Cantonese Dictionary

糉

zung2 zung3

Mandarin: zong4

variant of 粽

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糌

zam1

Mandarin: zan1

zanba, Tibetan barley bread | # adapted from cc-cedict

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糟

zou1

Mandarin: zao1

dregs | draff | pickled in wine | rotten | messy | ruined | # adapted from cc-cedict

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糟質

zou1 zat1

Mandarin: zao1 zhi4

Simplified: 糟质

(verb) to mock; to deride; to taunt; to treat someone harshly; to be mean to someone(a person); to ruin; to wreck (an object)

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糟透

zou1 tau3

Mandarin: zao1 tou4

in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable; abject; damned; abominable

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紂

zau6

Mandarin: zhou4

Simplified: 纣

saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back) | name of an emperor | # adapted from cc-cedict

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紙

zi2

Mandarin: zhi3

Simplified: 纸

paper

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紙包不住火

zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2

Mandarin: zhi3 bao1 bu5 zhu4 huo3

one can't wrap fire in paper (there is no concealing the truth); truth will out

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紙包唔住火

zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2

Mandarin: zhi3 bao1 n2 zhu4 huo3

Simplified: 纸包唔住火

Cantonese

one cannot wrap fire in paper', a metaphor to say that the truth cannot be concealed

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紙包雞

zi2 baau1 gai1

Mandarin: zhi3 bao1 ji1

paper-wrapped fried chicken - a popular dish

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紙尿片

zi2 niu6 pin3*2

Mandarin: zhi3 niao4 pian4

disposable diapers; disposable nappies (Pampers ™, Huggies ™, etc)

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紙屑

zi2 sit3

Mandarin: zhi3 xie4

Simplified: 纸屑

(noun) paper scraps;

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紙帶

zi2 daai3*2

Mandarin: zhi3 dai4

punched tape; punch tape; ticker-tape

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紙帶打點計時器

zi2 daai3*2 daa2 dim2 gai3 si4 hei3

Mandarin: zhi3 dai4 da3 dian3 ji4 shi2 qi4

a ticker-tape timer

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紙幣

zi2 bai6

paper money

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紙張

zi2 zoeng1

Mandarin: zhi3 zhang1

paper

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紙札公仔

zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2

Cantonese

[n] a papier mache servant (in funerals)

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紙札物品

zi2 zaat3 mat6 ban2

[n] papier mache

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紙札衣

zi2 zaat3 ji1

[n] papier mache clothes (in funerals)

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紙札車

zi2 zaat3 ce1

[n] papier mache car (in funerals)

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紙札電視機

zi2 zaat3 din6 si6 gei1

[n] papier mache television (in funerals)

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紙杯

zi2 bui1

paper cups

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紙杯蛋糕

zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1

Mandarin: zhi3 bei1 dan4 gao1

Simplified: 纸杯蛋糕

(food) a cupcake

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紙板

zi2 baan2

Mandarin: zhi3 ban4

paperboard; pasteboard; cardboard

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紙板盒

zi2 baan2 hap6*2

Mandarin: zhi3 ban3 he2

cardboard case; cardboard box; carton | Syn.: 紙箱; 紙盒; 紙板箱

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紙板箱

zi2 baan2 soeng1

Mandarin: zhi3 ban3 xiang1

cardboard case; cardboard box; fibre box; fibreboard box; carton | Syn.: 紙箱; 紙盒; 紙板盒

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紙條

zi2 tiu4*2

Mandarin: zhi3 tiao2

scrip

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紙樣

zi2 joeng6

paper pattern; dress pattern

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紙煙

zi2 jin1

Mandarin: zhi3 yan1

cigarette

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紙皮

zi2 pei4

Mandarin: zhi3 pi2

Simplified: 纸皮

(noun) paperboard; cardboard; leatheroid

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