Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi2 dung1 gwaa1 waa6 wu4 lou2

指冬瓜話葫蘆指冬瓜话葫芦

To scold or criticize someone indirectly by pretending to address someone else.

zi2 faa1 dei6 ding1

Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica).

Esterification; the chemical reaction that forms an ester.

The use of fingers in playing an instrument, typing, or painting.

To command, direct, or conduct; a commander, director, or conductor.

指揮家指挥家

Music conductor

指揮官指挥官

Commander; a commanding officer in the military or police force.

zi2 fai1 paang5

指揮棒指挥棒

Baton; a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.

指揮臺指挥台

A podium or conductor's platform.

指揮者指挥者

A conductor, commander, or director.

zi2 fai1 zung1 sam1

指揮中心指挥中心

Command center.

Paper wedding; the first wedding anniversary.

紙火柴纸火柴

Paper matches; matches made of cardboard, usually bound in a book.

紙火鍋纸火锅

Paper hot pot; a hot pot using a single-use pot made of coated Japanese paper to prevent burning and leaking.

Ovary of a flower.

Older sister's husband; brother-in-law.

Ash from burnt paper.

zi2 fun1 zeoi2 dung1

紫寬嘴鶇紫宽嘴鸫

Purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea), a species of bird.

Fingernail, or more generally, a nail on a finger or toe.

Nail clipper; a tool used for clipping fingernails and toenails.

指甲蓋指甲盖

Fingernail or toenail.

Nail polish, nail enamel, or nail varnish.

指甲鉗指甲钳

Nail clippers; a tool used for cutting fingernails and toenails.

zi2 gaap3 zik6 zeoi2 taai3 joeng4 niu5

紫頰直嘴太陽鳥紫颊直嘴太阳鸟

Ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis).

To give advice, comments, or guidance.

zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2

指雞罵狗指鸡骂狗

To abuse people or make criticisms indirectly or by insinuation.

Zijin; a county in Heyuan city, Guangdong province.

紫金鵑紫金鹃

Violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus), a bird species.

紫金縣紫金县

Zijin County, a county in Heyuan, Guangdong

Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica).

Purple Mountain; a mountain in the suburbs of Nanjing.

zi2 gam1 saan1 tin1 man4 toi4

紫金山天文台

Purple Mountain Observatory

The Forbidden City; the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing, now also known as the Palace Museum.

Tissue or paper handkerchief; a disposable paper tissue.

A clause in grammar.

Redbud, Bauhinia, or Chinese redbud.

Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana), the floral emblem of Hong Kong.

紫荊花紫荆花

The flower of the Chinese redbud, or the Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana).

Limit, boundary, or end.

Young ginger; tender ginger harvested early in the season.

Young ginger; tender ginger.

Zhijiang, a county in Huaihua, Hunan.

zi2 gong1 dung6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

芷江侗族自治縣芷江侗族自治县

Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua, Hunan.

zi2 gong1 jyun6

芷江縣芷江县

Zhijiang county in Huaihua, Hunan; short for Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County.

zi2 gou1 hei3 joeng4

趾高氣揚趾高气扬

Elated and arrogant; cocky, high and mighty.

To focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with.