Cantonese words starting with Z

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拙于言词
zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
zyut3 lyut3clumsy; botched
zyut3 mau4spider (old)
zyut3 min6 zyu1kiss on cheek
拙朴
zyut3 pok3austere
辍食吐哺
zyut3 sik6 tou3 bou6to stop eating and spit out
zyut3 tyun4 pung2 pei3to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; boot-licking
zyut3 zeoi2 ban6 sit3lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
辍止
zyut3 zi2to stop
zyut3 zik6simple and frank
拙政园
zyut3 zing3 jyun4Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
zyut3 zok3my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
茁壮
zyut3 zong3healthy and strong; thriving; robust
zyut3 zyu3my unworthy writing (humble expr.)
zyut6(verb) (of DJ) 1. To scratch (music disc); die (without any sign suddenly)
zyut6(verb) 1. Sever; 2. Stop (breathing); (of electricity) 3. Insulate (adjective) 1. Superb; 2. Unique; 3. Hopeless
绝版
zyut6 baan2out of print
绝品
zyut6 ban2peerless artwork
绝不
zyut6 bat1in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
绝笔
zyut6 bat1words written on one’s deathbed; swansong
绝壁
zyut6 bik1precipice
绝产
zyut6 caan2crop failure; sterilization
绝情
zyut6 cing4(adjective) Cold and unfeeling
绝唱
zyut6 coeng3most perfect song
绝处逢生
zyut6 cyu3 fung4 sang1(idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless
绝大部分
zyut6 daai6 bou6 fan6overwhelming majority
绝大多数
zyut6 daai6 do1 sou3the vast majority
绝地
zyut6 dei6danger spot
绝对
zyut6 deoi3absolute; unconditional
绝对大多数
zyut6 deoi3 daai6 do1 sou3absolute majority
绝对地址
zyut6 deoi3 dei6 zi2absolute address (computing)
绝对观念
zyut6 deoi3 gun1 nim6absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
绝对连续
zyut6 deoi3 lin4 zuk6absolutely continuous (math.)
绝对零度
zyut6 deoi3 ling4 dou6absolute zero
绝对误差
zyut6 deoi3 ng6 caa1Absolute error
绝对湿度
zyut6 deoi3 sap1 dou6absolute humidity
绝对数字
zyut6 deoi3 sou3 zi6absolute (as opposed to relative) number
绝对温标
zyut6 deoi3 wan1 biu1Absolute temperature; Kelvin
绝对温度
zyut6 deoi3 wan1 dou6absolute temperature
绝对值
zyut6 deoi3 zik6absolute value
绝顶
zyut6 ding2(adverb) extremely; eminently; exceedingly; extraordinarily
绝顶聪明
zyut6 ding2 cung1 ming4highly intelligent; brilliant
绝代
zyut6 doi6peerless; incomparable (talent, beauty)
绝代佳人
zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
绝倒
zyut6 dou2to split one's sides laughing
绝罚
zyut6 fat6to excommunicate
绝非
zyut6 fei1absolutely not
绝佳
zyut6 gaai1exceptionally good
绝交
zyut6 gaau1to break off relations
绝技
zyut6 gei6consummate skill; tour-de-force

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