Cantonese words starting with Z

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To borrow money.

To rely on someone for support, help, or their expertise.

Receipt for a loan; an IOU.

借單兒借单儿

An IOU or receipt for a loan.

A slingshot made from the wood of the wild mulberry tree.

To use an excuse to get away with something, avoid responsibility, or take advantage of an opportunity.

To temporarily transfer personnel.

Metonymy or synecdoche; a rhetorical device where a part represents the whole, or vice versa.

ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4

借刀殺人借刀杀人

To harm someone by using another person's power or means.

To attend school on a temporary basis.

ze3 dung1 fung1

借東風借东风

To use a favorable situation, help, or external circumstances to accomplish one's goal.

To use something as a pretext or an excuse.

ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6

To present someone with a gift that you yourself received from another person; to borrow a flower to offer to the Buddha.

ze3 faa1 hin3 fat6

借花獻佛借花献佛

To present a gift or do a favor for someone using another person's resources or property.

To borrow a light for a cigarette.

Debit side in accounting; debtor or borrower.

ze3 fong1 caa1 ngaak2

借方差額借方差额

Debit balance in accountancy.

ze3 fuk1 sang1 zi2

Surrogate pregnancy or surrogacy; to have a child through a surrogate mother.

To borrow or lend money, or a loan itself.

Borrower; the person who borrows money.

To use as a reference; to draw lessons or inspiration from other people's experience.

To learn from other people's experiences, successes, or failures, or to use them to warn oneself.

Sugarcane chicken.

To seize an opportunity to do something, especially to take advantage of a situation.

To debit; to record a transaction as a debit in accounting.

借記卡借记卡

To use others' words or actions as a reference, mirror, or lesson.

Promissory note; a written receipt or proof of a loan, such as an IOU.

Chinese francolin; partridge.

ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1

借古諷今借古讽今

To use the past to disparage or criticize the present.

ze3 gu2 jyu6 gam1

To use historical events or figures to make a point about the present.

To find an excuse; to use a pretext.

A bow made from the wood of the cudrang tree (wild mulberry).

To step aside; to make way for someone to pass.

借過橋借过桥

To use someone or something as a stepping stone or an excuse to achieve a goal.

Excuse me, or to benefit from someone else's prestige.

Chạo tôm; Vietnamese grilled shrimp paste wrapped around sugarcane.

To use as an excuse.

Excuse me; please step aside or move out of the way.

To execute a backdoor listing or reverse takeover.

Borrower; the borrowing party in a transaction.

To excuse oneself, squeeze past, or ask someone to step aside and make way.

To use something as an excuse or pretext to do something else.

So as to; in order to; using some connection or pretext to achieve an end.

An inkstone made from Zhe stone, originating from Shandong.

To borrow something for use, including objects or ideas.

Metaphor; specifically a type of metaphor where the subject and the vehicle are both implied rather than explicitly stated.

To borrow and read books or other publications from a library.

Contract for a loan.

To lend to someone.