Cantonese words starting with Z

5,066 entries

To steer a ship, or metaphorically to steer the course of an organization and make decisions.

An elderly person, older person, or senior citizen.

To make progress, be sensible, mature, or diligent.

Eldest son; the oldest male child in a nuclear family.

Medal or badge of honour, awarded to recognize achievements or contributions.

Certificate of merit; an official certificate given to recognize and reward someone's achievement or contribution.

Battle; war; fight.

Cliff or a steep mountain barrier.

An account, especially for an internet service.

Miasma; pestilential vapors; malaria.

To expand, swell, or grow in size; to feel bloated.

An account, bill, or debt; records of financial transactions.

Thick sauce, paste, or jam; a condiment intermediate between liquid and solid.

To block, obstruct, or act as a barrier.

zoeng3 bam1 bam1

脹泵泵胀泵泵

Swollen, bloated, or bulging; pumped up and filled with air.

An account book or ledger used to record financial income and expenses.

zoeng3 buk1 buk1

脹卜卜胀卜卜

Swollen, bloated, or very full.

High tide, or the rising of sea levels due to gravitational forces.

To swell, expand, or distend.

Bill or check; a document sent by a shop requesting payment.

To rise in price; to become more expensive.

General; flag officer; a collective term for military officers of general rank, including general, lieutenant general, and major general.

Miasma; harmful vapors or unhealthy atmosphere.

Account number or account name.

Data source; a pun based on the homophones "source" and "sauce" in British English.

A sauce factory, or the company operating it.

High-ranking military officer; a general or army leader.

Sauce; a thick liquid or fluid used for seasoning.

Book value or account balance.

On paper; on the books; book value; figures and amounts recorded in accounts.

Tent; a sheltered space made of canvas supported by poles, commonly used for camping.

Accounts; items of financial receipts and expenditures recorded in an account book.

An obstacle, barrier, obstruction, or impediment that makes achieving a goal difficult.

Tent; a shelter made of a frame covered with leather or fabric, used for camping or by nomads.

Officers and soldiers; military personnel.

Sauce; a thick or liquid seasoning.

Used in male kinship terms, particularly for uncles or male relatives by marriage.

To resemble, look like, or seem as if.

Craftsman or artisan; an honorific term for someone skilled in a craft.

Cane, walking stick, or staff.

Oak tree, or a rubber tree.

Elephant; a large land mammal with a long trunk and tusks.

An elephant's trunk.

zoeng6 bat6 pong5

Geoduck; a large edible marine bivalve clam with a trunk-like siphon.

Husband; a formal term for a male spouse.

Rubber; an elastic, insulating, waterproof, and airtight material.

Rubber band; elastic band.

zoeng6 gan1 ku1

Rubber band; an elastic band.

Quadrant; one of the four areas divided by the x-axis and y-axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.

Righteous, loyal to friends, just, and trustworthy.