Cantonese Dictionary

早期效應

zou2 kei4 haau6 jing3

Mandarin: zao3 qi1 xiao4 ying4 (PRC), zao3 qi2 xiao4 ying4 (Taiwan)

early effect

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早生貴子

zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2

Mandarin: zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3

hope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon.

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早產

zou2 caan2

to deliver a preterm/premature baby

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早睡早起

zou2 seoi6 zou2 hei2

Mandarin: zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3

to keep early hours (lit., "early to bed and early to rise")

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早知

zou2 zi1

know earlier

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早老素

zou2 lou5 sou3

Mandarin: zao3 lao3 su4

presenilin, any of several proteins of cell membranes that are believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease

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早茶

zou2 caa4

morning tea

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早走早著

zou2 zau2 zou2 zoek6

Mandarin: zao3 zou3 zao3 zhe5

Simplified: 早走早着

to hurry someone to leave, similar to saying 'go go go'; best to retreat | get away | escape early to avoid being dragged down by something not beneficial

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早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3

the early bird catches the worm

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早響

zou2 hoeng2

Mandarin: zao3 xiang3

Simplified: 早响

you should have mentioned or voiced out earlier

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早飯

zou2 faan6

Mandarin: zao3 fan4

breakfast | Cantonese more likely to be '早餐'

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早餐

zou2 caan1

Mandarin: zao3 can1

breakfast

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早點

zou2 dim2

Mandarin: zao3 dian3

light breakfast

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昃

zak1

Mandarin: ze4

afternoon | decline | the sun in the afternoon sky | # adapted from cc-cedict

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昨

zok3 zok6

Mandarin: zuo2

yesterday; in former times; in the past

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昨

zok6

Mandarin: zuo2

yesterday | in former times | past | # adapted from cc-cedict

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昨午

zok6 ng5

Mandarin: zuo2 wu3

yesterday afternoon

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昨夜

zok3 je6

Mandarin: zuo2 ye4

yesterday night

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昨天

zok6 tin1

Mandarin: zuo2 tian1

yesterday | Cant.: 琴日; 尋日 | Syn.: 昨日

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昨日

zok6 jat6

Mandarin: zuo2 ri4

yesterday | For Mand., this is more bookish than 昨天 | Cant.: 琴日; 尋日

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昨早

zok6 zou2

Mandarin: zuo2 zao3

yesterday morning

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昨晚

zok6 maan5

Mandarin: zuo2 wan3

yesterday night; last evening; the previous evening; yestereve, yesterevening | Note that the commonly accepted variant pronunciation of this is "zok3 maan5".

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昨晨

zok6 san4

Mandarin: zuo2 chen2

yestermorn, yestermorning. Note that the commonly accepted variant pronunciation of this is "zok3 san4".

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昭

ziu1

Mandarin: zhao1

bright | clear | manifest | to show clearly | to exonerate | to reveal | # adapted from cc-cedict

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昭平

ziu1 ping4

Mandarin: zhao1 ping2

Zhaoping (place in Guangxi)

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昭蘇

ziu1 sou1

Mandarin: zhao1 su1

Zhaosu (place in Xinjiang)

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昭覺

ziu1 gok3

Mandarin: zhao1 jue2

Zhaojue (place in Sichuan)

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昭通

ziu1 tung1

Mandarin: zhao1 tong1

Zhaotong (city in Yunnan)

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昭通地區

ziu1 tung1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: zhao1 tong1 di4 qu1

Zhaotong district (district in Yunnan)

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晉升

zeon3 sing1

Mandarin: jin4 sheng1

to promote; job promotion

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