Cantonese words starting with Z
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側側膊侧侧膊
zak1 zak1 bok3to avoid the responsibility for something
側側膊唔多覺侧侧膊唔多觉
zak1 zak1 bok3 m4 do1 gok3to describe doing something sneakily, so that nobody realizes it
仄紙仄纸
zak1 zi2cheque
側重侧重
zak1 zung6to place particular emphasis on
側重點侧重点
zak1 zung6 dim2main point
斟
zam1(verb) 1. to talk secretively; 2. to discuss
砧
zam1anvil; hammering block; board
祲
zam1evil force
箴
zam1to warn; variant of 针zhēn [针]; type of didactiv literary composition
針针
zam1(verb) 1. to oppose with; 2. get sting (by bee)
鍼
zam1needle; injection; 支zhī [支]; acupuncture
砧板
zam1 baan2cutting board; chopping block
針鼻针鼻
zam1 bei6the eye of a needle
針鼻削鐵针鼻削铁
zam1 bei6 soek3 tit3to make an insignificantly small profit
針砭针砭
zam1 bin1to critique; ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles
針波针波
zam1 bo1jump ball
斟茶
zam1 caa4to pour tea
斟茶認錯斟茶认错
zam1 caa4 jing6 co3to offer tea as a gesture of apology to admit one's wrongdoing [colloquial]
針刺针刺
zam1 ci3to prick with a needle
針刺麻醉针刺麻醉
zam1 ci3 maa4 zeoi3acupuncture anesthesia
針對针对
zam1 deoi3to target; to pick on
針對性针对性
zam1 deoi3 sing3focus; purpose
斟掂
zam1 dim6to reach a satisfactory agreement
針法针法
zam1 faat3stitch
針鋒相對针锋相对
zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
針灸针灸
zam1 gau3acupuncture and moxibustion
針腳针脚
zam1 goek3stitching
針管针管
zam1 gun2syringe
砧骨
zam1 gwat1incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hamme...
斟吓
zam1 haa5verb; have a brief talk; consult; consider
針孔针孔
zam1 hung2pinhole
針孔攝影機针孔摄影机
zam1 hung2 sip3 jing2 gei1(Tw) miniature, concealable camera with a pinhole-sized lens
針鼴针鼹
zam1 jin2(zoology) echidna
箴言
zam1 jin4admonition; dictum
針葉针叶
zam1 jip6needle-leaved (tree)
針葉林针叶林
zam1 jip6 lam4needle-leaved forest
針葉樹针叶树
zam1 jip6 syu6conifer
針葉植物针叶植物
zam1 jip6 zik6 mat6needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
針魚针鱼
zam1 jyu2saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
針箍针箍
zam1 ku1thimble
針箍兒针箍儿
zam1 ku1 ji4erhua variant of 針箍|针箍[zhen1 gu1]
針唔拮到肉唔知痛针唔拮到肉唔知痛
zam1 m4 gat1 dou3 juk6 m4 zi1 tung3one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)
針麻针麻
zam1 maa4acupuncture anesthesia
針嘜针唛
zam1 mak1RYO tobacco (roll-your-own cigarette)
針尾鴨针尾鸭
zam1 mei5 aap3(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
針尾綠鳩针尾绿鸠
zam1 mei5 luk6 kau1(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
針尾沙錐针尾沙锥
zam1 mei5 saa1 zeoi1(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
針冇兩頭利针冇两头利
zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways
砧木
zam1 muk6rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
針眼针眼
zam1 ngaan5eye of a needle; pinhole
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