Cantonese words starting with Z

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To borrow members from another gang or triad group for a conflict or task.

An honorific expression used to politely ask a question, meaning "may I ask?"

借問聲借问声

May I ask; excuse me; a polite phrase used before asking a question.

Excuse me; step aside to make way for someone.

Step aside or move over.

To drag out a pointless existence; to live a meaningless life just to stay alive.

To borrow a prostitute from another brothel.

To slip away or escape from a situation by pretending to need to use the toilet.

Sugar cane farmer.

Imperial yellow robe worn by emperors.

To take advantage of a situation or borrow someone else's authority or momentum to achieve an objective.

ze3 seoi2 deon6

To use water as cover to escape, especially in martial arts fiction.

Silk produced by silkworms fed on wild mulberry (Cudrania tricuspidata) leaves.

ze3 si1 waan4 wan4

借屍還魂借尸还魂

To reincarnate in someone else's body, or figuratively, for a discredited idea to return in another guise.

To use the excuse of needing to go to the toilet in order to escape or slip away.

Zhecheng, a county in Shangqiu, Henan province, China.

ze3 sing4 jyun6

柘城縣柘城县

Zhecheng County, in Shangqiu City, Henan Province.

To stay overnight at someone else's place.

To borrow or lend books.

借書單借书单

A book slip or library checkout receipt.

借書證借书证

Silkworm thorn tree.

To borrow money or ask for a loan, usually according to an agreement on terms and interest.

ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1

借題發揮借题发挥

To seize on a topic or incident to express one's own views, often to vent grievances or go off-topic.

ze3 tau4 ze3 lou6

借頭借路借头借路

To make up excuses or find pretexts to gain an advantage or do something convenient for oneself.

Receipt for a loan; IOUs or promissory note.

Sucrose; cane sugar.

To borrow in subtraction, or to use forced perspective in photography and filming.

Zherong, a county in Ningde, Fujian province.

ze3 wing4 jyun6

柘榮縣柘荣县

Zherong, a county in Ningde, Fujian Province.

Yellow dye made from the bark of the wild mulberry tree.

Bagasse; the fibrous residue remaining after sugarcane is crushed to extract its juice.

ze3 zaa1 gam2 ge3 gaa3 cin4

蔗渣咁嘅價錢蔗渣咁嘅价钱

Rock-bottom price; a dirt-cheap price.

To borrow money; to contract a debt.

借債人借债人

Debtor; a person who owes money.

Sugarcane juice.

ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4

借酒澆愁借酒浇愁

To drown one's sorrows in alcohol.

An expression used to ask others to make way or let you pass.

To get an advance on one's pay.

To refer to metaphorically or by metonymy.

A phonetic loan character; a character used to represent a homophonous or near-homophonous word.

借字兒借字儿

An IOU or promissory note written as proof of a debt.

ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5

借咗聾耳陳隻耳借咗聋耳陈只耳

To pretend not to hear; to ignore someone's advice or opinion.

To draw support from; to rely on something's help.

Sugarcane juice.

To borrow money.

To borrow something for the time being, or to stay at someone's house temporarily.

To borrow chopsticks, meaning to make plans or strategize on behalf of someone else.