Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi3 si6to retire from a government post (old)

zi3 si6 jan4 jan4gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

知識寶庫知识宝库

zi3 sik1 bou2 fu3treasure house of knowledge

知識產權知识产权

zi3 sik1 caan2 kyun4intellectual property rights (law)

知識庫知识库

zi3 sik1 fu3knowledge base

知識工程師知识工程师

zi3 sik1 gung1 cing4 si1knowledge worker

知識越多越反動知识越多越反动

zi3 sik1 jyut6 do1 jyut6 faan2 dung6the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1])

知識論知识论

zi3 sik1 leon6epistemology

至聖先師至圣先师

zi3 sing3 sin1 si1greatest sage and teacher (Confucius)

zi3 sing4sincere

zi3 sing4sincere

zi3 siu2at least

zi3 soeng1IQ (intelligence quotient)

zi3 soeng6supreme; above all else

zi3 tung4 dou6 hap6(idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded

zi3 waa6only just mentioned; just now; only just; have just; just a moment ago

致幻劑致幻剂

zi3 waan6 zai1hallucinogen

智慧產權智慧产权

zi3 wai3 caan2 kyun4intellectual property

智慧齒智慧齿

zi3 wai3 ci2wisdom tooth

zi3 wai6wisdom; intelligence

zi3 wun6to permute; to displace; to replace

置換突變置换突变

zi3 wun6 dat6 bin3missense mutation

置換群置换群

zi3 wun6 kwan4(math.) permutation group

zi3 ze2sage; clever and knowledgeable person

智者千慮，必有一失智者千虑，必有一失

zi3 ze2 cin1 leoi6 ，bit1 jau5 jat1 sat1lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible

zi3 ze6expression of gratitude; a thank-you note

zi3 zi1 bat1 lei5(verb) Brush off

置之不問置之不问

zi3 zi1 bat1 man6to pass by without showing interest (idiom)

zi3 zi1 dou6 ngoi6to give no thought to; to disregard

置之腦後置之脑后

zi3 zi1 nou5 hau6to banish from one's thoughts; to take no notice

置之死地而後生置之死地而后生

zi3 zi1 sei2 dei6 ji4 hau6 sang1(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

zi3 zoeng3learning difficulties (handicap)

zi3 zoeng3 jan4 si6person with learning difficulties (handicap)

zi3 zoi6aim at; targeting

zi3 zoi6aim at; to care about; where one's aspirations lies

zi3 zoi6 bit1 dak1Determined to win

zi3 zoi6 cin1 lei5having great aspirations

zi3 zoi6 sei3 fong1to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)

zi3 zong1variant of 治裝|治装[zhi4 zhuang1]

置裝費置装费

zi3 zong1 fai3variant of 治裝費|治装费[zhi4 zhuang1 fei4]

置中對齊置中对齐

zi3 zung1 deoi3 cai4centered alignment (typography)

置諸不理置诸不理

zi3 zyu1 bat1 lei5to ignore it; to turn a blind eye

置諸度外置诸度外

zi3 zyu1 dou6 ngoi6ignore it; to not care or pay attention to something; to not take something to heart

置諸高閣置诸高阁

zi3 zyu1 gou1 gok3lit. place on a high shelf

zi3 zyu1 zoi6 aak1lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)

zi3 zyun1supreme

zi4 zi4 zam4to murmur; to burble [colloquial]

zi5ringed pheasant

zi6to wait upon someone; to spy on

zi6animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros)

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