Cantonese words starting with Z
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自居
zi6 geoi1to consider oneself as
字句
zi6 geoi3words; writing
字據字据
zi6 geoi3written pledge; IOU
自檢自检
zi6 gim2to act with self-restraint; to perform a self-test
自矜
zi6 ging1to boast
自經自经
zi6 ging1(literary) to hang oneself
自個兒自个儿
zi6 go3 ji4(dialect) oneself; by oneself
字腳字脚
zi6 goek3serif
自覺自觉
zi6 gok3to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself)
自各兒自各儿
zi6 gok3 ji4variant of 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
自覺自願自觉自愿
zi6 gok3 zi6 jyun6on one's own initiative; voluntarily
自高
zi6 gou1to be proud of oneself
自高自大
zi6 gou1 zi6 daai6to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
自告奮勇自告奋勇
zi6 gou3 fan5 jung5to volunteer for
自古
zi6 gu2(since) ancient times
自古以來自古以来
zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4since ancient times
自顧自自顾自
zi6 gu3 zi6each minding his own business
自供
zi6 gung1Confess
自宮自宫
zi6 gung1to castrate oneself
自貢自贡
zi6 gung3see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4]
自貢市自贡市
zi6 gung3 si5Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
治軍治军
zi6 gwan1running of armed forces; to govern armed forces
兕觥
zi6 gwang1ancient type of drinking vessel
自掘墳墓自掘坟墓
zi6 gwat6 fan4 mou6to dig one's own grave
食過翻尋味食过翻寻味
zi6 gwo3 faan1 cam4 mei6(literally: to look for the taste of something again after eating it); describes something that is very delicious
嗣國嗣国
zi6 gwok3to accede to a throne
治國治国
zi6 gwok3to rule a country
治國理政治国理政
zi6 gwok3 lei5 zing3to manage state affairs
治下
zi6 haa6under the jurisdiction of
自下而上
zi6 haa6 ji4 soeng6(idiom) from bottom to top; from the grass roots up; bottom-up
自行
zi6 hang4voluntary; by oneself
自行車自行车
zi6 hang4 ce1bicycle; bike
自行車賽自行车赛
zi6 hang4 ce1 coi3cycle race
自行車架自行车架
zi6 hang4 ce1 gaa2bike rack
自行車館自行车馆
zi6 hang4 ce1 gun2cycling stadium
自行其是
zi6 hang4 kei4 si6to act as one thinks fit
自行了斷自行了断
zi6 hang4 liu5 dyun6to take one's life
伺候
zi6 hau6to serve; to wait upon
俟候
zi6 hau6to wait (literary)
嗣後嗣后
zi6 hau6from then on; afterwards
自欺
zi6 hei1to deceive oneself
自欺欺人
zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4to deceive others and to deceive oneself
治氣治气
zi6 hei3to get angry
稚氣稚气
zi6 hei3childish nature; juvenile
稚氣未脫稚气未脱
zi6 hei3 mei6 tyut3still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)
自詡自诩
zi6 heoi2to pose as; to flaunt oneself as
自謙自谦
zi6 him1modest
自譴自谴
zi6 hin2to blame oneself
嗣響嗣响
zi6 hoeng2lit. a following echo
治學治学
zi6 hok6scholarship; to do scholarly research
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