Cantonese words starting with Z

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To track down and arrest, usually referring to criminals.

Wish you; wishing you (used to express good wishes to someone).

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祝你好運祝你好运

Wish you good luck.

To anger, enrage, or infuriate someone.

Bamboo scaffolding; a temporary structure made of bamboo poles, commonly used for construction or repair work.

Bamboo mushroom; an edible fungus that grows on bamboo plants.

Tentacle; an organ extending from an animal's body, typically used for feeding or movement.

To congratulate an elderly person or senior on their birthday.

To catch snakes, or to catch employees who are slacking off from work.

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捉蛇入屎忽

To make trouble for oneself or put oneself in danger, similar to shooting oneself in the foot.

To be fully satisfied, content, or complacent.

Bamboo shoot; the edible, tender sprout of a young bamboo plant.

竹絲雞竹丝鸡

Silkie chicken; a breed of chicken with white feathers and dark skin, often used in tonic soups.

An ethnic Chinese person who grew up overseas, especially in Western countries.

An overseas-born Chinese person.

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竹昇麵竹升面

Jook-sing noodles, a traditional Cantonese noodle made by pressing dough with a large bamboo log.

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A young overseas Chinese woman or girl born or raised abroad, often with limited knowledge of Chinese.

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An ABC or CBC; a young Chinese woman raised overseas.

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A young Chinese boy or man born and raised overseas.

Antennae, feelers, or tentacles; sensory organs on the heads of animals and insects.

Bamboo plant or bamboo grove.

To build a dike, levee, or embankment.

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捉痛腳捉痛脚

To find or exploit someone's weakness, secrets, or vulnerability.

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捉黃腳雞捉黄脚鸡

To catch people having an extramarital affair red-handed; to blackmail someone caught in a sex trap.

zuk1 wun4 jau5 ji5

屬垣有耳属垣有耳

Walls have ears; there may be people listening in secret.

To propose or drink a toast at the beginning of a feast or banquet.

Sgargane; a species of sugarcane that is green and resembles bamboo.

Bamboo stick or branch.

竹枝詞竹枝词

Zhuzhici; seven-character poems or songs mainly about local places and rural villages in Hong Kong.

To nitpick on words, spelling, grammar, or phrasing.

捉字蝨捉字虱

To find fault with others' choice of words; to be fastidious about wording.

Footprint, either literal or figurative (such as ecological footprint).

竹織鴨竹织鸭

Heartless, ungrateful, or highly forgetful and careless.

To play mahjong.

To celebrate a victory.

To strike a reef, or figuratively, to hit a snag or run into unexpected problems.

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To play Chinese chess.

Fully, in total, or as much as, used to emphasize a large quantity or duration.

To shoot oneself in the foot or bring trouble upon oneself.

To catch adulterers or cheating partners in the act of infidelity.

The game of hide-and-seek.

Acknowledged or accepted by the general public; ordinary or popular.

A group of people sharing a common ancestry, culture, or national identity; a clan, race, or tribe.

Turbid, muddy, or opaque, containing impurities.

To continue, extend, or reconnect.

To chase or pursue.

Arrowhead or barb; also refers to cutting wood by rotation or to stirring.

A metal bracelet worn on the wrist.

A tacky, vulgar, or low-quality product.