Cantonese words starting with Z

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This; this one.

Like this, like that, or in this way.

Here; referring to a place that is geographically or psychologically close.

Such; so; like this; in this way.

Sisters; female siblings sharing at least one parent.

ze2 sau2 ze2 goek3

姐手姐腳姐手姐脚

Clumsy, slow, or weak, especially when doing heavy physical work.

這陣子这阵子

Recently; these days; this period of time.

A female domestic helper, housemaid, or female janitor.

To borrow, lend, or use temporarily with the intention of returning.

To lay down as a cushion, or figuratively, to rely on or make use of.

Loanword; a word adopted from another language.

To borrow money.

To use an excuse to get away with something, avoid responsibility, or take advantage of an opportunity.

Metonymy or synecdoche; a rhetorical device where a part represents the whole, or vice versa.

ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4

借刀殺人借刀杀人

To harm someone by using another person's power or means.

ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6

To present someone with a gift that you yourself received from another person; to borrow a flower to offer to the Buddha.

To use as a reference; to draw lessons or inspiration from other people's experience.

To learn from other people's experiences, successes, or failures, or to use them to warn oneself.

Sugarcane chicken.

To seize an opportunity to do something, especially to take advantage of a situation.

To use others' words or actions as a reference, mirror, or lesson.

Promissory note; a written receipt or proof of a loan, such as an IOU.

Chinese francolin; partridge.

To step aside; to make way for someone to pass.

借過橋借过桥

To use someone or something as a stepping stone or an excuse to achieve a goal.

Chạo tôm; Vietnamese grilled shrimp paste wrapped around sugarcane.

Excuse me; please step aside or move out of the way.

To execute a backdoor listing or reverse takeover.

To excuse oneself, squeeze past, or ask someone to step aside and make way.

To use something as an excuse or pretext to do something else.

To borrow something for use, including objects or ideas.

Metaphor; specifically a type of metaphor where the subject and the vehicle are both implied rather than explicitly stated.

To borrow members from another gang or triad group for a conflict or task.

借問聲借问声

May I ask; excuse me; a polite phrase used before asking a question.

Excuse me; step aside to make way for someone.

Step aside or move over.

To borrow a prostitute from another brothel.

To slip away or escape from a situation by pretending to need to use the toilet.

ze3 seoi2 deon6

To use water as cover to escape, especially in martial arts fiction.

To use the excuse of needing to go to the toilet in order to escape or slip away.

To stay overnight at someone else's place.

To borrow or lend books.

To borrow money or ask for a loan, usually according to an agreement on terms and interest.

ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1

借題發揮借题发挥

To seize on a topic or incident to express one's own views, often to vent grievances or go off-topic.

ze3 tau4 ze3 lou6

借頭借路借头借路

To make up excuses or find pretexts to gain an advantage or do something convenient for oneself.

Sucrose; cane sugar.

To borrow in subtraction, or to use forced perspective in photography and filming.

Bagasse; the fibrous residue remaining after sugarcane is crushed to extract its juice.