Cantonese words starting with Z

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資中縣资中县

zi1 zung1 jyun6Zizhong, a county in Neijiang City 內江市|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 Shi4], Sichuan

錙銖必較锱铢必较

zi1 zyu1 bit1 gaau3to haggle over every cent (idiom)

蜘蛛俠蜘蛛侠

zi1 zyu1 hap6Spider-Man, comic book superhero

zi1 zyu1 jan4Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠; person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance

蜘蛛類蜘蛛类

zi1 zyu1 leoi6arachnid

蜘蛛網蜘蛛网

zi1 zyu1 mong5cobweb

蜘蛛星雲蜘蛛星云

zi1 zyu1 sing1 wan4Tarantula Nebula

zi1 zyu1 zi3arterial spider

zi28 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

zi2older sister

zi2(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches

zi2finger; to indicate or refer to; to count on; toe

zi2imperial decree; aim; excellent; delicious

zi2Catalpa kaempferi; hometown; carpenter

zi2to stop; until; demeanor; stature; to stop over; to arrive; stagnant; an alternative form for 趾, toe

zi2(bound form) dregs; sediment

zi2felicity; blessings

zi2paper M: 张zhāng [张] ; classifier for documents, letter etc; bank notes

zi2purple; amethyst; Japanese: murasaki

zi2used in 鳧茈|凫茈[fu2 ci2]

zi2robe of a Buddhist monk or nun

zi2end of axle outside of hub

zi2 aat3acupressure

zi2 baan1bruise

zi2 baan2cardboard

紙包不住火纸包不住火

zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2the truth will come out eventually; a secret can't be kept forever

紙包飲品纸包饮品

zi2 baau1 jam2 ban2juice box; Tetra Pak drink

紙包唔住火纸包唔住火

zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2one cannot wrap fire in paper', a metaphor to say that the truth cannot be concealed

zi2 bai6bank notes; CL:張|张[zhang1]

指北針指北针

zi2 bak1 zam1compass

zi2 ban2paper products

只不過只不过

zi2 bat1 gwo3only; merely; nothing but; no more than

子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

zi2 bat1 jim4 mou5 cau2, gau2 bat1 jim4 gaa1 pan4see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2]

zi2 biu1reference

zi2 bok6joss paper

zi2 bou6to halt; to go no farther

zi2 bui1paper cup

紙杯蛋糕纸杯蛋糕

zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1(food) a cupcake

紫背椋鳥紫背椋鸟

zi2 bui3 loeng4 niu5(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)

紫背葦鳽紫背苇鳽

zi2 bui3 wai5 gin1(bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

zi2 caam3Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)

zi2 caam3 seon4Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

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