Cantonese words starting with Z

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Colony; an overseas territory under the full control of a sovereign state.

Plant; a multicellular organism with cell walls and nuclei that produces its own food.

A patient in a persistent vegetative state.

Lonely; feeling sad, empty, or bored due to a lack of company or understanding.

To perform skin grafting; transplanting healthy skin to a wound to aid healing and improve function.

Vegetation; the collective plant cover on the surface of the earth.

zik6 san1 kwan4

Sheath dress or pencil skirt; a Western-style dress with a narrow hem.

Straightforward, outspoken, and genuine; not hypocritical.

Straight line; the shortest distance between two points with no curvature.

zik6 sing1 gei1

直升機直升机

Helicopter; a rotary-wing aircraft.

zik6 sing1 gei1

直昇機直升机

Direct selling; a business model where goods are sold directly to consumers without retail stores.

To go straight up or straight on.

To be directly subordinate to or affiliated with a person or organization, without intermediaries.

zik6 syu1 hung1 jik1

To speak one's mind; to express one's true feelings directly and without reservation.

Direct election; a system where representatives or government officials are voted in directly by the people.

Directly; straight up; simply; even to the point of.

To go directly to a destination without needing to transfer, especially regarding cross-border transport.

zik6 tung1 baa1 si2

Direct, long-distance express bus or coach, commonly used in Hong Kong to travel directly to mainland China.

直通車直通车

Through train or direct transport service; also used figuratively for continuous political or economic programs.

zik6 wui4 piu3 gaa3

值回票價值回票价

Worth the price of admission; highly worthwhile and offering excellent value for the money or effort spent.

Direct Subsidy Scheme; a school operating scheme in Hong Kong that receives government funding with high autonomy.

Until; up to a certain point in time.

Typesetting for printing.

Quiet, silent, and still; describe a state of absolute silence where not a sound is heard.

Direct, straightforward, or immediate without any intermediary.

zik6 zip3 jing2 hoeng2

直接影響直接影响

Direct influence; to directly affect.

zik6 zip3 mau6 jik6

直接貿易直接贸易

Direct trade; trade conducted directly between two parties without intermediaries.

zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3

直截了當直截了当

Simple and direct in speech or behavior; forthright and straightforward.

Jam; fruit spread.

The sharp tip or point of a long, thin object.

To stain, touch, or make contact with.

To gaze at, look up at, or regard respectfully.

Dirty, nauseating, or awkward.

To watch, observe, or wait and see.

A Chinese surname, usually transliterated as Chim in Cantonese.

Used in personal names.

尖筆甩尖笔甩

Extremely sharp; pointed.

To practice divination or divine; to predict the future using non-scientific and usually non-supernatural methods.

zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6

瞻前顧後瞻前顾后

To do things rigorously, considering all aspects and consequences before taking action.

Tsim Sha Tsui East; a commercial and entertainment district in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

The sharp tip of something, or the leading, most advanced position of a trend or field.

To scream or shriek; to make a loud, high-pitched cry out of fear or excitement.

zim1 gok3 zyu1 dou2

尖閣諸島尖阁诸岛

Senkaku Islands

To divine or tell fortunes by means of the Eight Diagrams.

To benefit from association with someone else; to bask in reflected glory.

Sharp, pointed, or fine-edged, describing a tool or object that easily pierces or cuts.

To be contaminated, tainted, or corrupted by something negative.

To look up at someone, or to look at someone with deep admiration, respect, or reverence.

zim1 pui4 zung1

Chim Pui-chung, a former politician in Hong Kong.