Cantonese words starting with Z

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The essence or quintessence; the most vital, select, or highest-quality elements of something.

Masterly, consummate, or exquisite; used to describe highly skilled or excellent techniques.

A smart, clever, or shrewd person.

To refine; to purify a substance by removing impurities through chemical or physical processes.

Accurate, precise, and without error.

Highly skilled or proficient in a particular craft or expertise.

Sperm; spermatozoon.

Fine, delicate, and exquisite in detail or appearance.

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Flourishing and progressing day by day, especially of a business or career.

Chastity, especially a widow's faithfulness to her late husband by not remarrying.

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貞節牌坊贞节牌坊

An officially built memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow in ancient China.

To call up or recruit people for service, especially for the military.

Compact, exquisite, and neat, used to describe packaging and designs.

Symptom, sign, or indication of a condition.

To make, create, or prepare something by bringing materials together.

To prepare, set up, service, or maintain equipment and infrastructure to a state of readiness.

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整煲傑嘢人嘆整煲杰嘢人叹

To make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief.

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整煲杰嘢人嘆整煲杰嘢人叹

To make someone suffer or give them a lot of grief

Neat, tidy, and in good order; well-arranged and not messy.

To hurt oneself; to get injured or wounded.

To hurt or injure oneself, usually accidentally or carelessly.

To repair a car or other vehicles.

To divide exactly without leaving a remainder.

zing2 cik1 zing2 deon6

整飭整顿整饬整顿

To rectify, consolidate, or put in good order.

To rectify, consolidate, or reorganize in order to restore order, discipline, or standards.

To prepare or get something ready in advance.

To repair a computer or machine.

Clean and tidy; neat and orderly.

Entire; whole; the whole of something.

To play a trick or prank on someone.

To play a trick, practical joke, or make fun of someone; to set a trap to make life difficult.

zing2 gu2 lung6 gwaai3

整蠱弄怪整蛊弄怪

To play tricks or pranks on people.

zing2 gu2 zok3 gwaai3

整蠱作怪整蛊作怪

To play tricks, make mischief, or pull funny faces and gestures.

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To make funny faces, strike strange poses, or act in a silly, playful manner.

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整蠱做怪整蛊做怪

To behave in an eccentric, strange, or tricky manner, often playing silly antics without malicious intent.

To play a trick on someone; to prank.

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To do strange, mischievous, or bizarre things.

zing2 gwai2 zing2 maa5

整鬼整馬整鬼整马

To pull pranks, be mischievous, or make trouble.

To integrate, reorganize, or consolidate scattered things into an orderly whole.

To mend, repair, or restore something back to working condition; to put something back in order.

All day; the whole day.

To cook, prepare food, or make something to eat.

To undergo plastic surgery; to cosmetically alter one's physical appearance.

To undergo cosmetic or plastic surgery to alter one's appearance.

To break, damage, or destroy something.

To put in order, arrange, or tidy up.

To mess something up, disarrange, or make a mess.

To reorganize or restructure, especially troop units or publications.

To fix up, repair, or renovate old things.

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To put on a show, make an insincere gesture, or feign pleasantness.