Cantonese words starting with Z

11,645 entries

zang1cliff
zang1large square net
zang1short hair; matted hair
增压
zang1 aat3to pressurize; to supercharge
争拗
zang1 aau2argue; argument
争霸
zang1 baa3to contend for hegemony
增白剂
zang1 baak6 zai1whitener
争辩
zang1 bin6a dispute
zang1 bing1to reinforce; reinforcements
增补
zang1 bou2to augment; to add
曾宝仪
zang1 bou2 ji4Bowie Tsang, a Taiwanese female singer, actress, TV host and author
增产
zang1 caan2to increase production
争吵
zang1 caau2argument
zang1 cau4to thicken
增稠剂
zang1 cau4 zai1thickener
争取
zang1 ceoi2to fight for; to win over
争持
zang1 ci4to refuse to concede
增设
zang1 cit3to add to existing facilities or services
争抢
zang1 coeng2to fight over
争长论短
zang1 coeng4 leon6 dyun2lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom)
zang1 cuk1to speed up; to accelerate
争宠
zang1 cung2to strive for favor
挣揣
zang1 cyun2to struggle; to strive hard
zang1 daai6to enlarge; to magnify
挣得
zang1 dak1to earn (income)
争得
zang1 dak1to obtain by an effort
争斗
zang1 dau3to struggle; struggle
争啲
zang1 di1nearly; closely (spoken)
增订
zang1 ding3to revise and enlarge (a book)
增订本
zang1 ding3 bun2revised and enlarged edition
zang1 do1to increase
zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); demand exceeds supply
zang1 dou1see 曾都區|曾都区[Zeng1 du1 Qu1]
曾都区
zang1 dou1 keoi1Zengdu, a district of Suizhou City 隨州市|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
争端
zang1 dyun1dispute; conflict
争夺
zang1 dyut6to take over; to compete
争夺战
zang1 dyut6 zin3struggle
zang1 faan4 jan4Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000
争分夺秒
zang1 fan1 dyut6 miu5lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
zang1 fong4to reinforce defenses
zang1 fuk1growth rate
争锋
zang1 fung1to strive
争风呷醋
zang1 fung1 haap3 cou3to compete for affection [colloquial]
争风吃醋
zang1 fung1 hek3 cou3to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman
zang1 gaa1(Buddhism) sangha; monk
zang1 gaa1to raise; to increase
僧加罗语
zang1 gaa1 lo4 jyu5Sinhalese (language)
zang1 gaa1 zik6value added (accountancy)
增减
zang1 gaam2to add or subtract; to go up or go down
争交
zang1 gaau1argue (spoken)

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