Cantonese words starting with Z

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zyu1 zi2various sages

諸子百家诸子百家

zyu1 zi2 baak3 gaa1the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)

諸子十家诸子十家

zyu1 zi2 sap6 gaa1various sages and ten schools of thought

zyu1 zi6to involve others (in a law case)

zyu1 zi6 cing1Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist

zyu1 zim1 gei1Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]

zyu1 zoek3(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky)

朱雀橋朱雀桥

zyu1 zoek3 kiu4the Rosefinch bridge

zyu1 zung1pig bristles

zyu1 zyu1(coll.) spider

zyu2a type of stroke in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), a "dot"; comma

zyu2owner; host; God; main; trump card (in card games); principal; decisive power over something

zyu2to lean on; post

zyu2(slang) to maliciously talk

zyu2leader of herd

zyu2 baan2(computing) motherboard

zyu2 baan6to organize

主辦單位主办单位

zyu2 baan6 daan1 wai2Organizer; Sponsor

主辦國主办国

zyu2 baan6 gwok3host country

主辦權主办权

zyu2 baan6 kyun4the right to host (an international meeting)

zyu2 ban1guest of honor

主賓謂主宾谓

zyu2 ban1 wai6subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)

zyu2 bat1Editor in chief; Lead writer

zyu2 bo3(news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer

zyu2 bou6official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China

zyu2 buk6master and servant

主車群主车群

zyu2 ce1 kwan4peloton (main group of riders in a bicycle race)

zyu2 ci3primary and secondary

zyu2 ci4to take charge of; to preside over; to stand for (justice etc); (TV) anchor

zyu2 ci4subject

zyu2 ci4 jan4host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor

主持正義主持正义

zyu2 ci4 zing3 ji6Uphold justice

zyu2 coeng3Lead singer

zyu2 coeng4(sports) home ground; home field; main venue (for a festival etc)

zyu2 coi3main course

zyu2 coi3to boil vegetables; to cook vegetables

zyu2 coi4principal or main material (engineering)

zyu2 cung4master-slave (computing); primary and secondary

zyu2 cung5 mai5(verb) prepare great meal for guests; or (verb with figurative meaning) to blame; to attack

zyu2 daa2 ban2 paai4flagship brand

zyu2 daan2boiled egg

煮蛋計時器煮蛋计时器

zyu2 daan2 gai3 si4 hei3egg timer

zyu2 dau6 jin4 kei4burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

zyu2 deoi6host team (at sports event)

zyu2 diu6main point of an argument

煮到嚟就食

zyu2 dou3 lai2 zau6 zi6accept whatever's available or given (spoken)

zyu2 dou6leading; prevailing; to direct

主導權主导权

zyu2 dou6 kyun4control; dominant position; decision-making power

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