Cantonese words starting with Z

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To commit suicide, or to make one's own decisions.

zi6 kyut3 kyun4

自決權自决权

The right to self-determination.

To be independent, self-reliant, or stand on one's own feet.

A movable type; a single block or character used in letterpress printing.

To flow automatically, or to do as one pleases and let things take their natural course.

To govern, administer, or manage; also to treat, handle, or cure.

Self-disciplined; to restrain oneself and regulate one's own behavior.

zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1

To stand on one's own feet; to be self-reliant and make a fresh start through one's own efforts.

To feel self-pity; to feel sorry for oneself.

Fodder; food used to feed animals.

To treat, cure, or heal an illness.

To estimate one's own ability; to know one's own capabilities and limits.

自來水自来水

Tap water or running water; drinking water piped directly to users through a water supply system.

Narcissistic; excessively self-admiring, confident, or self-centered.

Literacy, education, or culture, referring to someone's knowledge of writing and books.

To commit suicide by slitting one's own throat.

To ask or examine oneself; to believe oneself to have acted in a certain way after self-reflection.

zi6 min2 soeng6

Literally; on the surface; in a literal sense.

The literal meaning of a word or phrase, as opposed to its implied or contextual meaning.

To consider oneself as having a certain good quality; to self-identify as or think of oneself as.

Temple; a general term for temples dedicated to deities of Buddhism, Taoism, or folk religion.

Subtitle or caption.

A letter of an alphabet, particularly a Latin-based one.

The gate of a Buddhist temple or monastery.

Self-satisfied, complacent, or proud.

Wording; diction; the specific words chosen to express a meaning.

Oneself, self-, or self-centered.

zi6 ngo5 gaa3 zik6

自我價值自我价值

Self-worth or intrinsic value.

zi6 ngo5 gaai3 siu6

自我介紹自我介绍

Self-introduction; an introduction of one's background, experience, or skills.

zi6 ngo5 on1 wai3

To comfort oneself, or to regulate one's own mindset and emotions.

zi6 ngo5 zok3 gu2

To be a pioneer or originator of something; to not be bound by conventionality.

zi6 ngo5 zung1 sam1

Egocentric or self-centered; describing someone who only thinks from their own perspective.

zi6 ngoi6 faat3 kyun4

治外法權治外法权

Extraterritoriality; the right of citizens to be exempt from the jurisdiction of the local law.

Young, delicate, or tender; newly grown and fragile.

To take good care of oneself; to show self-regard and avoid physical or mental harm.

Public security; the social order of a place.

Selfie; a photograph that one has taken of oneself.

A selfie; a self-portrait photograph.

To commit suicide; to intentionally and actively end one's own life.

自殺式自杀式

Suicide; suicidal; doing something in a way that is highly likely to cause one's own death.

Since childhood; from when one was small.

To turn over a new leaf; to reform oneself.

One's own; related to oneself.

zi6 san1 naan4 bou2

自身難保自身难保

Unable to even protect oneself, cope with one's own situation, or resolve one's own problems.

zi6 sang1 zi6 mit6

自生自滅自生自灭

To fend for oneself without anyone caring or intervening.

To self-study, especially in an academic context.

To surrender oneself to the police and confess to a crime.

Self-confidence; belief in oneself.

Self-confidence.

To narrate one's own life or experiences; to introduce oneself.