Cantonese words starting with Z

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Facing heaven pepper; a highly spicy variety of chili pepper with cone-shaped pods that point upward.

A slip of paper; a small, narrow strip of paper.

To relieve or ease pain.

zi2 tung3 faat3

Method of relieving pain

zi2 tung3 joek6

止痛藥止痛药

Painkiller; analgesic medication.

Painkiller; pain-relieving tablet.

止痛劑止痛剂

An analgesic; a painkiller.

Zitong, a county in Mianyang, Sichuan.

An honorific term used by an emperor to address his empress, commonly found in traditional novels.

Red copper; pure copper as opposed to brass or bronze.

zi2 tung4 jyun6

梓潼縣梓潼县

Zitong County, a county in Mianyang, Sichuan.

Ring; a piece of jewelry worn on a finger.

Ziyun, a county in Guizhou, China.

zi2 wan4 miu4 zuk6 bou3 ji1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

紫云苗族布依族自治縣紫云苗族布依族自治县

Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun, Guizhou.

Subfield; a subset of a field that is itself a field in mathematics.

紙黃金纸黄金

Paper gold; a type of gold contract or investment instrument where no physical gold is traded.

To criticize, scold, or point out someone's mistakes.

To find fault with, criticize, or point out mistakes, with a milder tone than 指責.

To criticize, point out mistakes, or find fault with.

Subset, a set of which all the elements are contained of another set.

Subset, a mathematical set that is part of a larger set.

Papier-mâché items, especially paper offerings burned for ancestors in ritual worship.

zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2

紙紮公仔纸扎公仔

Paper effigy or doll used in traditional Chinese rituals and worship.

zi2 zaat3 haa6 paa4

紙紮下扒纸扎下扒

Unreliable, fragile, or prone to falling apart easily.

A pointer on a gauge or clock; a cursor on a screen.

Paperweight; a small, heavy object used to prevent papers from blowing away.

zi2 zang1 daan3 zik6

只爭旦夕只争旦夕

To race against time; to make use of every single minute.

zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6

只爭朝夕只争朝夕

To seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time.

Paper; hard-copy; printed, as opposed to digital.

紫質症紫质症

Porphyria; a group of liver disorders that can affect the nervous system or skin.

Sons and nephews; the younger generation of a family or extended family.

Zizhou county in Yulin, Shaanxi.

子洲縣子洲县

Zizhou County, a county in Yulin City, Shaanxi province.

紫錐花紫锥花

Coneflower; plants of the genus Echinacea.

zi2 zeoi3 gam1 mai4

紙醉金迷纸醉金迷

Splendid, beautiful, and luxurious, typically describing an environment or lifestyle.

zi2 zi1 kei4 jat1 ，bat1 zi1 kei4 ji6

只知其一，不知其二

To have only a partial understanding of something; to know only one side of a story.

zi2 zi1 mei4 jyu5

A polite, honorific way to refer to someone's handsome, elegant, or venerable appearance.

zi2 zi2 dim2 dim2

指指點點指指点点

To point fingers, gossip, or speak ill of someone behind their back.

zi2 zi2 syun1 syun1

子子孫孫子子孙孙

One's descendants, posterity, or future generations.

Male offspring, son, or male descendant.

Fingertip or toe tip; the very end of a finger or toe.

Tiptoe; the tips of the toes.

指戰員指战员

Commanders and fighters of the People's Liberation Army.

An indicator or symptom in medicine.

Amethyst; purple crystalline silicon dioxide.

To point out errors and offer corrections; also feedback or criticism.

To identify and testify against someone; to give evidence or point out with proof.

Viscount; the fourth level of nobility in ancient China or its equivalent in foreign nobility systems.

Paper; a general term for various kinds of paper.