Cantonese words starting with Z

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To annotate, explain, or provide explanatory notes on a text.

To damage by moth, worm, or rust; to eat away, corrode, or decay.

To cast in metal, or to fashion; also used figuratively to mean causing a disaster or mistake.

zyu3 sing4 daai6 co3

鑄成大錯铸成大错

To make a serious mistake; to commit a grave error.

To cancel, annul, write off, or deregister.

Injection molding; a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mold.

To write a book; to write and publish books.

zyu3 syu1 cung4

蛀書蟲蛀书虫

Bookworm; a person who is always reading or studying.

zyu3 syu1 laap6 syut3

著書立說著书立说

To write books and establish theories to express one's academic views or doctrines.

Cast iron; an alloy made by remelting pig iron and mixing it with other metals.

Bronze casting; the process of casting objects in copper or bronze.

Stationed or resident in China.

To station or pitch camp; to be quartered (of troops).

To inject capital; to invest a large sum of money into a company.

To temporarily reside overseas or in another region on an official diplomatic or government posting.

A literary or written work; a book or publication.

zyu3 zok3 kyun4

著作權著作权

Copyright; the legal right of an author or creator over their work.

To cast; to make objects by pouring molten metal into a mold and letting it cool and solidify.

To stop walking; to halt.

To lay stress on, pay attention to, or value something.

Verb suffix indicating a continuous state, or used between two verbs to show an action happening during a state.

The abbot or abbess of a Buddhist or Taoist temple; the leader or administrator of a monastery.

Residence; dwelling; a place where one lives.

Living area or residence.

To attend boarding school.

zyu6 fong2 wo4 sing4 hoeng1 gin3 cit3 bou6

住房和城鄉建設部住房和城乡建设部

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China (MOHURD).

Housing, residence, or lodging. This term is rarely used in Hong Kong.

A household, family, or residence.

Home-cooked dishes, or a derogatory term for a married woman.

zyu6 gaa1 gung1

Live-in domestic work, or a live-in domestic helper.

zyu6 gaa1 naam4 jan4

A family man; a husband who is dedicated to his home life and enjoys staying at home with his family.

To live, reside, or dwell in a place.

The PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD).

Resident of a residential property or housing complex.

zyu6 haak3 wui6 so2

住客會所住客会所

A residential clubhouse for residents of a housing estate or building.

To board at school; to live on campus.

To live at or reside in a place.

To shut up or stop talking.

Sumitomo, a Japanese company group.

To be hospitalized or admitted to a hospital due to illness or injury.

zyu6 jyun2 bou6

Inpatient department of a hospital.

To undergo the period of confinement and recuperation after giving birth; to do the postpartum month.

Living area; residential district.

To live together in the same place.

A young, untrained female servant who lives with her employer.

To stop what one is doing with one's hands; to stay one's hand; to desist.

A house, residential building, or dormitory.

Residence; domicile; the place where one lives.

To stay overnight or live temporarily at a place away from home, such as a hotel or dormitory.

Household, resident, or occupier of a residential unit.