Cantonese words starting with Z

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zyu1twenty-fourth part of a tael (; grams)
猪八戒
zyu1 baat3 gaai3Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
猪八怪
zyu1 baat3 gwaai3A figurative to describe an ugly person
zyu1 bei3 dak6Jupiter (Roman god)
猪丙
zyu1 bing2idiot [colloquial]
猪标
zyu1 biu1idiot [colloquial]
zyu1 bok6curtain of pearls
珠宝
zyu1 bou2pearls; precious stones
珠宝商
zyu1 bou2 soeng1a jeweller
诛暴讨逆
zyu1 bou6 tou2 jik6to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)
朱背啄花鸟
zyu1 bui3 doek3 faa1 niu5(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
诸般
zyu1 bun1various
zyu1 caa4gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet
zyu1 caai4a senior police constable [colloquial]
诛除
zyu1 ceoi4to wipe out
诛锄
zyu1 co4to uproot
诛锄异己
zyu1 co4 ji6 gei2to wipe out dissenters
猪场
zyu1 coeng4piggery
猪肠
zyu1 coeng4chitterlings; chitlings;pig's intestinea
猪肠粉
zyu1 coeng4 fan2steamed rice noodle roll, a common Chinese dish
猪大肠
zyu1 daai6 coeng2Pig intestine
zyu1 dai6Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
zyu1 dak1Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army
猪泵兜
zyu1 dam3 dau1idiot [colloquial]
猪髧兜
zyu1 dam3 dau1idiot [colloquial]
猪兜
zyu1 dau1stupid; fool (spoken)
猪兜肉
zyu1 dau1 juk6Pork cheek meat
猪窦
zyu1 dau3a pigsty
朱迪亚
zyu1 dik6 aa3Judea
诸多
zyu1 do1(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
诸多事干
zyu1 do1 si6 gon3to be full of excuses; meddlesome
诸凡百事
zyu1 faan4 baak3 si6everything
珠晖
zyu1 fai1see 珠暉區|珠晖区[Zhu1 hui1 Qu1]
珠晖区
zyu1 fai1 keoi1Zhuhui, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
猪肺
zyu1 fai3pig's lung [written and colloquial]
zyu1 fan2red lead oxide Pb3O4; cosmetics
猪窠
zyu1 fo1pigsty
zyu1 fui1pearl gray
zyu1 fung1Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰[Zhu1 mu4 lang3 ma3 Feng1])
猪咁蠢
zyu1 gam3 ceon2to be as stupid as a pig [colloquial]
槿
zyu1 gan2the Chinese hibiscus (a flower)
猪鸠
zyu1 gau1bastard [colloquial]
猪狗
zyu1 gau2pig-dog (intended as insult)
猪狗不如
zyu1 gau2 bat1 jyu4worse than a dog or pig
诛九族
zyu1 gau2 zuk6to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
珠玑
zyu1 gei1Zhuji, a road in Guangzhou, China
珠颈斑鸠
zyu1 geng2 baan1 kau1(bird species of China) spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
猪颈肉
zyu1 geng2 juk6pork collar; pork neck meat
猪脚
zyu1 goek3(noun) pig feet; (food) pig trotters
猪脚姜
zyu1 goek3 goeng1pork knuckles in ginger and sweetened vinegar

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