Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi1 dim2fulcrum (for a lever)
zi1 dim3branch store
zi1 dou3to be worn out
zi1 dou3understand (acknowledging)
zi1 dou3to know; to become aware of
zi1 dou6 liu5OK!
zi1 faat3 faan6 faat3to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
资费
zi1 fai3(postal, telecom etc) service charge
zi1 fan2cosmetics
zi1 fan2 haak3a dissolute ; lascivious guy
脂粉气
zi1 fan2 hei3feminine quality
芝焚蕙叹
zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
zi1 fau4see 芝罘區|芝罘区[Zhi1 fu2 Qu1]
芝罘区
zi1 fau4 keoi1Zhifu, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
zi1 fong1fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
资方
zi1 fong1the owners of a private enterprise; capital (as opposed to labor)
zi1 fong1 gon1fatty liver
zi1 fong1 syun1fatty acid
脂肪团
zi1 fong1 tyun4cellulite
zi1 fu2prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
资斧
zi1 fu2(literary) money for a journey
zi1 fu4 ze2 jaa5lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
zi1 fu6to pay (money)
zi1 fu6 bat1 hei2to be unable to pay
支付宝
zi1 fu6 bou2Alipay, online payment platform
资俸
zi1 fung2salary; wages
zi1 gaa1(onom.) creak
zi1 gaa1 go1Chicago, USA
芝加哥大学
zi1 gaa1 go1 daai6 hok6University of Chicago
zi1 gaa2trestle; support; stand; frame; to prop up
zi1 gaai2variant of 肢解[zhi1 jie3]
zi1 gaai2variant of 肢解[zhi1 jie3]
zi1 gaai2to dismember
资格
zi1 gaak3eligibility
资格赛
zi1 gaak3 coi3qualifying round (in sports)
之间
zi1 gaan1(after a noun) between; among; amid
知更鸟
zi1 gaang1 niu5redbreast
zi1 gaau1intimate friend
zi1 gaau3program bringing education to underdeveloped areas
资金
zi1 gam1funds; capital
资金杠杆
zi1 gam1 gong3 gon1(finance) leverage
zi1 gan1branching root
知机
zi1 gei1(verb) to sense danger or trouble is coming; or (verb) to sense an opportunity is coming
zi1 gei2to know oneself; intimate friend
zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
知己知彼,百战不殆
zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2 ,baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
zi1 gin1to bear responsibility for sth
知觉
zi1 gok3perception
知觉力
zi1 gok3 lik6ability to perceive; sentience
zi1 gong1see 枝江市[Zhi1 jiang1 Shi4]

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