Cantonese words starting with Z

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A railroad tie or sleeper used to support the rails on a railway track.

How can (it be possible that...); how is it possible to.

A bare pillow, without a pillowcase.

How; in what way; how to.

Pillow; a soft item used to support the head and neck during sleep.

zam2 tau4 baau1

枕頭包枕头包

Salty white bread, typically shaped like a rectangular loaf.

枕頭袋枕头袋

Pillowcase; a cloth bag used to cover a pillow to keep it clean.

枕頭肉枕头肉

Chuck eye roll; a cut of beef from the shoulder area located next to the rib eye.

zam2 tau4 soeng1

枕頭箱枕头箱

Traditional Chinese pillow box, used for sleeping and storing valuables.

枕頭套枕头套

A pillowcase; a fabric cover for a pillow.

zam2 tau4 zong6

枕頭狀枕头状

A wife complaining or nagging her husband in bed, often about other people.

Pillowcase; a protective fabric cover slipped over a pillow.

A pillow and a mat; bedclothes or bedding.

To lie scattered all over; to lie on top of one another in total disorder.

枕席兒枕席儿

Bedding, specifically a pillow and a sleeping mat.

Persistently; continually; happening repeatedly over a period of time.

To submerge, soak, flood, or immerse in liquid.

To submerge, immerse, or soak in a liquid; to be deeply absorbed in something.

HKBU; the abbreviation for Hong Kong Baptist University.

zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3

枕戈寢甲枕戈寝甲

To sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow, indicating constant readiness for battle.

zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3

To lie with one's head on a spear waiting for dawn; to maintain high vigilance and be ready for battle.

zam3 haam4 seoi2

浸鹹水浸咸水

To study or live abroad.

To immerse, soak, or submerge in a liquid.

To permeate, soak, or wet thoroughly; to gradually saturate, influence, or imbue with emotion.

To gradually contaminate, infect, or deeply influence.

To slander, backbite, or speak ill of someone behind their back.

A Christian baptism ceremony, specifically by immersion of the body in water.

zam3 lai5 gaau3

浸禮教浸礼教

The Baptist Church; the Baptist denomination of Christianity.

浸禮會浸礼会

The Baptist Church; Baptists.

To immerse, submerge, or flood with water.

zam3 ngaam4 sau3 lau4

To live in seclusion in nature, away from the secular world.

To soak, steep, or infuse an object in water for a period of time.

To soak and wash; to steep or immerse in liquid for cleaning.

To drown; to die by drowning.

zam3 sek6 sau3 lau4

To live a secluded life as a hermit.

To soak, steep, or submerge in water.

zam3 seon3 wui2

浸信會浸信会

Baptist Church; a major Protestant denomination that practices believer's baptism by full immersion.

To drench or soak through; to submerge an object until it is completely saturated with water.

zam3 wan1 cyun4

浸溫泉浸温泉

To soak in a hot spring.

zam3 wui2 ji1 jyun2

浸會醫院浸会医院

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital.

An infusion; a liquid pharmaceutical preparation made by steeping crude drugs.

To soak, steep, or immerse in liquid.

To soak seeds in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent pest damage.

zam3 zyu1 lung4

浸豬籠浸猪笼

An ancient Chinese lynching method where adulterers are put in a bamboo pig cage and submerged in water.

Imperial first-person pronoun; 'I' or 'we' used exclusively by emperors in ancient times.

To sink to the bottom of a forum thread list or chat log due to lack of replies or attention.

Poisoned wine, traditionally prepared by dipping the feathers of the mythical zhen bird in sake.

The poisonous feathers of the legendary zhen bird, historically used to make poison.

To commit suicide by drowning.

Omen; warning sign.