Cantonese words starting with Z

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斋饭
zaai1 faan6food given to Buddhist monks as alms
斋啡
zaai1 fe1(noun) (of beverage) a coffee without milk and sugar: a black coffee
斋戒
zaai1 gaai3to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities befor...
斋教
zaai1 gaau3Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism
斋姑
zaai1 gu1a 'vegetarian recluse', a woman who has gone through the Refuge rite of Buddh...
斋果
zaai1 gwo2(religious) offerings
斋校
zaai1 haau6a single-sex school
斋月
zaai1 jyut6Ramadan (Islam)
斋噏
zaai1 kap1empty talk; all talk and no action [colloquial]
斋期
zaai1 kei4fasting days
斋卤味
zaai1 lou5 mei2vegeterian mock meat
斋卤味
zaai1 lou5 mei6vegetarian mock meats
斋铺
zaai1 pou3a vegetarian store
斋藤
zaai1 tang4Saitō (Japanese surname)
斋堂
zaai1 tong4dining hall in a Buddhist temple
斋祭
zaai1 zai3to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc
zaai3debt M: 笔bǐ [笔]; loan
zaai3a surname
zaai3an alternative form for 債, debt
债款
zaai3 fun2debt
债券
zaai3 hyun3bond
债权
zaai3 kyun4creditor's rights (law)
债权国
zaai3 kyun4 gwok3creditor country
债权人
zaai3 kyun4 jan4creditor
债务
zaai3 mou6debt; amount due
债务担保证券
zaai3 mou6 daam1 bou2 zing3 hyun3collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond
债务国
zaai3 mou6 gwok3Debtor nation
债务人
zaai3 mou6 jan4debtor
债务证券
zaai3 mou6 zing3 hyun3debt security; bond security
债务证书
zaai3 mou6 zing3 syu1debt instrument
债台高筑
zaai3 toi4 gou1 zuk1lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
债户
zaai3 wu6debtor
债仔
zaai3 zai2a debtor
债主
zaai3 zyu2creditor
zaai6stronghold; camp
zaai6corner of the eye; eye socket; to stare with an angry look
眦睚
zaai6 ngaai4see 睚眥|睚眦[ya2 zi4]
zaak3(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to attempt to (find an opportunity to)...
zaak3(Cant.) to press steadily; a form of torture in the past where one's limbs ar...
zaak3to crush
zaak3(adjective) Small
责备
zaak3 bei6to condemn
责备求全
zaak3 bei6 kau4 cyun4see 求全責備|求全责备[qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4]
责打
zaak3 daa2to punish by flogging
责袋
zaak3 doi2to have (an amount of money) on hand
责罚
zaak3 fat6to punish
窄缝
zaak3 fung6narrow gap
迮径
zaak3 ging3narrow path
窄硖硖
zaak3 gip6 gip6Narrow
责怪
zaak3 gwaai3to blame

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