Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi1 zaa1talkative; noisy chatter

zi1 zaa1 po2annoying women who always talk and gossip, who never close their mouths

zi1 zat1miscellany

zi1 zat1aptitude

脂質體脂质体

zi1 zat1 tai2liposome (bilayer lipid vesicle)

zi1 zau1senior provincial government official in dynastic China

zi1 zau2to send sb away (with an excuse)

zi1 ze1(literary) to sigh; to heave a sigh

zi1 zeoi1to advance with difficulty

zi1 zeoi1 bat1 cin4hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)

趑趄囁嚅趑趄嗫嚅

zi1 zeoi1 zip3 jyu4faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant; to cower

趦趄囁嚅趦趄嗫嚅

zi1 zeoi1 zip3 jyu4faltering steps; hesitant; to cower

zi1 zi1diligent; industrious

zi1 zi1variant of 孜孜[zi1 zi1]

zi1 zi1 bat1 gyun6lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort; to concentrate

zi1 zi1 gaa1 gaa1(onom.) creaking and grating

zi1 zi1 ji5 kau4diligent and tireless (idiom)

zi1 zi1 ng4 ng4to hem and haw; to stammer; to falter

zi1 zi1 ngat6 ngat6diligently

zi1 zi1 sam6 mei4to know very little about

吱吱聲吱吱声

zi1 zi1 seng1squeak

zi1 zi1 zaa1 zaa1describes someone who talks non-stop like a bird chirping

zi1 zi1 zam1 zam1whisper to one another (spoken)

zi1 zi1 zing2 zing2describe dilatory behavior in doing things, spend too much time for preparation, i.e pay too much attention to dress; pretentiousness.

zi1 zi2cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

梔子花栀子花

zi1 zi2 faa1cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

知子莫若父

zi1 zi2 mok6 joek6 fu6nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

zi1 zi3extremely

zi1 zi6 jing4Z-shaped; zigzag

之字線之字线

zi1 zi6 sin3Zigzag

資治通鑒资治通鉴

zi1 zi6 tung1 gaam3A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls

zi1 zing1abbr. of 樹枝狀晶|树枝状晶[shu4 zhi1 zhuang4 jing1]

zi1 zing2fastidious

zi1 zing2to spend a lot of time in preparation, especially in dressing-up or making one look good

zi1 zit3branches and knots; minor peripheral problem

枝節橫生枝节横生

zi1 zit3 waang4 sang1side issues keep arising (idiom)

zi1 ziu1to give advice; to help out

zi1 zo6abutment

zi1 zo6to subsidize; subsidy

資助學校资助学校

zi1 zo6 hok6 haau6aided school; to provide money for school

zi1 zoeng2to grow (usually of abstract things); to develop

zi1 zuk1dry beancurd

zi1 zuk1content with one's situation

知足常樂知足常乐

zi1 zuk1 soeng4 lok6satisfied with what one has (idiom)

zi1 zuk6subfamily

zi1 zung1inside; in the midst of (doing sth)

zi1 zung1see 資中縣|资中县[Zi1 zhong1 Xian4]

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