Cantonese words starting with Z

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Zi Chan (died 522 BC), a statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period.

Banknote; paper money.

Sublayer; a layer that lies beneath or within another layer.

The first two of the twelve earthly branches.

紫籌股紫筹股

Purple chip stock; a listed company that is simultaneously a blue chip and a red chip stock.

A very close distance; a stone's throw away.

zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4

So close yet worlds apart; physically near but hard to meet or communicate with.

Purport, objective, or intent.

To point out, indicate, identify, or mark out.

zi2 ci3 loeng4 niu5

紫翅椋鳥紫翅椋鸟

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

To criticize, denounce, or rebuke someone openly.

Ceremonial paper money burnt as an offering to ancestors, spirits, or deities in East Asian culture.

To refer to; to design; designation.

zi2 cing4 zeoi6

Subroutine; a sequence of program instructions that performs a specific task.

Zichang; a county-level city in Yan'an, Shaanxi.

Nori; an edible purple seaweed used in soups, snacks, and sushi.

zi2 coi3 baau1 faan6

紫菜包飯紫菜包饭

Gimbap; a Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in seaweed.

紫菜屬紫菜属

Porphyra; a genus of edible red seaweed.

Purple choi sum; purple cai tai; a Chinese leafy vegetable with purple stems and yellow flowers.

Red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), or plants of the genus Arnebia.

The borage family (Boraginaceae), a family of flowering plants and bushes.

Paper tape or paper streamer.

Bullet, cartridge, or ammunition for firearms.

zi2 daan2 fo2 ce1

子彈火車子弹火车

Bullet train; a high-speed train with a bullet-shaped front.

子彈人子弹人

A man who reaches orgasm or ejaculates too quickly during sex.

The younger generation of a family; one's children or offspring.

An army made up of local people, typically loved and supported by the citizens.

Can only; to have no choice but to, or used to express a necessary condition.

A boil or felon on the toe.

A pile or stack of papers.

To direct, guide, or show someone how to do something, helping to clear up their confusion.

zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1

指點迷津指点迷津

To point out the way; to offer guidance, solutions, or advice to someone who is lost or confused.

zi2 din1 cin4 zing3

子癲前症子癫前症

Pre-eclampsia, or toxaemia of pregnancy.

Whitlow; a painful infection on the fingernail or fingertip.

zi2 ding1 hoeng1

Lilac; a type of flowering shrub with fragrant purple or white blossoms.

Paper ingots burned as ancestral offerings to the deceased.

To designate, specify, or handpick a particular target.

Sable (Martes zibellina).

Offspring or the filial generation in genetics.

To refer to, designate, or stand for

To point at or indicate something.

To instruct, guide, or direct.

指導課指导课

Tutorial; a class or period of tuition given to an individual or a very small group.

zi2 dou6 gaau3 sau6

指導教授指导教授

Academic advisor; thesis advisor; research supervisor.

指導員指导员

Instructor, director, or coach; also refers to a political instructor in the Chinese military.

指導者指导者

A guide, mentor, instructor, coach, or director.

Read-only, in reference to computer memory or storage media.

zi2 dung1 daa2 sai1

指東打西指东打西

To bluff, create a distraction, or feign an attack in one direction while striking in another.