Cantonese words starting with Z

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zam2 muk6railroad tie
zam2 nang4how can?
zam2 sam1bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
zam2 sang1how
枕头
zam2 tau4pillow
枕头包
zam2 tau4 baau1a type of handbag
枕头袋
zam2 tau4 doi2(noun) a pillow case
枕头肉
zam2 tau4 juk2a pillow
枕头箱
zam2 tau4 soeng1Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables)
枕头套
zam2 tau4 tou3pillow case
枕头状
zam2 tau4 zong6wife complaining to husband about other people
zam2 tou3pillowcase
zam2 zik6mat used to cover a pillow
zam2 zik6to lie in total disorder
枕席儿
zam2 zik6 ji4erhua form of 枕席[zhen3 xi2]
zam2 zyu6(adverb) often; always; consistently; time after time; again and again
zam3(verb) 1. drown; (adjective) flooding
zam3 cam4to soak
zam3 daai6Hong Kong Baptist University
枕戈寝甲
zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
浸咸水
zam3 haam4 seoi2(verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad
zam3 jap6to soak
浸润
zam3 jeon6to permeate; fig. to saturate (with emotion)
zam3 jim5to be contaminated
谮言
zam3 jin4to slander
浸礼
zam3 lai5baptism
浸礼教
zam3 lai5 gaau3Baptist (Christian sect)
浸礼会
zam3 lai5 wui2Baptists
浸没
zam3 mut6to immerse
zam3 ngaam4 sau3 lau4see 枕石漱流[zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2]
zam3 paau3to steep; to immerse
zam3 sai2to immerse
zam3 sei2drown
zam3 sek6 sau3 lau4to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
zam3 seoi2soak in water
浸信会
zam3 seon3 wui2Baptists
zam3 tau3to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate
浸温泉
zam3 wan1 cyun4to immerse
浸会医院
zam3 wui2 ji1 jyun2Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
浸剂
zam3 zai1infusion (pharm.)
浸渍
zam3 zi3to soak
浸种
zam3 zung2to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to p...
浸猪笼
zam3 zyu1 lung4drowning of adulterers in a pig's cage as a punishment in the old days
zam6I; subtle; an omen
zam6 dai2(verb) sink to the bottom; sunken
鸩毒
zam6 duk6poisoned wine
鸩羽
zam6 jyu5the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩
zam6 sei2(verb) to attempt suicide
zam6 siu6omen; warning sign

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