Cantonese words starting with Z
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紙漿纸浆
zi2 zoeng1paper pulp
紫脹紫胀
zi2 zoeng3to get red and swollen
姊丈
zi2 zoeng6older sister's husband
旨在
zi2 zoi6to have as its purpose; to aim to (do sth)
紫竹
zi2 zuk1black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
子豬子猪
zi2 zyu1variant of 仔豬|仔猪[zi3 zhu1]
指住
zi2 zyu6to point at
指住禿奴罵和尚指住秃奴骂和尚
zi2 zyu6 tuk1 nou4 maa6 wo4 soeng2abuse a person by ostensibly pointing to someone else; a phrase to scold monks
寘
zi3to put aside; to discard
志
zi3aspiration; the will; annals
摯挚
zi3sincere; earnest
智
zi3wisdom; clever
痣
zi3(noun) Naevus
緻致
zi3fine; closely woven
置
zi3to install; to put; to lay out; to purchase provisions
至
zi3to arrive; to; to reach; very
致
zi3(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey
誌志
zi3sign; to record; a record; to memorize; to register
躓踬
zi3to stumble; to fail
鷙鸷
zi3fierce; bird of prey; vulture
置辦置办
zi3 baan6to purchase
志不在此
zi3 bat1 zoi6 ci2to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
置備置备
zi3 bei6Provisioning
致病
zi3 beng6to cause disease; to be pathogenic
置辯置辩
zi3 bin6to argue
至寶至宝
zi3 bou2most valuable treasure
致殘致残
zi3 caan4to be crippled (in an accident etc)
至親至亲
zi3 can1next of kin
智取
zi3 ceoi2to take by ruse; to outsmart
志趣
zi3 ceoi3inclination
智齒智齿
zi3 ci2wisdom tooth
至此
zi3 ci2up until now
至始至終至始至终
zi3 ci2 zi3 zung1from start to finish
至遲至迟
zi3 ci4at the latest
致詞致词
zi3 ci4to make a speech
致辭致辞
zi3 ci4to express in words or writing; to address (an audience)
知青
zi3 cing1educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1 shi5 qing1 nian2])
恣情
zi3 cing4to indulge in something to one's heart's content
摯情挚情
zi3 cing4true feelings
摯切挚切
zi3 cit3sincere
志大才疏
zi3 daai6 coi4 so1ambitious but lacking abilities
志丹
zi3 daan1see 志丹縣|志丹县[Zhi4 dan1 Xian4]
志丹縣志丹县
zi3 daan1 jyun6Zhidan, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
至得
zi3 dak1"can be made to work only if"; "only after"
至德
zi3 dak1splendid virtue; great kindness
志得意滿志得意满
zi3 dak1 ji3 mun5fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
置地
zi3 dei6Landmark
置頂置顶
zi3 deng2to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc)
致電致电
zi3 din6to phone
至多
zi3 do1up to the maximum; at most
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