Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi1 gong1 si5Zhijiang, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

zi1 gou1fat; riches; fruits of one's labor

zi1 gung1abbr. of 資訊工程|资讯工程[zi1 xun4 gong1 cheng2]

zi1 gung1 si1subsidiary

知過改過知过改过

zi1 gwo3 goi2 gwo3to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)

zi1 gwong1watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

zi1 haa6under; less than

zi1 haak3reception lady (at restaurants)

知慳識儉知悭识俭

zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6(adjective) thrifting

zi1 hai6branch or subdivision of a family

支系統支系统

zi1 hai6 tung2subsystem

zi1 hau6after; behind

支氣管支气管

zi1 hei3 gun2bronchus

支氣管炎支气管炎

zi1 hei3 gun2 jim4bronchitis

zi1 hin2to dismiss with severance pay

zi1 hing1see 資興市|资兴市[Zi1 xing1 Shi4]

資興市资兴市

zi1 hing1 si5Zixing, a county-level city in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

zi1 hiu2to know

zi1 ho6Shiga prefecture in central Japan

滋賀縣滋贺县

zi1 ho6 jyun6Shiga prefecture in central Japan

zi1 hong4subbranch of a bank

zi1 hung2to support terrorism

zi1 jam1intimate friend

zi1 jan1(formal) whereas

知恩不報知恩不报

zi1 jan1 bat1 bou3ungrateful

zi1 jan1 gam2 daai3to feel gratitude

知人口面不知心

zi1 jan4 hau2 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1(proverb) people cannot understand others from the person's appearance

zi1 jan4 sin6 jam6(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

zi1 jan4 sin6 jung6see 知人善任[zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4]

知人者智，自知者明

zi1 jan4 ze2 zi3, zi6 zi1 ze2 ming4those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])

知人知面不知心

zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

zi1 jat1one of (sth); one (third, quarter, percent etc)

資優生资优生

zi1 jau1 sang1brilliant student

zi1 jau4relax (spoken)

zi1 jau4 daam6 ding6the attitude of being relaxed and steady in doing everything

zi1 je5the penis [colloquial]

zi1 je5bottle of something; (a branch of something) stick

zi1 jeon6to be filled (by love)

知易行難知易行难

zi1 ji6 hang4 naan4easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)

zi1 jin4(loanword from Uyghur) cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

zi1 jin4 kan4cumin

zi1 jing3to deal with; to provide for

zi1 jip6branch and leaf

zi1 jiu5to cause trouble

zi1 joeng4see 資陽市|资阳市[Zi1 yang2 Shi4]

資陽區资阳区

zi1 joeng4 keoi1Ziyang, a district of Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

資陽市资阳市

zi1 joeng4 si5Ziyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

zi1 joeng5to nourish

滋養層滋养层

zi1 joeng5 cang4trophoblastic layer (attaches fertilized ovum to the uterus)

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