djamena.

To act cute or coy in a playful, flirtatious, or feigned manner.

zaa3 din1 baan6 so4

詐癲扮傻诈癫扮傻

To play the fool; to feign madness or ignorance.

zaa3 din1 maai6 ngung6

詐癲賣戇诈癫卖戆

To pretend to be foolish, stupid, or mad to achieve a certain goal.

Newly arrived; just arrived.

詐假意诈假意

Pretendingly, hypocritically, or sneakily.

炸雞翼炸鸡翼

Deep-fried chicken wings.

To pretend to be cute, often acting like a baby or talking in a soft voice, to gain sympathy or attention.

zaa3 giu1 lung6 de2

詐嬌弄嗲诈娇弄嗲

To act sweet, affectionate, or playful; to show intimacy in a flirtatious or coquettish way.

Splayed or spread legs; narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

To pretend to cry.

詐耳聾诈耳聋

To pretend to be deaf, or to pretend not to hear something.

To show anger or discontent toward someone by complaining, moaning, or scolding.

Explosive; a chemical substance that can undergo rapid combustion or reaction to release energy.

zaa3 lung4 baan6 aa2

詐聾扮啞诈聋扮哑

To pretend to be deaf and mute; to feign ignorance of something.

詐唔知诈唔知

To feign ignorance; to pretend not to know.

Grasshopper; a plant-eating insect with long hind legs for leaping.

Deep fried noodles.

To pretend to be ignorant, dumb, or naive.

zaa3 ngoi4 zaa3 ngau6

詐呆詐吽诈呆诈吽

To pretend to be dumb, foolish, or clueless.

To act stupid or play dumb.

zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4

乍暖還寒乍暖还寒

Of weather, especially in early spring, fluctuating between warm and cold.

To defraud, cheat, or swindle someone for personal gain or to cause them loss.

Astonished, dumbfounded, or left speechless, usually in a negative or disapproving sense.

To pretend to be stupid.

zaa3 so4 baan6 mung2

詐傻扮懵诈傻扮懵

To play the fool or pretend to be ignorant in order to shirk responsibility.

To be wounded or injured in an explosion.

Mumps; an infectious disease causing swollen salivary glands.

zaa3 suk6 gau2 tau4

煠熟狗頭煠熟狗头

To grin like a fool; to smile broadly with a wide open mouth.

To destroy something using bombs or explosives; to blow up or blast.

炸雲吞炸云吞

Deep-fried wonton dumplings.

To mistakenly announce a winning hand in mahjong, or figuratively, to prematurely celebrate good news.

zaa3 zaa3 dai3 dai3

詐詐諦諦诈诈谛谛

To pretend or fake; to put on an act.

榨汁機榨汁机

Juicer; an electric appliance used to extract juice from fruits and vegetables.

炸子雞炸子鸡

Crispy fried chicken, a traditional Cantonese dish of seasoned, air-dried chicken basted with hot oil.

zaa4 zaa2 seng1

咋咋聲咋咋声

Quickly, immediately, or in a swift manner.

zaa4 zaa2 seng1

喳喳聲喳喳声

To do something quickly or without delay.