Cantonese words starting with Z

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zeot1 geoi6fear; panic

zeot1 hak1pitch-black

zeot1 hing3to provoke [colloquial]

zeot1 jin4fearful

zeot1 jip6to complete a course of study (old)

怵目驚心怵目惊心

zeot1 muk6 ging1 sam1lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; a ghastly sight

zeot1 tik1to be alarmed

zeot1 zai2the lowest ranking soldier; minor character

zeot1 zi1(adverb) at last; finally; eventually

zeot1 zung1stroke

zeu6(Cant.) to beat someone up; boastful; to occupy

zeu6 dai1to beat up; to finish someone off [colloquial]

zi11. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch

zi1a goblet; a wine container

zi1to consult; to discuss; official report

zi1beauty; looks; posture; one's manner

zi1used in 孜孜[zi1 zi1]

zi1industrious; bear

zi1unrestrained

zi1(noun) bottle; (verb) to pay

zi1base of pillar

zi1a river in Hebei province

zi1to grow; to increase; juice; (dialect) to spout

zi1(adverb) 1. yes; (noun); to inform; (adjective) close or bosom (friend)

zi1respectful (ly); to look up to

zi1fat; resin; grease

zi1Zoysia pungens; purplish mushroom symbolising nobility; used in transliteration of words such as cheese

zi1hairy and poisonous caterpillars;; a tiny mosquito; a parasite

zi1to consult; to communicate in; to seek advice

zi1to estimate; variant of 资zī [资]; wealth; to calculate

zi1resources; to provide; to support; expense; natural endowment; qualifications; to aid

zi1mustache; unkempt (hair)

zi1irregular ; to bare one's teeth

zi1 aa1variant of 枝椏|枝桠[zhi1 ya1]

之不過之不过

zi1 bat1 gwo3(conjunction) however; but;

zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知彼知己，百戰百勝知彼知己，百战百胜

zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2 baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3know the opponents well and you can win every battle

知彼知己，百戰不殆知彼知己，百战不殆

zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2 ，baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

zi1 bin1to help develop the border areas

zi1 bok3see 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4]

zi1 bok3 si5Zibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]

zi1 bou2nourishing

滋補品滋补品

zi1 bou2 ban2tonic

zi1 bou6branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

zi1 bun2capitalist

資本儲備资本储备

zi1 bun2 cyu5 bei6capital reserve

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