Cantonese words starting with Z

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自怜
zi6 lin4self-pity
饲料
zi6 liu2feed; fodder
治疗
zi6 liu4to treat (an illness); therapy
治疗法
zi6 liu4 faat3therapy
zi6 loeng6estimate one's own ability; to know one's own capabilities and limit
自来
zi6 loi4from the beginning; to come of one's own accord
自来水
zi6 loi4 seoi2running water; tap water
自来水管
zi6 loi4 seoi2 gun2water mains; tap-water pipe
自恋
zi6 lyun2narcissism
字码
zi6 maa5character code
牸马
zi6 maa5mare
字谜
zi6 mai4letter puzzle
zi6 mak6culture; knowledge
自民党
zi6 man4 dong2Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese political party)
zi6 man5to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat
自问
zi6 man6to ask oneself; to search one's soul
zi6 mat6sacrificial objects
貿自贸区
zi6 mau6 keoi1abbr. for 自由貿易區|自由贸易区[zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 qu1]
zi6 mei5suffix
zi6 mei6 beng6preventative treatment (medicine)
zi6 min2 soeng6Literally
zi6 min5to encourage oneself
zi6 min6literal
自鸣得意
zi6 ming4 dak1 ji3to think highly of oneself
自鸣钟
zi6 ming4 zung1chiming clock
zi6 ming6to consider oneself to be (sth positive)
zi6 ming6 bat1 faan4to think too much of oneself; arrogant
zi6 ming6 cing1 gou1to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous
寺庙
zi6 miu2temple; shrine
zi6 mok6subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
zi6 mou5letter (of the alphabet)
zi6 mou5 biu2alphabet
字母顺序
zi6 mou5 seon6 zeoi6alphabetical order
寺门
zi6 mun4temples; monasteries
滿自满
zi6 mun5(verb) Gloat; (adjective) 1. Self-contented
zi6 neoi5little girl (of toddler age)
自艾自怜
zi6 ngaai6 zi6 lin4(idiom) to feel sorry for oneself
zi6 ngaan5wording
zi6 ngau4cow
zi6 ngo5the self; oneself; self-
自我吹嘘
zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 heoi1to blow one's own horn (idiom)
zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 min4self-hypnotism
自我防卫
zi6 ngo5 fong4 wai6self-defense
自我价值
zi6 ngo5 gaa3 zik6intrinsic value; self worth
zi6 ngo5 gaai2 zaau1to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor
自我介绍
zi6 ngo5 gaai3 siu6self-introduction
自我意识
zi6 ngo5 ji3 sik1self-awareness
zi6 ngo5 on1 wai3to comfort oneself; to reassure oneself
自我批评
zi6 ngo5 pai1 ping4self-criticism
自我实现
zi6 ngo5 sat6 jin6self-actualization (psychology)

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