Cantonese words starting with Z
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芝麻卷
zi1 maa4 gyun2Sesame roll
芝麻油
zi1 maa4 jau4sesame oil
芝麻綠豆芝麻绿豆
zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2trivial
芝麻綠官芝麻绿官
zi1 maa4 luk6 gun1a low ranking official [colloquial]
芝麻小事
zi1 maa4 siu2 si6trivial matter
芝麻灣芝麻湾
zi1 maa4 waan1Chi Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong
芝麻糊
zi1 maa4 wu2sesame paste
芝麻醬芝麻酱
zi1 maa4 zoeng3sesame paste
枝蔓
zi1 maan6branches and tendrils
滋蔓
zi1 maan6to grow and spread
支脈支脉
zi1 mak6a branch; a spur; an offshoot
咨文
zi1 man4(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank)
知微
zi1 mei4(verb) argue
知微麻利
zi1 mei4 maa4 lei6make a big deal out of small things (idiom)
滋味
zi1 mei6(adjective) (of food) 1. tasty; (of feeling) taste
知名
zi1 ming4well-known; famous
知名度
zi1 ming4 dou6reputation; familiarity in the public consciousness
知名人士
zi1 ming4 jan4 si6public figure
知命之年
zi1 ming6 zi1 nin4(noun) quinquagenarian; 50 years old
資望资望
zi1 mong6seniority and prestige
知無不言知无不言
zi1 mou4 bat1 jin4 ,to tell everything you know without reserve
知母
zi1 mou5Anemarrhena asphodeloides
支那
zi1 naa5phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
知難而退知难而退
zi1 naan4 ji4 teoi3lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)
支吾
zi1 ng4to resist
支吾其詞支吾其词
zi1 ng4 kei4 ci4(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
枝枒
zi1 ngaa4variant of 枝椏|枝桠[zhi1 ya1]
滋芽
zi1 ngaa4(dialect) to sprout
呲牙咧嘴
zi1 ngaa4 lit6 zeoi2to grimace (in pain); to bare one's fangs
齜牙咧嘴龇牙咧嘴
zi1 ngaa4 lit6 zeoi2to grimace (in pain); to bare one's fangs
之外
zi1 ngoi6outside
之內之内
zi1 noi6inside; within
支努干
zi1 nou5 gon1Chinook (helicopter)
支派
zi1 paai3to send; to order; to dispatch; group; tribe
枝炮
zi1 paau3a gun [colloquial]
支票
zi1 piu3check (bank); CL:本[ben3]
支票簿
zi1 piu3 bou2checkbook (banking)
支配
zi1 pui3to control; to allocate
支配權支配权
zi1 pui3 kyun4authority to dispose of sth
支配力
zi1 pui3 lik6power or force to dominate
支使
zi1 sai2order someone to do something
姿勢姿势
zi1 sai3posture
知心
zi1 sam1caring
芝心
zi1 sam1stuffed crust (pizza)
資深资深
zi1 sam1senior; highly experienced; veteran
知心人
zi1 sam1 jan4bosom friend
知心朋友
zi1 sam1 pang4 jau2bosom friend
孳生
zi1 sang1to breed; to multiply
滋生
zi1 sang1to breed; to cause; to create
資生堂资生堂
zi1 sang1 tong4Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)
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