Cantonese Dictionary

阻滯

zo2 zai6

Mandarin: zu3zhi4

Simplified: 阻滞

(noun) Retardation

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阻礙

zo2 ngoi6

Mandarin: zu3 ai4

to obstruct; to hinder; to block | [粵]: 阻住

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阻街

zo2 gaai1

Mandarin: zu3 jie1

obstructing footpath (spoken)

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阻街女郎

zo2 gaai1 neoi5 long4

prostitute

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阻隔

zo2 gaak3

Mandarin: zu3 ge2

to obstruct; to separate

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阻頭阻勢

zo2 tau4 zo2 sai3

Mandarin: zu3 tou2 zu3 shi4

Simplified: 阻头阻势

obstructing one's path (spoken)

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陘

zing4

Mandarin: xing2

Simplified: 陉

border the stove | defile | mountain pass | gorge | deep valley | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陟

zik1

Mandarin: zhi4

to advance | to ascend | to promote | to climb | proceed | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陣

zan6

Mandarin: zhen4

Simplified: 阵

disposition of troops | wave | spate | burst | spell | short period of time | classifier for events or states of short duration | battle formation | battle front | spasmodically | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陣亡

zan6 mong4

Mandarin: zhen4 wang2

to be killed in action

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陣仗

zan6 zoeng3

Mandarin: zhen4 zhang5

Simplified: 阵仗

battle array; situation; impetus

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陣仗

zan6 zoeng6

a battle combat

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陣勢

zan6 sai3

Mandarin: zhen4 shi4

battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance

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陣地

zan6 dei6

Mandarin: zhen4di4

Simplified: 阵地

(noun) (of military) Battle field

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陣型

zan6 jing4

Mandarin: zhen4 xing2

formation (e.g. 4-4-2陣型)

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陣營

zan6 jing4

Mandarin: zhen4 ying2

a group of people; a faction; a camp

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陣線

zan6 sin3

Mandarin: zhen4 xian4

a front (political or military)

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陣腳

zan6 goek3

Mandarin: zhen4 jiao3

Simplified: 阵脚

front line; position; situation; circumstances:

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陣腳大亂

zan6 goek3 daai6 lyun6

Mandarin: zhen4 jiao3 da4 luan4

for an army etc. to be in disarray; to be chaotic and disorderly

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陣腳未打好

zan6 goek3 mei6 daa2 hou2

Mandarin: zhen4jiao3 wei4 da3 hao3

Simplified: 阵脚未打好

to be caught off guard | unprepared [colloquial]

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陣鏡杯

zan6 geng3 bui1

Cantonese

a chinese drinking game where players start off playing a game of rock, paper, scissors; the winner then points up, down, left, or right. The loser must not look the way the winner points, if they do then they must drink.

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陣間

zan6 gaan1

Cantonese

soon; in a moment; in a while

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陣間

zan6 gaan3

Mandarin: zhen4 jian1

Simplified: 阵间

in a while (spoken)

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陣陣

zan6 zan6

Mandarin: zhen4 zhen4

Simplified: 阵阵

spasmodically; in bursts

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陣雨

zan6 jyu5

rain showers [粵]: 驟雨

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除

zyu6

Mandarin: chu2

to give | in the past | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陳

zan6

Mandarin: chen2

Simplified: 陈

an alternative form for 陣, battle front | # adapted from cc-cedict

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陳皮咁舊

zan6 pei4 gam3 gau6

Mandarin: chen2 pi2 gan1 jiu4

Simplified: 陈皮咁旧

Cantonese

to describe something that is very antiquated and outmoded

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陳皮梅

zan6 pei4 mui4

Mandarin: chen2 pi2 mei2

Simplified: 陈皮梅

preserved prune

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陳穀子爛芝麻

zan6 guk1 zi2 laan6 zi1 maa4

Mandarin: chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5

Simplified: 陈谷子烂芝麻

old-time things or talk (gossip) that are of no particular importance

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