Cantonese words starting with Z

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斩到一颈血
zaam2 dou3 jat1 geng2 hyut3being ripped off (slang)
斩犯
zaam2 faan2a criminal that is to be beheaded
斩鸡头烧黄纸
zaam2 gai1 tau4 siu1 wong4 zi2to swear an oath and become sworn brothers (colloquial)
斩件
zaam2 gin6verb; cut or chop it into pieces
崭劲
zaam2 ging6very hard-working
斩脚趾避沙虫
zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in ...
斩瓜
zaam2 gwaa1to chop to death [colloquial]
zaam2 haa5 ngaan5in the blink of an eye
zaam2 haa5 ngaan5in a very short time; in the blink of an eye [colloquial]
zaam2 haak3 ngaan5with a blink of an eye (spoken)
斩开九碌
zaam2 hoi1 gau2 luk1to chop someone up to pieces [colloquial]
斩而不奏
zaam2 ji4 bat1 zau3to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
崭然
zaam2 jin4outstanding
斩缆
zaam2 laam6to make a clean break from a relationship; to sever ties; to cut off the rope...
斩料
zaam2 liu2slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home...
崭亮
zaam2 loeng6shining
崭露头角
zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
斩乱歌柄
zaam2 lyun6 go1 beng3to interrupt when somone is talking [colloquial]
斩马刀
zaam2 maa5 dou1a type of traditional Chinese sword; a long chopping knife [written and collo...
zaam2 mei4 zaam2 ngaan5to wink and make signs to one another; to make eyes at someone
斩眼
zaam2 ngaan5to blink (literary)
zaam2 ngaan5to blink; in the twinkling of an eye
zaam2 ngaan5to blink (eyes)
zaam2 ngaan5 zing1wink
斩杀
zaam2 saat3to behead
崭新
zaam2 san1leading edge
斩新
zaam2 san1variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]
斩首
zaam2 sau2to behead; to decapitate
斩手指
zaam2 sau2 zi2to give up gambling; literally: to chop off one's fingers [colloquial]
斩头
zaam2 tau4beheading
斩头截尾
zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5verb; chop off the head and tail or end; unwanted part
斩断
zaam2 tyun5to cut off
斩获
zaam2 wok6noun; harvest; crop; it means results and gain
斩竹湾
zaam2 zuk1 waan1Tsam Chuk Wan (a bay in Hong Kong)
zaam3to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
zaam3 fo2to quench (a metal workpiece)
zaam3 gong1see 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4]
zaam3 gong1 si5Zhanjiang, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 S...
zaam3 ho4see 湛河區|湛河区[Zhan4 he2 Qu1]
湛河区
zaam3 ho4 keoi1Zhanhe, a district of Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan
湛蓝
zaam3 laam4azure
zaam3 po3to wake up due to noise
蘸酱
zaam3 zoeng3dipping sauce
zaam6temporary; temporarily; transitory
zaam6station; to halt; branch of a company or organization; to stand one's ground;...
zaam6to earn; to make money
𫏐
zaam6to scurry
zaam6to engrave; a chisel; to inscribe
站不住脚
zaam6 bat1 zyu6 goek3ill-founded
暂且
zaam6 ce2for now; for the time being; temporarily

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