Cantonese words starting with Z

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To relieve or ease pain.

Ring; a piece of jewelry worn on a finger.

To criticize, scold, or point out someone's mistakes.

To find fault with, criticize, or point out mistakes, with a milder tone than 指責.

Papier-mâché items, especially paper offerings burned for ancestors in ritual worship.

zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2

紙紮公仔纸扎公仔

Paper effigy or doll used in traditional Chinese rituals and worship.

zi2 zaat3 haa6 paa4

紙紮下扒纸扎下扒

Unreliable, fragile, or prone to falling apart easily.

Paperweight; a small, heavy object used to prevent papers from blowing away.

Sons and nephews; the younger generation of a family or extended family.

zi2 zeoi3 gam1 mai4

紙醉金迷纸醉金迷

Splendid, beautiful, and luxurious, typically describing an environment or lifestyle.

zi2 zi2 dim2 dim2

指指點點指指点点

To point fingers, gossip, or speak ill of someone behind their back.

Male offspring, son, or male descendant.

Fingertip or toe tip; the very end of a finger or toe.

To point out errors and offer corrections; also feedback or criticism.

To identify and testify against someone; to give evidence or point out with proof.

Viscount; the fourth level of nobility in ancient China or its equivalent in foreign nobility systems.

Paper; a general term for various kinds of paper.

To aim at; to intend, or to have the purpose of.

To point at something or someone.

zi2 zyu6 tuk1 nou4 maa6 wo4 soeng2

指住禿奴罵和尚指住秃奴骂和尚

To abuse or scold someone indirectly by ostensibly pointing to and criticizing someone else.

Ambition, aspiration, or determination.

Sincere, earnest, and heartfelt.

Intelligence, wisdom, and knowledge.

Mole; a dark spot on the skin.

Fine, delicate, exquisite, or beautiful.

To place, lay, or put down.

Most; to the highest degree or greatest extent.

To express, convey, or deliver.

To record or mark.

To stumble or trip; to fail or meet with setbacks.

Fierce, violent, or aggressive; also refers to a bird of prey.

zi3 bat1 zoi6 ci2

To have one's goals or aspirations set elsewhere or on a higher level.

To purchase, prepare, or provide equipment, goods, or provisions.

Pathogenic; illness-causing.

One's closest relatives or next of kin.

To outwit; to win by strategy or cunning.

One's aspirations and interests.

To deliver a speech or address at a formal occasion.

Educated youth; young people from urban areas sent to live and work in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution.

zi3 daai6 coi4 so1

To have great ambition but lack the talent or ability to realize it.

Only then will it be okay; a particle placed at the end of a clause to express a necessary condition.

The Landmark, a commercial complex and shopping mall in Central, Hong Kong.

To pin a post or message to the top so it is displayed first.

To phone someone or to dial a telephone number.

At most, or at worst.

zi3 do1 m4 hai6

至多唔係至多唔系

At worst; at the very most; worst-case scenario.

Up to, until, or through; used to indicate a range from one point to another.

Think tank; an organization of experts that researches policies and provides recommendations.

To get rich; to become wealthy and make a fortune.