Cantonese words starting with Z

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zyu6 zaak2residence; dwelling; abode
住宅区
zyu6 zaak2 keoi1residential area
住宅楼
zyu6 zaak2 lau4residential building
zyu6 zaak2 pou5 mut6housing bubble
住宅单位
zyu6 zaak6 daan1 wai2a residential unit (of an apartment)
zyu6 zeoi2to hold one's tongue
zyu6 zi2address
zyu6 zoi6live in; live at [written]
zyun1(adjective) Professional
zyun1brick M: 块kuài [块]
zyun1diamond
zyun1good; honest; stupid; prudent; a surname
钻版
zyun1 baan2to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
zyun1 bei1superior and subordinate
尊亲
zyun1 can1(honorific) your parent
专辑
zyun1 cap1album; special collection of printed or broadcast material
专车
zyun1 ce1special (or reserved) train (or bus etc); private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app
镌黜
zyun1 ceot1to dismiss an official
尊称
zyun1 cing1to address sb deferentially; honorific
专程
zyun1 cing4specifically
专场
zyun1 coeng4special performance
专长
zyun1 coeng4expertise
尊从
zyun1 cung4to obey; to follow
专递
zyun1 dai6to make a special delivery; to courier
专登
zyun1 dang1on purpose
专电
zyun1 din6noun; special dispatch; dispatch (i.e. news dispatch)
钻洞
zyun1 dung6to bore; to crawl through a tunnel
专断
zyun1 dyun3to act arbitrarily
砖块
zyun1 faai3brick
专科
zyun1 fo1specialized subject; specialized training school
专科学校
zyun1 fo1 hok6 haau6specialized school; polytechnic
专科医生
zyun1 fo1 ji1 sang1Specialist (doctor)
专科院校
zyun1 fo1 jyun2 haau6academy
专访
zyun1 fong2to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special report based on such an interview
专款
zyun1 fun2special fund
zyun1 fung6worship; to venerate
专家
zyun1 gaa1expert; specialist
专家系统
zyun1 gaa1 hai6 tung2expert system
专家评价
zyun1 gaa1 ping4 gaa3expert evaluation
专家评论
zyun1 gaa1 ping4 leon6expert commentary
尊驾
zyun1 gaa3lit. your honored carriage; honored Sir (also sarcastic)
专机
zyun1 gei1Special aircrafts; private jet
钻坚仰高
zyun1 gin1 joeng5 gou1lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); meticulous and diligent study
zyun1 ging3to respect; to revere; to esteem
钻劲
zyun1 ging6application to the task
钻故纸堆
zyun1 gu3 zi2 deoi1to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
专管
zyun1 gun2to be in charge of something specific
专攻
zyun1 gung1to specialize in
zyun1 gung1(honorific) your father
尊贵
zyun1 gwai3(adjective) Valued (customer)

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