Cantonese words starting with Z

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zaam2 dou3 jat1 geng2 hyut3

斬到一頸血斩到一颈血

being ripped off (slang)

a criminal that is to be beheaded

zaam2 gai1 tau4 siu1 wong4 zi2

斬雞頭燒黄紙斩鸡头烧黄纸

to swear an oath and become sworn brothers (colloquial)

verb; cut or chop it into pieces

very hard-working

zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4

斬腳趾避沙蟲斩脚趾避沙虫

a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem

to chop to death [colloquial]

zaam2 haa5 ngaan5

in the blink of an eye

zaam2 haa5 ngaan5

in a very short time; in the blink of an eye [colloquial]

zaam2 haak3 ngaan5

with a blink of an eye (spoken)

zaam2 hoi1 gau2 luk1

斬開九碌斩开九碌

to chop someone up to pieces [colloquial]

zaam2 ji4 bat1 zau3

斬而不奏斩而不奏

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

to make a clean break from a relationship; to sever ties; to cut off the ropes of a steamboat from a ferry; to take drastic measures to halt investment activities in order to minimise the loss of money

slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home as an extra dish for dinner

zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3

嶄露頭角崭露头角

to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

zaam2 lyun6 go1 beng3

斬亂歌柄斩乱歌柄

to interrupt when somone is talking [colloquial]

zaam2 maa5 dou1

斬馬刀斩马刀

a type of traditional Chinese sword; a long chopping knife [written and colloquial]

zaam2 mei4 zaam2 ngaan5

to wink and make signs to one another; to make eyes at someone

to blink (literary)

to blink; in the twinkling of an eye

to blink (eyes)

zaam2 ngaan5 zing1

variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]

to behead; to decapitate

斬手指斩手指

to give up gambling; literally: to chop off one's fingers [colloquial]

zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5

斬頭截尾斩头截尾

verb; chop off the head and tail or end; unwanted part

noun; harvest; crop; it means results and gain

zaam2 zuk1 waan1

斬竹灣斩竹湾

Tsam Chuk Wan (a bay in Hong Kong)

to dip in (ink, sauce etc)

to quench (a metal workpiece)

see 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4]

zaam3 gong1 si5

Zhanjiang, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]

see 湛河區|湛河区[Zhan4 he2 Qu1]

zaam3 ho4 keoi1

湛河區湛河区

Zhanhe, a district of Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan

to wake up due to noise

temporary; temporarily; transitory

station; to halt; branch of a company or organization; to stand one's ground; to be on one's feet; a centre

to earn; to make money

to engrave; a chisel; to inscribe

zaam6 bat1 zyu6 goek3

站不住腳站不住脚

for now; for the time being; temporarily