Cantonese words starting with Z

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The Kangxi radical 87 representing a claw, used in Chinese character classification.

To search for or look for.

To give change during a transaction.

zaau2 fui3 hei3

找晦氣找晦气

To pick on someone, vent anger on them, or retaliate after being provoked.

The snatch in weightlifting, in which the competitor lifts the barbell in a single continuous movement.

To look for a job.

zaau2 gung1 zok3

To look for a job.

zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1

抓耳撓腮抓耳挠腮

To scratch one's ears and cheeks as a sign of anxiety, frustration, excitement, or helplessness.

To give change.

Underlings, henchmen, or accomplices of a criminal or bad person.

To settle a bill, pay back a debt, or to honor a commitment.

zaau2 waa1 jyu5

爪哇語爪哇语

The Javanese language, spoken primarily on the island of Java in Indonesia.

To exchange money from one currency to another.

To give change back to a customer after a cash transaction.

A cover, shade, hood, or mask used to cover something.

A strainer or colander made of bamboo or wire.

Weakness or Achilles' heel.

A burqa or abaya; a loose, enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women.

Sudden or abrupt.

To avoid as taboo; to abstain from.

Suddenly; abruptly and without warning.

Shower; a brief rainfall.

zaau6 ngaan5 tai2

驟眼睇骤眼睇

At a glance; quickly looking at something without focusing on details.

A dose; a classifier used for prepared medicines or chemical products.

To put or place.

To present or send a gift; to harbor or hold a feeling; baggage or equipment.

Finely chopped meat, vegetables, or condiments, or things cut into small pieces.

To press, squeeze, or compress due to weight or a lack of space.

Crowded and packed, with very little space left.

Crowded, packed, or congested.

To put, squeeze, or place something in or on a location.

Crowded; packed; congested due to a large number of people in a space.

Dose or dosage; the quantity of a substance or radiation in medicine, pharmacology, nutrition, or toxicology.

zai1 mei4 lung6 ngaan5

擠眉弄眼挤眉弄眼

To wink and make eyes; to make facial expressions to signal someone or express feelings.

Congested or jammed, especially referring to heavy and slow-moving traffic.

To advance into, ascend, or make one's way into a higher rank or a more important round of a competition.

To have a run on a bank; a massive, sudden withdrawal of deposits by many customers.

A son; a male child raised by someone.

To help; to aid; to assist.

zai2 daai6 zai2 sai3 gaai3

仔大仔世界

A parental lament that once children grow up, they make their own decisions and are no longer controlled by their parents.

Father and his child or children.

Mother and son.

Jinan, a city and the provincial capital of Shandong province in eastern China.

Sons and daughters; children.

zai2 sai3 lou5 po4 nyun6

仔細老婆嫩仔细老婆嫩

To have a young wife and small children, implying a heavy burden of family responsibilities.

zai2 sai3 neoi5 nyun6

仔細女嫩仔细女嫩

One's children are still very young.

An affectionate term for a son, a young man, or a male prostitute.

To limit, control, or restrict.

A button, switch, or controller used to operate a machine.

To worship, pay respect to, or offer sacrifices to ancestors, the deceased, or deities in a ceremony.