Cantonese words starting with Z
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蛆蟲蛆虫
zeoi1 cung4maggot
錐蟲病锥虫病
zeoi1 cung4 beng6trypanosomiasis
追打
zeoi1 daa2to chase and beat
追到
zeoi1 dou3*2to catch up with; to gain on [written and colloquial]
追到瘦
zeoi1 dou3 sau3(to chase someone until one becomes thin); to put pressure on someone for som...
追到天腳底追到天脚底
zeoi1 dou3 tin1 goek3 dai2to hunt down someone to the end of the earth [colloquial]
追悼
zeoi1 dou6to mourn; to pay last respects
追悼文
zeoi1 dou6 man4eulogy
追悼會追悼会
zeoi1 dou6 wui2memorial service
追肥
zeoi1 fei4top soil dressing
追悔
zeoi1 fui3to repent
追悔莫及
zeoi1 fui3 mok6 kap6too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
追封
zeoi1 fung1to confer a posthumous title
追風逐電追风逐电
zeoi1 fung1 zuk6 din6proceeding at a tremendous pace
追加
zeoi1 gaa1to add something extra; addendum; an additional posthumous title
椎間盤椎间盘
zeoi1 gaan1 pun4intervertebral disk
追根
zeoi1 gan1to trace sth back to its source
追根究底
zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2to get to the heart of the matter
追根究底兒追根究底儿
zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2 ji4erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
追根求源
zeoi1 gan1 kau4 jyun4to track sth to its roots
追根問底追根问底
zeoi1 gan1 man6 dai2lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom o...
追根溯源
zeoi1 gan1 sou3 jyun4to pursue sth back to its origins; to get to the bottom of sth
追究
zeoi1 gau3to pursue one's responsibility
追購追购
zeoi1 gau3to purchase in addition (an extra item)
追究責任追究责任
zeoi1 gau3 zaak3 jam6to call to account; to investigate and affix the responsibility for; to trace...
追記追记
zeoi1 gei3to award posthumously; retrospective account
狙擊狙击
zeoi1 gik1to snipe (shoot from hiding)
追擊追击
zeoi1 gik1to pursue and attack
狙擊步槍狙击步枪
zeoi1 gik1 bou6 coeng1a sniper rifle
狙擊槍狙击枪
zeoi1 gik1 coeng1a sniper gun
狙擊手狙击手
zeoi1 gik1 sau2sniper
追繳追缴
zeoi1 giu2to recover (stolen property)
追趕追赶
zeoi1 gon2to pursue; to accelerate; to overtake
椎骨
zeoi1 gwat1vertebra
追光燈追光灯
zeoi1 gwong1 dang1(theater) spotlight
錐鞋锥鞋
zeoi1 haai4to repair shoes
追客
zeoi1 haak3avid fan who anxiously awaits new content
菹醢
zeoi1 hoi2to execute sb and mince his flesh and bones (archaic form of retribution)
追入
zeoi1 jap6to raise the stakes; to jump on a band wagon; to buy a rising stock [colloquial]
錐耳锥耳
zeoi1 ji5to pierce an earhole
追憶追忆
zeoi1 jik1to recollect; to look back
錐形锥形
zeoi1 jing4conical
錐形瓶锥形瓶
zeoi1 jing4 ping4Erlenmeyer flask
追認追认
zeoi1 jing6to recognize sth after the event; to ratify
追月
zeoi1 jyut6literally: chasing the moon; the day after the full moon at mid-autumn festival
追求
zeoi1 kau4to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to woo
追劇追剧
zeoi1 kek6to follow a TV series [colloquial]
追龍追龙
zeoi1 lung4to take drugs
追問追问
zeoi1 man6to probe
追尾
zeoi1 mei5to tailgate
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