Cantonese words starting with Z

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绝句
zyut6 geoi3quatrain (poetic form)
绝经
zyut6 ging1menopause
绝境
zyut6 ging2desperate straits
绝景
zyut6 ging2stunning scenery
绝口
zyut6 hau2(verb) to keep lauding for something; to speak something endlessly
绝口不提
zyut6 hau2 bat1 tai4(idiom) to avoid mentioning
绝后
zyut6 hau6(Pro + noun) without offspring; without posterity; (very) never to be seen again
绝气
zyut6 hei3to expire
绝响
zyut6 hoeng2Vanished music; extinct art
绝学
zyut6 hok6(adjective) profound knowledge; or (verb) drop out from a school
绝然
zyut6 jin4completely
绝热漆
zyut6 jit6 cat1heat-resistant paint
绝育
zyut6 juk6to sterilize
绝缘
zyut6 jyun4to have no contact with; (electricity) to insulate
绝缘材料
zyut6 jyun4 coi4 liu2Insulation Materials
绝缘体
zyut6 jyun4 tai2electrical insulation
绝桥
zyut6 kiu4unchallengable idea (spoken)
绝伦
zyut6 leon4outstanding; beyond compare
绝粮
zyut6 loeng4provisions are exhausted
绝路
zyut6 lou6(noun) a hopeless path; an impasse
绝密
zyut6 mat6top secret
绝密文件
zyut6 mat6 man4 gin2top secret document
绝命
zyut6 ming6to commit suicide
绝命书
zyut6 ming6 syu1suicide note
绝灭
zyut6 mit6to annihilate; extinction
绝妙
zyut6 miu6exquisite
绝望
zyut6 mong6to despair; desperate
绝无仅有
zyut6 mou4 gan2 jau5one and only (idiom); rarely seen
绝门儿
zyut6 mun4 ji4extinct profession; unique skill; fantastic
绝艺
zyut6 ngai6master skill
绝诣
zyut6 ngai6profoundly well-versed
绝配
zyut6 pui3perfect match
绝杀
zyut6 saat3to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc)
绝世
zyut6 sai3unique
绝世佳人
zyut6 sai3 gaai1 jan4a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
绝色
zyut6 sik1(adjective of a woman) exceedingly pretty; unrivalled beauty
绝食
zyut6 sik6to go on a hunger strike
绝食抗议
zyut6 sik6 kong3 ji5hunger strike
绝域
zyut6 wik6a faraway and hard-to-reach land (classical)
绝活
zyut6 wut6specialty
绝迹
zyut6 zik1to be eradicated; extinct
zyut6 zik1demotion and promotion
绝症
zyut6 zing3incurable disease
绝招
zyut6 ziu1unique skill; masterstroke
绝种
zyut6 zung2extinct (species)

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