Cantonese words starting with Z

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側側膊侧侧膊

to avoid the responsibility for something

zak1 zak1 bok3 m4 do1 gok3

側側膊唔多覺侧侧膊唔多觉

to describe doing something sneakily, so that nobody realizes it

to place particular emphasis on

zak1 zung6 dim2

側重點侧重点

(verb) 1. to talk secretively; 2. to discuss

anvil; hammering block; board

to warn; variant of 针zhēn [针]; type of didactiv literary composition

(verb) 1. to oppose with; 2. get sting (by bee)

needle; injection; 支zhī [支]; acupuncture

cutting board; chopping block

the eye of a needle

zam1 bei6 soek3 tit3

針鼻削鐵针鼻削铁

to make an insignificantly small profit

to critique; ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles

zam1 caa4 jing6 co3

斟茶認錯斟茶认错

to offer tea as a gesture of apology to admit one's wrongdoing [colloquial]

to prick with a needle

zam1 ci3 maa4 zeoi3

針刺麻醉针刺麻醉

acupuncture anesthesia

to target; to pick on

zam1 deoi3 sing3

針對性针对性

to reach a satisfactory agreement

zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3

針鋒相對针锋相对

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat

acupuncture and moxibustion

incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone

verb; have a brief talk; consult; consider

zam1 hung2 sip3 jing2 gei1

針孔攝影機针孔摄影机

(Tw) miniature, concealable camera with a pinhole-sized lens

(zoology) echidna

admonition; dictum

needle-leaved (tree)

針葉林针叶林

needle-leaved forest

針葉樹针叶树

zam1 jip6 zik6 mat6

針葉植物针叶植物

needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)

saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)

針箍兒针箍儿

erhua variant of 針箍|针箍[zhen1 gu1]

zam1 m4 gat1 dou3 juk6 m4 zi1 tung3

針唔拮到肉唔知痛针唔拮到肉唔知痛

one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)

acupuncture anesthesia

RYO tobacco (roll-your-own cigarette)

針尾鴨针尾鸭

(bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

zam1 mei5 luk6 kau1

針尾綠鳩针尾绿鸠

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

zam1 mei5 saa1 zeoi1

針尾沙錐针尾沙锥

(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6

針冇兩頭利针冇两头利

you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't have it both ways

rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)

eye of a needle; pinhole