Cantonese words starting with Z

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zi6succession (to a title); continuing (a tradition); descendants

zi6(noun) the number of floor

zi6Buddhist temple ; mosque; a palace attendant

zi6female of domestic animals

zi6ancient sacrifice

zi6to sacrifice; to worship

zi6infantile; childish; tender; child

zi6from; oneself; private; naturally; since

zi6to raise; to feed

zi6 ai3to hang oneself

自把自為自把自为

zi6 baa2 zi6 wai4to decide all by oneself without consulting or listening to the advice of others

zi6 baak6confession; to brag

自白書自白书

zi6 baak6 syu1confession

zi6 baau3to explode; self-detonation; to disclose private matters about oneself

自閉症自闭症

zi6 bai3 zing3autism

自不必說自不必说

zi6 bat1 bit1 syut3(idiom) needless to say

zi6 bat1 jin4will (spoken)

zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)

zi6 bat6to free oneself

zi6 bei1low in self-esteem

自卑情緒自卑情绪

zi6 bei1 cing4 seoi5inferiority complex

zi6 bei1 gam2feeling of inferiority

zi6 bei1 sam1 lei5sense of inferiority

zi6 bei6to provide one's own...; self-provided

zi6 beng6to treat an illness

zi6 beng6 gau3 jan4to treat the disease to save the patient

自變量自变量

zi6 bin3 loeng6(math.) independent variable

zi6 bin6do as one pleases; at one's convenience

zi6 biu1to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause

治標不治本治标不治本

zi6 biu1 bat1 zi6 bun2to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

自縛手腳自缚手脚

zi6 bok3 sau2 goek3to bind oneself hand and foot

zi6 bou2to defend oneself; self-preservation

自報家門自报家门

zi6 bou3 gaa1 mun4to introduce oneself

自報公議自报公议

zi6 bou3 gung1 ji5self-assessment

自暴自棄自暴自弃

zi6 bou6 zi6 hei3to abandon oneself to despair

zi6 bun2to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4 biao1])

自慚形穢自惭形秽

zi6 caam4 jing4 wai3(idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate

zi6 caan4to harm oneself; to mutilate oneself; self harm

自尋煩惱自寻烦恼

zi6 cam4 faan4 nou5to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

自尋死路自寻死路

zi6 cam4 sei2 lou6to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)

zi6 ce4treating illness; removing bad elements from body

zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

zi6 ceoi2to help oneself to (food); to court (disaster)

zi6 ceoi2 kei4 gau3see 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3]

自取滅亡自取灭亡

zi6 ceoi2 mit6 mong4to court disaster (idiom)

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