Cantonese words starting with Z

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zou6 dou3 zek3 zik1 gam2

做到隻積咁做到只积咁

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

To celebrate the winter solstice, typically with a family reunion dinner.

To host; to act as the host and entertain guests.

Destiny, fate, or fortune.

To rebel; to rise up against authority one is supposed to be loyal to.

To cook; to make or prepare food.

Method, way, or procedure of making or doing something.

To bring benefit or well-being to others; to improve people's lives.

To fake, counterfeit, or fabricate something in order to deceive.

The cost of manufacturing or constructing something.

To work as a prostitute.

To kill; literally to celebrate the anniversary of someone's death.

To make or write a sentence using specific words or patterns.

To do manual labor or work with one's hands, or the quality of workmanship.

做功課做功课

To do homework, or more broadly, to do preparatory research and study.

To kill or do someone in.

zou6 gwaan3 hat1 ji4 laan5 zou6 gun1

做慣乞兒懶做官做惯乞儿懒做官

To be lazy and lack ambition, preferring to take it easy rather than work hard to make money or advance.

zou6 gwai1 gung1

做龜公做龟公

To work as a pimp.

zou6 gwai2 dou1 m4 ling4

做鬼都唔靈做鬼都唔灵

To be a complete failure in life; so useless that even as a ghost after death, one would have no spiritual power.

zou6 gwai2 zou6 maa5

做鬼做馬做鬼做马

To pull pranks, play tricks, or make funny faces and gestures in a mischievous manner.

To act or perform in a show or movie, or to pretend and put up a facade.

To do well, complete, or do a good job of something.

To do something out of kindness or good intentions.

zou6 hou2 zou6 cau2

做好做醜做好做丑

To play both the good and bad cop, acting as both a mediator and a disciplinarian.

To conduct oneself, behave, or deal with others in life.

To share one's life with one's lover or spouse.

To work, take action, or get things done.

做義工做义工

To do volunteer work; to be a volunteer.

A designed look or styling, a pose, or a mould.

To start a rumor; to cook up and spread baseless stories.

zou6 jiu4 sang1 si6

造謠生事造谣生事

To start rumors and stir up trouble, creating confusion by spreading false information.

zou6 jiu4 waak6 zung3

造謠惑眾造谣惑众

To spread rumours to confuse and mislead the public.

To work as a waiter or waitress.

Afforestation; to plant trees by human effort to establish a forest.

做老襯做老衬

To get married, especially referring to a man.

Unable to finish a task or get things done in time.

To rig a contest, fix a race, or manipulate results behind the scenes.

zou6 man4 zoeng1

To make a big deal out of something, often by exaggerating, modifying, or concealing facts to affect someone's reputation.

Why; for what reason.

Why; for what reason.

zou6 mat1 lan2 je5

An aggressive, vulgar exclamation meaning "what the fuck" or "what the fuck are you doing".

The creation; the universe, nature, or the physical world as created.

The Creator; the master or creator of all things in the universe.

Why; what for; what are you doing?

To find oneself caught in the middle; being stuck between conflicting parties or in a difficult dilemma.

To act as a matchmaker, or to act as a shill or plant to deceive others.

To dream; to have a dream while sleeping.

To make love; to have sex, usually between humans.

zou6 pang4 jau5

To make friends; to become friends.

zou6 pi1 aa1 lou4

To work in public relations, or to work as a nightclub hostess.