Cantonese words starting with Z

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A place where waters meet or pool; also used to refer to kindness or favor received from others.

To reproach or reprimand; to demote an official and banish them to the border.

To hesitate, waver, or be undecided.

To pick, pluck, or harvest fruit or flowers.

A large residence or mansion, especially of an official or wealthy person.

To choose one's friends carefully.

A flooded area or region; a place submerged under water.

To quote; to extract and cite a passage or sentence from a text or speech.

To choose a suitable date for an event.

To pick out the best from a crowd; to select the most outstanding.

Summary, abstract, or synopsis; a section that represents and summarizes a long article or book.

To extract or excerpt a passage from a larger body of text.

Male otaku; a young man who is socially awkward, obsessive, or prefers to stay at home.

Female otaku; a woman who is a homebody or obsessed with anime, manga, and subcultures.

To choose a spouse or partner, usually referring to a marriage partner.

To extract and compile or edit passages from a text; excerpts.

Troublesome; difficult to handle, deal with, or resolve.

zaak6 tit3 beng2

擲鐵餅掷铁饼

To throw a discus; the discus throw event in track and field.

To connect electrical wires using a screw terminal.

To wear a flower in one's hair.

To wink or bat the eyes.

To chop or cleave forcefully with a wide-bodied blade, rather than slicing back and forth.

To blink; to flicker or open and close quickly.

To liquidate a portfolio in the stock market when experiencing a loss, especially due to a margin call.

zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1

斬草除根斩草除根

To eliminate the root of a problem; to stamp out the source of a trouble completely.

zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3

斬釘截鐵斩钉截铁

To be extremely definite, direct, and resolute; categorical and without room for compromise.

zaam2 dou3 bin3 si2 beng2 wai4 zi2

斬到變屎餅為止斩到变屎饼为止

To chop someone to pieces or hack someone to death.

zaam2 dou3 jat1 geng2 hyut3

斬到一頸血斩到一颈血

To get severely ripped off or overcharged by a merchant taking advantage of a customer's ignorance.

A convict sentenced to be beheaded or executed.

zaam2 gai1 tau4 siu1 wong4 zi2

斬雞頭燒黄紙斩鸡头烧黄纸

To swear an oath and become sworn brothers, traditionally by cutting off a chicken's head and burning yellow paper.

To chop food into smaller pieces, or to break down a plan, problem, or information into smaller parts.

zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4

斬腳趾避沙蟲斩脚趾避沙虫

To cut off one's toes to avoid sand bugs; to use an absurd, costly solution that does not address the real problem.

To chop or hack someone to death.

zaam2 haa5 ngaan5

In the blink of an eye; describing a very short amount of time.

zaam2 haa5 ngaan5

In the blink of an eye; in a very short time.

zaam2 haak3 ngaan5

In the blink of an eye; in an instant.

zaam2 hoi1 gau2 luk1

斬開九碌斩开九碌

To threaten to chop someone into pieces or segments.

To cut a rope or cable; also used figuratively to sever a relationship or break up.

To buy Cantonese-style roast meat (siu mei).

zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3

嶄露頭角崭露头角

To begin to show one's brilliant talent and gain recognition.

zaam2 lyun6 go1 beng3

斬亂歌柄斩乱歌柄

To interrupt or cut someone off when they are talking.

zaam2 maa5 dou1

斬馬刀斩马刀

A type of traditional Chinese sword with a long blade, or a long chopping knife.

zaam2 mei4 zaam2 ngaan5

To wink and make eyes at someone, or to exchange secret signals with facial expressions.

To blink; to open and close one's eyes quickly.

To blink one's eyes.

Brand new, cutting-edge, or completely unprecedented.

To behead or decapitate; a method of execution where the head is severed from the body.

斬手指斩手指

To give up gambling; to promise never to gamble again.

To behead or decapitate.

zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5

斬頭截尾斩头截尾

To chop off the head and tail, meaning to get straight to the point or cut out unwanted parts.