Cantonese Dictionary

脊髓灰質炎

zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4

Mandarin: ji2 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2

poliomyelitis

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脹

zoeng3

Mandarin: zhang4

Simplified: 胀

dropsical | swollen | to swell | to be bloated | to inflate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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脹卜卜

zoeng3 buk1 buk1

Mandarin: zhang4 bu3 bu3

Simplified: 胀卜卜

bulging

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脹泵泵

zoeng3 bam1 bam1

Mandarin: zhang4 beng4 beng4

Simplified: 胀泵泵

pumped up; filled with air (spoken)

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腫

zung2

Mandarin: zhong3

swollen; swell; swelling; bulge out

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腫瘤

zung2 lau4

Mandarin: zhong3 liu2

tumor

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腫瘤學

zung2 lau4 hok6

Mandarin: zhong3 liu2 xue2

oncology; study of tumors

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腫脹

zung2 zoeng3

puffy

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臢

zaam1

Mandarin: za1

Simplified: 臜

dirty | filthy | awkward | disgusting | nauseating | Taiwan pr. [āngzāng] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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臧

zong1

Mandarin: zang1

good | right | generous | a surname | a male slave | servant | a bribery | correct | corruption | a bribe | a corrupt persion | to collect | to hide | warehouse | store | internal organs | to bury | success | booty, stolen goods | part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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自

zi6

Mandarin: zi4

from | self | oneself | since | private | personal | naturally | natural | # adapted from cc-cedict

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自不然

zi6 bat1 jin4

Mandarin: zi4 bu4 ran2

will (spoken)

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自主

zi6 zyu2

Mandarin: zi4 zhu3

autonomous; to act for oneself

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自主系統

zi6 zyu2 hai6 tung2

Mandarin: zi4 zhu3 xi4 tong3

autonomous system

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自亂陣腳

zi6 lyun6 zan6 goek3

Mandarin: zi4 luan4 zhen4 jiao3

throw oneself into confusion; make a mess of a situation

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自以為是

zi6 ji5 wai4 si6

Mandarin: zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4

to think oneself is right

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自住業主

zi6 zyu6 jip6 zyu2

owner-occupier

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自作多情

zi6 zok3 do1 cing4

to imagine someone loves you but doesn't

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自作孽

zi6 zok3 jit6

Mandarin: zi4 zuo4 nie4

to have only oneself to blame; to sow the seeds of one's own ruin; to bring disaster to one's self

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自作聰明

zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4

think of yourself as being smart

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自作自受

zi6 zok3 zi6 sau6

Mandarin: zi4zuo4zi4shou4

(idiom) Fall into your own trap

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自來

zi6 loi4

Mandarin: zi4 lai2

all along

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自來水

zi6 loi4 seoi2

Mandarin: zi4 lai2 shui3

tap water; running water

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自供

zi6 gung1

Mandarin: zi4 gong4

Confess

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自便

zi6 bin6

Mandarin: zi4 bian4

do as one pleases; at one's convenience

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自信

zi6 seon3

Mandarin: zi4 xin4

self-confidence

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自信心

zi6 seon3 sam1

Mandarin: zi4 xin4 xin1

self-confidence

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自信踭

zi6 seon3 zaang1

padded insoles for height, shoe lift inserts

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自修

zi6 sau1

Mandarin: zi4 xiu1

(of students) study by oneself; have self-study; study on one's own; study independently

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自修室

zi6 sau1 sat1

Mandarin: zi4 xiu1 shi4

study hall; study room

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