Cantonese words starting with Z

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zuk6 bat1 ho2 noi6

Insufferably vulgar; in extremely poor taste.

To renew an insurance policy, or to extend a bail period.

Step by step, progressively, or in an orderly sequence of stages.

To choke or cough because food or liquid has entered the trachea.

To expel, drive out, or kick someone out of a place.

Commonly known as, or a common name.

zuk6 deoi3 cing3

軸對稱轴对称

Axial symmetry; rotational symmetry.

Bit by bit, step by step; doing a small part at a time until finished.

Tacky, vulgar, or unrefined in style.

To expel guests, drive away visitors, or evict tenants.

Vulgar; lacking in refinement or taste.

Progressive, as in a progressive scan or line-by-line display.

Item by item; term by term; one by one.

Voiced sound; a speech sound produced with vibrating vocal cords.

Clanspeople; members of the same clan.

One by one; one after another.

Proverb; a widely circulated common saying.

To renew a contract, extending its validity period.

Common saying, idiom, or folk adage popular in a particular time and place.

Wheelbase; the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle.

An ethnic group or a community of people sharing a common culture or characteristics.

Clan authority; the power and authority exercised by a clan or its elders.

Customary rules; traditional customs and habits.

The relationship between the wives of brothers; sisters-in-law.

A sequel of literary works.

Genealogy book; a book recording family lineage and related history.

The lay world; the mundane or secular world of ordinary people.

An axis, pivot, or center of rotation; also a short name for the Axis powers.

zuk6 sam1 gwok3

軸心國轴心国

The Axis powers; the World War II military alliance led by Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Item by item, one by one, or clause by clause.

Ordinary and courteous but insincere; conventional etiquette or platitudes.

A proverb, common saying, or colloquial idiom.

Sequel; a subsequent installment of a book, film, or show.

Unfiltered sake; cloudy sake before the rice dregs are filtered out.

To renew or extend a loan period.

Popular non-standard written form of a Chinese character, as opposed to the orthodox form.

Word by word; character by character.

Gradually; little by little through a series of small, successive changes.

The head of a clan or a patriarch.

Ancestor or forefather; also referring to a clan or sect.

Loyal, faithful, and honest; can also refer to a good or righteous character in a story.

A crowd, the masses, or a multitude of people.

End, finish, or the ultimate; final; eventually.

To put together, integrate, or sum up various things into one.

Vertical; lengthwise.

To pound, pestle, or hit repeatedly with force to crush or break up something.

Katydid, bush cricket, or long-horned grasshopper.

A Chinese surname.