Cantonese words starting with Z

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Maggot; the larva of a fly.

zeoi1 cung4 beng6

錐蟲病锥虫病

Trypanosomiasis; a disease caused by parasitic trypanosomes.

To chase after someone in order to beat them up.

To catch up with; to gain on.

zeoi1 dou3 sau3

To put pressure on someone to quickly give you what you want.

zeoi1 dou3 tin1 goek3 dai2

追到天腳底追到天脚底

To hunt someone down to the ends of the earth by any means and to any place.

To grieve, mourn, or pay tribute to a deceased person.

zeoi1 dou6 man4

Eulogy; a memorial speech or text written in memory of a deceased person.

zeoi1 dou6 wui2

追悼會追悼会

Memorial service; a meeting to mourn the deceased.

To apply top dressing; to add fertilizer to soil during plant growth.

To repent; to feel regret for past actions.

zeoi1 fui3 mok6 kap6

Too late for regrets; to repent when it is already too late.

To posthumously award or promote someone to an official rank or title.

zeoi1 fung1 zuk6 din6

追風逐電追风逐电

Proceeding or running at a tremendous pace; incredibly fast.

To add something extra, append, or supplement.

zeoi1 gaan1 pun4

椎間盤椎间盘

Intervertebral disk

To trace something back to its source.

zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2

To get to the heart of the matter; to investigate thoroughly to find the root cause.

zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2 ji4

追根究底兒追根究底儿

To probe into the essence of a matter; to get to the bottom of things.

zeoi1 gan1 kau4 jyun4

To track something to its roots; to get to the bottom of a matter.

zeoi1 gan1 man6 dai2

追根問底追根问底

To get to the bottom of something; to investigate thoroughly.

zeoi1 gan1 sou3 jyun4

To trace something back to its origins; to get to the bottom of a matter.

To investigate and determine who is responsible for a mistake or negative event, and hold them accountable.

To purchase additional items; to make a follow-up purchase.

zeoi1 gau3 zaak3 jam6

追究責任追究责任

To hold someone accountable, investigate liability, and assign responsibility for an action or incident.

To award posthumously, or to write a retrospective account.

To snipe from afar, or to lie in wait and ambush a target.

To pursue and attack, or to track and follow closely.

zeoi1 gik1 bou6 coeng1

狙擊步槍狙击步枪

A sniper rifle.

zeoi1 gik1 coeng1

狙擊槍狙击枪

Sniper rifle; a high-precision rifle equipped with a high-magnification optical scope for long-range shooting.

zeoi1 gik1 sau2

狙擊手狙击手

Sniper, marksman, or sharpshooter; or figuratively, a hidden attacker or a cool-headed predictor.

To recover, demand, or chase up payment of overdue fees, taxes, or stolen property.

To chase after, pursue, or speed up to catch up with someone.

Vertebra; the individual bones that make up the spine.

zeoi1 gwong1 dang1

追光燈追光灯

Spotlight used in theater or stage productions to follow a performer.

To repair or cobble shoes.

An avid fan who eagerly or anxiously awaits new content from an idol or creator.

To execute someone and mince their flesh and bones.

To buy into a rising stock or market trend, or to raise the stakes in gambling.

To pierce ears; to make a hole in the earlobe for earrings.

To recall, look back on, or reminisce about the past.

Cone-shaped; conical.

zeoi1 jing4 ping4

錐形瓶锥形瓶

Erlenmeyer flask; a conical laboratory flask with a flat bottom and a narrow neck.

To admit or confer posthumously.

To admire the moon on the night after the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the sixteenth day of the eighth lunar month.

To pursue, seek, or actively strive for a goal; also to court or woo someone.

To binge-watch a drama series; to watch many episodes of a show in succession.

To smoke heroin, or more generally, to use drugs.

To question repeatedly; to press someone for an answer or cross-examine them.

To tailgate; to rear-end another vehicle.