Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi2 jan4 zi2 maa5

紙人紙馬纸人纸马

Paper dolls and animals burned as offerings for ritual use.

Instruction or guidance; guidelines.

zi2 jat6 ho2 doi6

To be just around the corner, or imminent; used to describe a desired situation that will soon become reality.

Only, representing a necessary condition; often used with "先" or "先至" in conditional sentences.

Midnight; the period of time from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

To rely on, hope, or count on someone to do something.

The will or decree of a supreme being or high-ranking authority.

A copper coin, penny, or small change.

To rely on, hope, or expect.

To expect or hope for.

zi2 jin4 pin3 jyu5

只言片語只言片语

Just a word or two; a few isolated phrases.

A paper matrix used in stereotyping and typesetting.

To identify a person or object, especially a suspect or evidence in a crime.

Cotyledon; a seed leaf.

紙葉子纸叶子

A deck of playing cards.

As long as; provided that; only needing.

zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 ，tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

If you work hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle; perseverance spells success.

Kite; a toy that is flown in the air.

Confucius says; as Confucius said.

A paper template or pattern used in tailoring for cutting fabric and making clothes.

Ziyang, a county in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.

zi2 joeng4 jyun6

紫陽縣紫阳县

Ziyang, a county in Ankang City, Shaanxi.

Silverfish (Lepisma saccarina).

Kite; a paper toy flown in the wind.

zi2 jyut6 si1 wan4

子曰詩云子曰诗云

Quotes from classic works of literature or Confucian scriptures, often used to describe pedantic or clichéd speech.

To relieve a cough or help it get better.

Cough syrup; a liquid medication formulated to relieve coughing.

zi2 kat1 tong4 zoeng1

止咳糖漿止咳糖浆

Cough suppressant syrup; liquid cough medicine.

Subgroup in mathematics.

紫林鴿紫林鸽

Pale-capped pigeon; a bird species (Columba punicea).

An order, command, or instruction given to subordinates or a machine.

紫羅蘭紫罗兰

Violet or hoary stock; flowering plants known for their purple-blue or multi-colored scented blossoms.

zi2 lo4 laan4 sik1

紫羅蘭色紫罗兰色

Violet color; a bluish-purple color.

紙老虎纸老虎

Paper tiger; something that appears powerful but is actually harmless and unable to withstand a challenge.

Zi Lu, a prominent disciple of Confucius, also known as Ji Lu.

To give directions; to show the way.

Happiness and wealth; blessings and prosperity.

zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5

指鹿為馬指鹿为马

To distort facts and deliberately misrepresent the truth; to point at a deer and call it a horse.

zi2 luk6 zok3 maa5

指鹿作馬指鹿作马

To call a deer a horse; to deliberately distort the facts or misrepresent the truth.

Paper dolls representing people or animals, used for ritual burning in traditional Chinese ceremonies.

紙馬兒纸马儿

Paper effigies of horses burned as offerings to the dead.

Black glutinous rice.

Subjects of a ruler, viewed metaphorically as the ruler's children.

Fingerprint; the fine ridges on the tips of human fingers.

Crape myrtle; a species of deciduous shrub or tree with purple, pink, or white flowers.

zi2 mei4 dau2 sou3

紫微斗數紫微斗数

Zi wei dou shu; a traditional Chinese astrological fortune-telling method based on a person's birth time.

紫微宮紫微宫

The palace of the Jade Emperor in Taoism.