Cantonese words starting with Z

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zau2 nong4 faan6 doi2

酒囊飯袋酒囊饭袋

A useless person who is only capable of eating and drinking.

To give an amateur performance, especially in traditional opera.

A store selling alcoholic drinks; liquor store.

Liquor store; a shop that sells alcoholic drinks.

Landslide, or to hike and take a walk in the mountains.

To get lost, wander off, or lose touch with others in a crowd.

Trend, tendency, or expected direction of development.

To be touched or moved by something; to feel deeply, or to put one's heart into doing something.

To wander off in thought, lose focus, or be absent-minded.

Dionysus or Bacchus, the ancient Greek or Roman god of wine.

走神兒走神儿

Absent-minded; distracted; to lose concentration.

To wander off, get lost, or go missing, used for people or pets.

Four-footed beast or quadruped.

To walk the runway; to perform in a fashion show.

zau2 sek6 syun1

To sober up from drunkenness.

To catch fire; to have a fire break out.

Beverages, including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

zau2 seoi2 jam2 liu2

酒水飲料酒水饮料

Drinks, beverages, and alcoholic drinks on a menu.

To smuggle; to bring goods in or out of a place illegally, such as to avoid customs duties or involving contraband.

Smuggled goods or contraband; pirated products.

走私貨走私货

Smuggled goods; contraband.

走私鐘走私钟

To engage in sex work or prostitution.

An old-fashioned tavern, wine shop, or pub.

To keep time for a watch or clock, or the travel time of a wave.

zau2 si6 gu3 hoeng1 seon4

酒是故鄉醇酒是故乡醇

An expression meaning that things such as food or wine from one's hometown are always the best.

An order instruction in Hong Kong restaurants requesting that no soy sauce or gravy be added to the food.

Wine and women, or a drunken facial expression.

zau2 sik1 coi4 hei3

酒色財氣酒色财气

A general term for social vices, moral corruption, and bad habits; literally referring to alcohol, lust, wealth, and anger.

zau2 sik1 zi1 tou4

A debauchee; a person addicted to wine and women.

Food and drink; food and wine.

Not closing properly, warped, or out of alignment (referring to doors, windows, etc.).

Slacklining or tightrope walking.

To lose one's good looks or become less attractive.

Tightrope walking.

To default on a debt or break a promise.

To get off the main topic or wander away from the subject.

To leave; to go away.

To flee or escape; to run away to another place as quickly as possible.

zau2 tau4 mou4 lou6

走投無路走投无路

To come to a dead end; to have no way out and be left with no options to solve one's problems.

A shill or decoy hired by a bar to lure customers into ordering overpriced drinks.

zau2 tok3 neoi5

A woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars to scam them into buying expensive drinks.

To skip class, typically used by tertiary or university students.

A drunkard, alcoholic, or heavy drinker.

zau2 waan1 lou6

走彎路走弯路

To take a detour, an indirect route, or an inefficient approach to doing things.

zau2 wai4 soeng6

走為上走为上

To flee or run away as the best option in a difficult situation.

zau2 wai4 soeng6 gai3

走為上計走为上计

To run away or retreat as the best option in a difficult situation.

To have good luck or to be in luck.

Dimple; a small natural indentation on the cheek.