Cantonese words starting with Z

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斟盘
zam1 pun2negotiating; to talk business
针山
zam1 saan1Needle Hill, a place in Hong Kong, China
zam1 saang1 ji3verb; to discuss a business deal
斟泻
zam1 se2to spill
zam1 seoi2verb; filled the water, pour water
针线
zam1 sin3needle and thread
针线箔篱
zam1 sin3 bok6 lei4(dialect) wicker sewing basket
针线活
zam1 sin3 wut6needlework
针线活计
zam1 sin3 wut6 gai3needlework
针线活儿
zam1 sin3 wut6 ji4needlework
针头线脑
zam1 tau4 sin3 nou5needle and thread; needlework
针筒
zam1 tung2syringe
针扎
zam1 zaat3pincushion
针剂
zam1 zai1fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
针剂瓶
zam1 zai1 ping4ampoule
zam1 zau2to pour wine or liquor
针纸
zam1 zi2proof of vaccination certificate (針黹: needlework)
针黹
zam1 zi2needlework
针织
zam1 zik1knitting
针织品
zam1 zik1 ban2knitwear
针尖儿对麦芒儿
zam1 zim1 ji4 deoi3 mak6 mong4 ji4see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]
针毡
zam1 zin1needle felting (craft)
zam1 zoek3(verb) Weigh up
斟酌决定权
zam1 zoek3 kyut3 ding6 kyun4discretionary power
zam1 zoek3 zi6 geoi3to measure one's words
针状
zam1 zong6needle-shaped
zam2how; what
zam2(bound form) pillow
怎办
zam2 baan6what to do; how to deal with something [written]
枕长
zam2 coeng4consistently; long standing; chronic; long term
zam2 dik1what for; how
枕块
zam2 faai3to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)
zam2 gaau2What's going on?; what happened? What to do?
zam2 gan1pillow cloth
zam2 gwat1occipital bone (back of the skull)
枕叶
zam2 jip6occipital lobe
怎样
zam2 joeng6how
怎样做
zam2 joeng6 zou6how to do something; how to handle something [written]
zam2 laang5 kam1 hon4cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
怎么
zam2 mo1how?; why?
怎么
zam2 mo1variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
怎么办
zam2 mo1 baan6what's to be done
怎么得了
zam2 mo1 dak1 liu5how can this be?; what an awful mess!
怎么搞的
zam2 mo1 gaau2 dik1How did it happen?; What went wrong?
怎么样
zam2 mo1 joeng6how?; how was it?
怎么了
zam2 mo1 liu5What's up?; What happened?
怎么了
zam2 mo1 liu5variant of 怎麼了|怎么了[zen3 me5 le5]
怎么回事
zam2 mo1 wui4 si6what's the matter?; how could that be?; what's it all about?
怎么着
zam2 mo1 zoek6what?; how about?; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]
怎么做
zam2 mo1 zou6how to do something; what to do; how to deal with something [written]

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