Cantonese words starting with Z

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蛆虫
zeoi1 cung4maggot
锥虫病
zeoi1 cung4 beng6trypanosomiasis
zeoi1 daa2to chase and beat
zeoi1 dou3*2to catch up with; to gain on [written and colloquial]
zeoi1 dou3 sau3(to chase someone until one becomes thin); to put pressure on someone for som...
追到天脚底
zeoi1 dou3 tin1 goek3 dai2to hunt down someone to the end of the earth [colloquial]
zeoi1 dou6to mourn; to pay last respects
zeoi1 dou6 man4eulogy
追悼会
zeoi1 dou6 wui2memorial service
zeoi1 fei4top soil dressing
zeoi1 fui3to repent
zeoi1 fui3 mok6 kap6too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
zeoi1 fung1to confer a posthumous title
追风逐电
zeoi1 fung1 zuk6 din6proceeding at a tremendous pace
zeoi1 gaa1to add something extra; addendum; an additional posthumous title
椎间盘
zeoi1 gaan1 pun4intervertebral disk
zeoi1 gan1to trace sth back to its source
zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2to get to the heart of the matter
追根究底儿
zeoi1 gan1 gau3 dai2 ji4erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
zeoi1 gan1 kau4 jyun4to track sth to its roots
追根问底
zeoi1 gan1 man6 dai2lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom o...
zeoi1 gan1 sou3 jyun4to pursue sth back to its origins; to get to the bottom of sth
zeoi1 gau3to pursue one's responsibility
追购
zeoi1 gau3to purchase in addition (an extra item)
追究责任
zeoi1 gau3 zaak3 jam6to call to account; to investigate and affix the responsibility for; to trace...
追记
zeoi1 gei3to award posthumously; retrospective account
狙击
zeoi1 gik1to snipe (shoot from hiding)
追击
zeoi1 gik1to pursue and attack
狙击步枪
zeoi1 gik1 bou6 coeng1a sniper rifle
狙击枪
zeoi1 gik1 coeng1a sniper gun
狙击手
zeoi1 gik1 sau2sniper
追缴
zeoi1 giu2to recover (stolen property)
追赶
zeoi1 gon2to pursue; to accelerate; to overtake
zeoi1 gwat1vertebra
追光灯
zeoi1 gwong1 dang1(theater) spotlight
锥鞋
zeoi1 haai4to repair shoes
zeoi1 haak3avid fan who anxiously awaits new content
zeoi1 hoi2to execute sb and mince his flesh and bones (archaic form of retribution)
zeoi1 jap6to raise the stakes; to jump on a band wagon; to buy a rising stock [colloquial]
锥耳
zeoi1 ji5to pierce an earhole
追忆
zeoi1 jik1to recollect; to look back
锥形
zeoi1 jing4conical
锥形瓶
zeoi1 jing4 ping4Erlenmeyer flask
追认
zeoi1 jing6to recognize sth after the event; to ratify
zeoi1 jyut6literally: chasing the moon; the day after the full moon at mid-autumn festival
zeoi1 kau4to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to woo
追剧
zeoi1 kek6to follow a TV series [colloquial]
追龙
zeoi1 lung4to take drugs
追问
zeoi1 man6to probe
zeoi1 mei5to tailgate

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