Cantonese words starting with Z

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Rhythm, beat, or tempo, especially the regular pattern of strong and weak beats in music.

To break a tree branch; figuratively used to describe doing something very easy.

zit3 zi1 dung6 mat6

節肢動物节肢动物

Arthropod; an invertebrate with an exoskeleton and jointed legs, including insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1

To seize an opportunity before others; to get a head start.

A high and steep mountain, or the name of a specific hill.

To stop something while it is in motion; to intercept, hail, or cut off.

To halt, cut off, or stop.

To hail or catch a taxi.

To intercept; to head off and attack or block something or someone in transit.

Shortcut; a quicker route or method used to save time and effort.

To stop accepting incoming articles, contributions, or manuscripts.

zit6 jin4 bat1 tung4

Completely different; poles apart; sharing absolutely no similarities, as if cut cleanly in two.

A high-ranking imperial concubine in ancient China.

zit6 kyun4 dou6

Jeet Kune Do; the martial arts philosophy and system founded by Bruce Lee.

Screenshot or screen capture.

To cut off, block, or sever a supply, connection, or path.

To intercept, typically by law enforcement.

To amputate; to surgically remove a limb.

To close, end, or reach a deadline, after which no further submissions are accepted.

Up to, by, or as of a specific time.

To attract, incur, or court something bad.

Peppercorn, hot pepper, or Sichuan peppercorn.

Focus; focal point.

Reef or skerry; rocks or coral in the sea.

ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6

Precarious; hanging by a thread; in a critical or unstable situation where one cannot guarantee survival from day to day.

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5

招兵買馬招兵买马

To recruit and hire talented people to strengthen a business, or historically, to raise an armed force.

ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5

招𠔊買馬招𠔊买马

To recruit followers, gather support, or get backup ready to strengthen one's forces, especially for a conflict.

To invite bids or tenders for services such as construction or cleaning.

To find or recruit a spouse publicly.

ziu1 ciu4 haai5

Fiddler crab; a type of crab with stalked compound eyes and highly asymmetrical claws in males.

ziu1 coi4 maau1

招財貓招财猫

Maneki-neko; a lucky cat figurine originating from Japan, typically made of ceramic and depicting a cat with a raised paw beckoning in good fortune.

Anxious, restless, and irritable.

Focal point or focus; a point of convergence, or a center of public interest or attention.

To receive, welcome, entertain, or serve guests.

Morning sunlight; the glow of the morning sun.

A greeting; a friendly gesture or verbal address when meeting someone.

ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3

An expression used by a host to apologize for any perceived lack of hospitality or attention.

To ward off, resist, withstand, or cope with, typically in response to invitations or requests.

Anxious, worried, and eager to know how a situation will develop.

ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5

Nine to five; standard working hours, usually implying a reasonable workload with no overtime.

To float shares on the stock market; to make a public offering.

ziu1 gu2 soeng5 si5

To conduct an initial public offering (IPO) or a stock market launch.

招股書招股书

Prospectus; a legal document disclosing information to the public for an initial public offering or new share issue.

To confess; to admit to investigating officers that one has committed a crime.

ziu1 hang4 maan5 caak3

To set up a bed or stall temporarily and pack it away daily.

Vigour, vitality, and a youthful, enterprising spirit.

ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6

朝氣蓬勃朝气蓬勃

Full of vigor, vitality, and energy.

To persuade an enemy to surrender.