Cantonese words starting with Z

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Precocious; maturing early either mentally or physically.

Good night, or a dismissive expression telling someone to go away or piss off.

Good night; a parting phrase used before bed or late at night wishing someone a good rest.

Goodnight, or a slang command to shut up or give up.

To leave early, especially before school or work finishes.

To form a team, group, or delegation for a common purpose.

Ancestral home; a house left behind by one's ancestors.

Public housing flats in Singapore.

zou2 zau2 zou2 zoek6

早走早著早走早着

To leave early or retreat as soon as possible to avoid trouble or negative consequences.

Expressing regret after learning the outcome of an action; if only one had known earlier.

An organization, group, or association of people established to achieve a specific goal.

組織部组织部

Organization Department

組織液组织液

Tissue fluid; interstitial fluid.

zou2 zik1 ling5 dou6

組織領導组织领导

Organizational leadership.

zou2 zik1 lou6 sin3

組織路線组织路线

Organizational line; the structural or administrative policy of an organization, particularly in a political context.

zou2 zik1 sang1 wut6

組織生活组织生活

The activities, meetings, and collective life of members within a political or social organization.

Ancestral home; the place where one's ancestors originally lived, usually a town or a village.

To assemble, install, or fabricate from parts.

Very early; as early as possible.

Ancestors or forefathers; also figuratively used to refer to an origin or headquarters.

zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6

祖宗十八代

All of one's ancestors, up to eighteen generations.

Kitchen stove or hearth, traditionally built of brick with a fire underneath.

A kitchen stove, fireplace, or furnace.

The fire pit inside a traditional kitchen stove.

The Kitchen God, the deity in Chinese mythology in charge of the kitchen and food.

Cooking stove, kitchen range, or hob.

To do, make, act, or perform.

Black color, or soap.

Blessing, happiness, or a year of a reign.

To make, build, or manufacture a product from raw materials or components.

做阿四做啊四

To do menial tasks for others, like a servant, slave, or errand runner.

To work as a male prostitute.

做把戲做把戏

To perform magic tricks or acrobatics.

做百囉做百罗

To celebrate a baby's 100th day of life according to Chinese custom.

Right and wrong; black and white.

To be a thief; to steal or commit a robbery.

To perform traditional Buddhist or Taoist memorial rituals for a deceased person every seven days for forty-nine days.

做醜人做丑人

To mediate or settle a conflict, often risking resentment from the parties involved.

zou6 ceot1 hou2 hei3 tai2

做齣好戲睇做出好戏睇

To put on a good show, often with a mischievous or mocking intent to let others watch the drama unfold.

zou6 ceot1 min2

To act so that one's motives or intentions are too obvious.

Word creation; coining or forming new words.

zou6 coeng4 hei3

做場戲做场戏

To put on an act or stage a performance in order to deceive someone.

zou6 coeng4 hou2 hei3

做場好戲做场好戏

To put on a show or act to deceive someone, or to maintain appearances for others.

To scale up, expand, or develop further.

zou6 daai6 hei3

做大戲做大戏

To perform in Cantonese opera.

To defeat or kill someone.

Yamen runners; lower-ranking runners or servants in a government office in imperial China.

Capable, competent, or acceptable; can be done or is ready to be done.

zou6 dou3 hei3 kat1

做到氣咳做到气咳

Extremely busy and exhausted; overworked to the point of being unable to catch one's breath.

zou6 dou3 jat1 zek3 kek6 gam2

做到一隻屐咁做到一只屐咁

To work extremely hard; to slave away like a dog.