Cantonese words starting with Z

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Nearby; in the neighborhood; close by in geographical distance.

Taboo; something to be avoided or superstitious about.

Easy to get to, convenient, or easily accessible.

zau6 gwaan3 zi1 sai3

就慣姿勢就惯姿势

To get used to a certain posture, metaphorically referring to accommodating a bad habit.

To be exactly; precisely is.

The cuff or opening of a sleeve.

zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3

袖口鏈扣袖口链扣

袖口鈕袖口钮

Cufflinks or cuff buttons.

To take up a post or office; to assume a new position.

To get a job, be employed, or start a career.

Soon; nearly; almost; close to happening.

Soon; about to; in a short period of time.

To seize an opportunity or make use of existing momentum to do something.

Conveniently located, easy to reach, or handy to use.

zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1

袖手旁觀袖手旁观

To stand by and watch without helping or interfering; to sit back and look on indifferently.

Ready and fully prepared, with all preparatory work completed.

To be exactly; that is; or to serve as a prime example of something.

Even if, even though, or granted that.

zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2

就算係噉就算系啖

Even if that is the case; even so.

To use as a reason, pretext, or explanation; to say that.

To get into position, take one's place, or be on one's mark.

Pocket-sized; miniature, small enough to fit in a pocket or sleeve.

Sleeve; the part of a garment that covers the arm.

Just now; a moment ago.

To assume office, take up a post, or be sworn in, typically for a high-ranking public office.

Just now; a moment ago.

To take a seat or be seated.

According to, with reference to, or in light of a situation.

Sentence-final particle used to downplay something, meaning 'only', 'just', 'no big deal', or 'slightly'.

An umbrella; a tool used to shield oneself from rain or sunlight.

To block, cover, or hide from view.

Umbrella handle; the part of an umbrella that is held while carrying it.

To hide or cover up one's defects, faults, or shortcomings.

Chater Road, a road in Central, Hong Kong.

To cover, block, or shelter from.

To cover, shield, or conceal something for protection or disguise.

The rib or frame of an umbrella.

To block out sunlight; to provide shade.

To shelter from the sun or provide shade to make an area cool.

To cover, conceal, or block from view.

To sigh and complain, or to lament with grief.

Jacket; a type of short coat.

Jelly, jello, or gelatin dessert; also refers generally to any gel-like substance.

To conceal, hide, or cover up the truth.

To have lighting from behind that causes your hand to cast a shadow on the paper where you are writing.

A respectful form of address to a woman, placed after "aa3" or her name.

Suffix used to indicate a person who performs a particular action or possesses a certain quality; -er.

This; indicating a person or thing physically or psychologically close.

Germanium; a chemical element with atomic number 32 and symbol Ge.

An elder sister's husband; brother-in-law.