Cantonese words starting with Z

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zyun2 faa3 tong4

轉化糖转化糖

To tack or go about in a sailing ship.

To forward, transmit, or repost a message or document.

zyun2 faat3 leon4

轉法輪转法轮

To transmit Buddhist teaching, or to practice Falun Gong exercises.

To change major at college, or to transfer to a different medical department.

To transfer blame, cost, or obligation onto someone else; to pass the buck.

To refer or pass on information or a person to another professional for further handling.

To pass on or transfer something to someone via a third party.

To transfer to a connecting flight.

zyun2 gei1 jan1

轉基因转基因

Genetically modified; genetic modification.

zyun2 gei1 jan1 sik6 ban2

轉基因食品转基因食品

Genetically modified (GM) food.

To forward mail or an email to someone else.

A street corner, bend, or intersection of streets.

To become a cadre, such as through a promotion from the shop floor.

To pass on a message or information to someone, especially through an intermediary.

To change jobs; to switch to a different job or career.

zyun2 gwaan1 hai6

轉關係转关系

To transfer administrative or organizational relations from one work unit, department, or school to another.

To change tracks; to switch tracks.

zyun2 haa6 ngaan5

轉下眼转下眼

In the blink of an eye; after a very short time, describing how quickly time passes.

To transfer to another school.

To re-export; to import goods from one place and export them to another.

To change direction.

zyun2 hoeng3 dang1

轉向燈转向灯

Vehicle turn indicator light or blinker.

zyun2 hoeng3 seon3 hou6

轉向信號转向信号

A turn signal or indicator on a vehicle.

To change schools; to transfer to another school to continue one's studies.

zyun2 hok6 sang1

轉學生转学生

Transfer student.

To change careers or switch to a different field of work.

To improve; to take a turn for the better.

To go around in a circle; to spin or rotate.

To quote from a secondary source.

To switch to, change over to, or shift to a different state, topic, or direction.

zyun2 jap6 dei6 haa6

轉入地下转入地下

To go underground, especially to continue activities in secret or hiding.

To transfer, shift, or divert from one place or direction to another.

Instead; turn to; representing a transition or shift from one thing to another.

zyun2 ji4 on1 zi3

轉移安置转移安置

To relocate; to evacuate and resettle.

zyun2 ji4 si6 sin3

轉移視線转移视线

To divert attention or change the subject to avoid a question.

zyun2 ji4 zan6 dei6

轉移陣地转移阵地

To move one's base of operations; to relocate.

zyun2 ji4 zi1 fu6

轉移支付转移支付

Transfer payment; a redistribution of income in the market system, such as welfare, social security, or government subsidies.

Transferred meaning of a word.

To translate into another language, or to transcribe or translate in a biological sense.

To undergo transition or transformation, especially regarding an economy, society, or personal style.

To change one's profession or career path.

To transfer, cede, or sell the ownership of property or rights to another person.

To switch to using; to change or adapt for another use.

Metonymy; a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

To transfer a patient to a different hospital.

To pass on to; to forward to someone else.

To become acute or worsen, especially of an illness.

To turn one's head, or figuratively, in the twinkling of an eye.

A bicycle bell with a rotating internal mechanism.