Cantonese words starting with Z
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指冬瓜話葫蘆指冬瓜话葫芦
zi2 dung1 gwaa1 waa6 wu4 lou2verb; literally: pointing at the winter melon but talk about gourd. It means abuse a person by ostensibly pointing to someone else
紙花纸花
zi2 faa1paper flower
紫花地丁
zi2 faa1 dei6 ding1Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)
酯化
zi2 faa3esterification
指法
zi2 faat3(music) fingering; (keyboard) typing technique; (painting) finger method
指揮指挥
zi2 fai1to conduct; to direct; CL:個|个[ge4]
指揮家指挥家
zi2 fai1 gaa1(music) conductor
指揮官指挥官
zi2 fai1 gun1commander
指揮棒指挥棒
zi2 fai1 paang5baton
指揮臺指挥台
zi2 fai1 toi4a podium [written and colloquial]
指揮者指挥者
zi2 fai1 ze2conductor
指揮中心指挥中心
zi2 fai1 zung1 sam1command center
紙婚纸婚
zi2 fan1paper wedding (first wedding anniversary)
紙火柴纸火柴
zi2 fo2 caai4matches made of cardboard
紙火鍋纸火锅
zi2 fo2 wo1paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
子房
zi2 fong4ovary (botany)
姊夫
zi2 fu1older sister's husband
紙灰纸灰
zi2 fui1ash from burnt paper
紫寬嘴鶇紫宽嘴鸫
zi2 fun1 zeoi2 dung1(bird species of China) purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)
紙夾纸夹
zi2 gaap2paper clip
指甲
zi2 gaap3fingernail
趾甲
zi2 gaap3toenail
指甲刀
zi2 gaap3 dou1nail clipper
指甲蓋指甲盖
zi2 gaap3 goi3fingernail
指甲油
zi2 gaap3 jau4nail polish
指甲鉗指甲钳
zi2 gaap3 kim4(noun) a nail clipper; a nail cutter
紫頰直嘴太陽鳥紫颊直嘴太阳鸟
zi2 gaap3 zik6 zeoi2 taai3 joeng4 niu5(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
指甲剪
zi2 gaap3 zin2nail clipper
指教
zi2 gaau3to give advice or comments
指雞罵狗指鸡骂狗
zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
紫金
zi2 gam1see 紫金縣|紫金县[Zi3 jin1 Xian4]
紫金鵑紫金鹃
zi2 gam1 gyun1(bird species of China) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)
紫金縣紫金县
zi2 gam1 jyun6Zijin, a county in Heyuan City 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4], Guangdong
紫金牛
zi2 gam1 ngau4Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
紫金山
zi2 gam1 saan1Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
紫金山天文台
zi2 gam1 saan1 tin1 man4 toi4Purple Mountain Observatory
紫禁城
zi2 gam3 sing4the Forbidden City; same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]
紙巾纸巾
zi2 gan1paper towel; facial tissue
子句
zi2 geoi3clause (grammar)
子京
zi2 ging1see 紫荊|紫荆[zi3 jing1]
紫荊紫荆
zi2 ging1(Flower) Bauhinia Blakeana, which is the city flower of Hong Kong (same as 洋紫荊)
紫荊花紫荆花
zi2 ging1 faa1(flower) Cercis chinensis
止境
zi2 ging2limit; end
子姜
zi2 goeng1young ginger
子薑子姜
zi2 goeng1young ginger
芷江
zi2 gong1see 芷江侗族自治縣|芷江侗族自治县[Zhi3 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
芷江侗族自治縣芷江侗族自治县
zi2 gong1 dung6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
芷江縣芷江县
zi2 gong1 jyun6see 芷江侗族自治縣|芷江侗族自治县[Zhi3 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
趾高氣揚趾高气扬
zi2 gou1 hei3 joeng4high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
只顧只顾
zi2 gu3to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
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