Cantonese Dictionary

藉此機會

zik6 ci2 gei1 wui6

Mandarin: jie4 ci3 ji1 hui4

take this opportunity [formal]

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藉著

zik6 zoek6

by means of; through

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藉詞

zik6 ci4

Mandarin: jie4 ci2

Simplified: 藉词

as excuse

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藏

zong6

Mandarin: cang2

storehouse | depository | Buddhist | Taoist scriptures | Tibet | Tibetan | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藏文

zong6 man4

Mandarin: zang4 wen2

Tibetan language

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藏文字母

zong6 man4 zi6 mou5

Mandarin: zang4 wen2 zi4 mu3

Tibetan writing

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藏族

zong6 zuk6

Mandarin: zang4 zu2

[n] Tibetan nationality

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藷

zyu1

Mandarin: shu3

Simplified: 𫉄

sugar cane | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藻

zou2

Mandarin: zao3

aquatic grasses | elegant | splendid | magnificent | algae | pondweed | literary embellishment | # adapted from cc-cedict

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藻類

zou2 leoi6

Mandarin: zao3 lei4

algae

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藻類學家

zou2 leoi6 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: zao3 lei4 xue2 jia1

algologist

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藻類植物

zou2 leoi6 zik6 mat6

Mandarin: zao3 lei4 zhi2 wu4

algae

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蘸

zaam3 jaam5

Mandarin: zhan4

dip in (sauce, liquid, powder, etc)

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蚤

zou2

Mandarin: zao3

flea

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蚱

zaa3 zaak3

Mandarin: zha4

grasshopper; cicada

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蚱

zaak3

Mandarin: zha4

grasshopper | locust | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蚱蜢

zaa3 maang5*2

Mandarin: zha4 meng3

grasshopper | [粵]: 蜢 (maang52)

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蛀

zyu3

Mandarin: zhu4

to bore (of insects) | to eat into | to erode | decayed (tooth) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛀書蟲

zyu3 syu1 cung4

Mandarin: zhu4 shu1 chong2

Simplified: 蛀书虫

a bookworm

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蛀牙

zyu3 ngaa4

Mandarin: zhu4 ya2

tooth decay; dental caries; a cavity [Syn.] 齲齒

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蛀米大蟲

zyu3 mai5 daai6 cung4

Mandarin: zhu4 mi3 da4 chong2

Simplified: 蛀米大虫

lazy person; one who is not willing to look for work (slang)

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蛆

zeoi1

Mandarin: qu1

centipede | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蛛

zyu1

Mandarin: zhu1

spider

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蛛絲馬跡

zyu1 si1 maa5 zik1

Mandarin: zhu1 si1 ma3 ji4

traces, clues, evidence left behind

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蛭

zat6

Mandarin: zhi4

leech

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蛭石

zat6 sek6

Mandarin: zhi4 shi2

vermiculite

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蜇

zit3

Mandarin: zhe1

to sting | to prick | to irritate (one's eyes or skin) | jellyfish | # adapted from cc-cedict

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蜘

zi1

Mandarin: zhi1

spider

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蜘蛛

zi1 zyu1

Mandarin: zhi1 zhu1

spider | [粵]: 蠄蟧

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蜘蛛網

zi1 zyu1 mong5

Mandarin: zhi1 zhu1 wang3

spider web | [粵]: 蠄蟧絲網

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