Cantonese words starting with Z

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To turn on a light; to switch on the lights.

To bloom, blossom, or bear flowers.

To care about; to keep in mind, or to act with care and effort.

To catch a cold or catch a chill from being cold.

To land; specifically for flying objects to descend from the sky to the ground.

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着龍袍唔似太子着龙袍唔似太子

To not look the part despite being dressed up; lacking a dignified air or the poise matching one's attire.

To be fascinated, captivated, obsessed, or infatuated with someone or something.

To wear clothes; to get dressed.

Benefit, advantage, or a good deal.

The future; something that is about to happen.

To open; to spread; to stretch.

Obvious, clear, or prominent.

Camphor tree, or its wood.

Thick liquid or syrup-like fluid.

An ancient jade scepter, used in modern times in personal names.

Order, orderliness, or systematic arrangement. Also refers to rules, regulations, or chapters.

A Chinese surname, typically romanized as Chiang.

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張保仔洞张保仔洞

Cheung Po Tsai Cave; several caves in Hong Kong historically associated with the pirate Cheung Po Tsai, particularly the one on Cheung Chau.

Zhang Ben, a politician of the Ming Dynasty.

Rules, regulations, constitution, or the formal charter of an organization or event.

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將錯就錯将错就错

To leave a mistake uncorrected and make the best of it; to use an error to one's advantage.

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張達明张达明

Cheung Tat-ming, a Hong Kong actor.

Structure and composition of writing, or metaphorically, an orderly and methodical way of doing things.

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張飛頸张飞颈

A short, fiery temper.

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張家輝张家辉

Nick Cheung Ka Fai, a prominent Hong Kong actor.

Close to, nearly, or towards a certain time, point, or number.

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張敬軒张敬轩

Hins Cheung, a popular Hong Kong singer and songwriter.

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將功贖罪将功赎罪

To atone for one's sins or mistakes by making contributions or doing good deeds afterwards.

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將功折罪将功折罪

To atone for one's crimes or mistakes by doing good deeds or performing meritorious service.

To checkmate or put the opponent's general in check in Chinese chess; figuratively, to challenge or put someone in a difficult position.

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將軍澳将军澳

Tseung Kwan O, a district and new town in Hong Kong; also the bay located south of the town.

Berry; a type of fruit in botany developed from a single ovary of a single flower.

To open one's mouth.

To show, manifest, reveal, or proclaim.

To open or spread out; to stretch open something that was closed.

Be going to; in the near future; about to.

To make something very obvious or public; to spread the word in a high-profile manner.

To rest, recuperate, or nurse oneself back to health.

Phil Chang, a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter.

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張宇人张宇人

Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, a Hong Kong politician.

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張雨生张雨生

Tom Chang Yu-sheng, a Taiwanese singer and composer.

To prepare, plan, arrange, or organize.

Tensor; a mathematical object used to describe physical quantities, generalizing scalars and vectors.

The future; the time after this moment.

Cockroach; a very common insect.

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張文光张文光

Cheung Man Kwong, a prominent Hong Kong politician.

To look around in all directions, or to gaze into the distance.

Camphor wood; timber made from the processed trunks and branches of camphor trees.

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張牙舞爪张牙舞爪

To bare one's fangs and claws; to act aggressively or make threatening gestures like a wild beast.