Cantonese Dictionary

紫山芋

zi2 saan1 wu6

Mandarin: zi3 shan1 yu4

a type of taro

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紫心丸

zi2 sam1 jyun2

Mandarin: zi3 xin1 wan2

barbiturates (a type of depressant) [colloquial]

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紫晶

zi2 zing1

Mandarin: zi3 jing1

amethyst

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紫檀

zi2 taan4

Mandarin: zi3 tan2

rosewood [Syn.] 紅木

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紫氣

zi2 hei3

Mandarin: zi3 qi4

purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)

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紫水晶

zi2 seoi2 zing1

Mandarin: zi3 shui3 jing1

amethyst

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紫河車

zi2 ho4 ce1

Mandarin: zi3 he2 che1

Simplified: 紫河车

Placenta

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紫瑪瑙

zi2 maa5 nou5

Mandarin: zi3 ma3 nao3

violet agate

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紫禁城

zi2 gam3 sing4

Mandarin: zi3 jin4 cheng2

The Forbidden City -- located in the center of Beijing 北京 and served as the imperial palace during the Ming 明 and Qing 清 dynasties.

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紫籌股

zi2 cau4 gu2

Mandarin: zi3 chou2 gu3

Simplified: 紫筹股

purple chip stock, with the capital from Mainland China invested in blue chip companies [written and colloquial]

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紫米

zi2 mai5

Mandarin: zi3 mi3

black glutinous rice

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紫紅

zi2 hung4

Mandarin: zi3 hong2

Simplified: 紫红

Purplish red

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紫紫地

zi2 zi2 dei6*2

purplish

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紫羅蘭

zi2 lo4 laan4

violet (flower)

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紫膠

zi2 gaau1

Mandarin: zi3 jiao1

shellac; lac

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紫色

zi2 sik1

Mandarin: zi3 se4

purple (color)

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紫草茸

zi2 cou2 jung4

Mandarin: zi3 cao3 rong2

shellac; lac

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紫荊

zi2 ging1

Mandarin: zi3jing1

Simplified: 紫荆

(Flower) Bauhinia Blakeana, which is the city flower of Hong Kong (same as 洋紫荊)

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紫荊花

zi2 ging1 faa1

Mandarin: zi3 jing1 hua1

Simplified: 紫荆花

(flower) Cercis chinensis

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紫菜

zi2 coi3

Mandarin: zi3 cai4

laver (edible seaweed)

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紫藍色

zi2 laam4 sik1

Mandarin: zi3 lan2 se4

violet color

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紫藤

zi2 tang4

Mandarin: zi3 teng2

[plant] Wisteria

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紫蘇

zi2 sou1

Mandarin: zi3 su1

basil

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紮

zaat3

Mandarin: za1

to tie | to bind | classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle | Taiwan pr. [zhá] | to prick | to run or stick (a needle etc) into | jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer) | to struggle free | to station | to plunge | to fasten | to be promoted in a triad gang | to have a vasectomy | # adapted from cc-cedict

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紮晒馬

zaat3 saai3 maa5

Mandarin: zha1 shai4 ma3

Simplified: 扎晒马

(verb) get in a position or a state to engage in a gang fight; get ready to attack, assault or fight

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紮棍

zaat3 gwan3

Mandarin: za1 gun4

Simplified: 扎棍

to be beaten up as a punishment for breaking triad rules [colloquial]

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紮炮

zaat3 paau3

Mandarin: za1 pao4

hunger; tighten up waist belt (spoken)

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紮紮跳

zaat3 zaat3 tiu3

Mandarin: za1 zha1 tiao4

Simplified: 紮扎跳

jumping around madly (spoken)

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紮職

zaat3 zik1

Mandarin: zha1 zhi2

Simplified: 扎职

promotion (career; spoken)

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紮腳

zaat3 goek3

Mandarin: za1 jiao3

Simplified: 扎脚

Foot binding

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