Cantonese Dictionary

只係

zi2 hai6

Mandarin: zhi3 xi4

Simplified: 只系

Cantonese

only (spoken)

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只好

zi2 hou2

Mandarin: zhi3 hao3

to have to; to be forced to

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只得

zi2 dak1

Mandarin: zhi3 de2

have no choice but to; have no alternative but to; be obliged to

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只是

zi2 si6

Mandarin: zhi3 shi4

merely; simply; only; but | [粵]: 淨係; 只係; 嗻 (ze1)

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只有

zi2 jau5

Mandarin: zhi3 you3

only have | Cant. also: 剩係有

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只管

zi2 gun2

Mandarin: zhi3 guan3

by all means; only; merely; just | [粵]: 即管

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只羨鴛鴦不羨仙

zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1

Mandarin: zhi3 xian4 yuan1 yang1 bu2 xian4 xian1

better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven

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只能

zi2 nang4

Mandarin: zhi3 neng2

only able to; not having any other choice to

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只要

zi2 jiu3

Mandarin: zhi3 yao4

so long as; if only

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只許成功不許失敗

zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6

Mandarin: zhi3 xu3 cheng2 gong1 bu4 xu3 shi1 bai4

Only allow success, not allow failure

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只需

zi2 seoi1

Mandarin: zhi3 xu1

only need

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只需要

zi2 seoi1 jiu3

Mandarin: zhi3 xu1 yao4

only needs [written]

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只需開口

zi2 seoi1 hoi1 hau2

for the asking ("only needs to open mouth")

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召

ziu6

Mandarin: zhao4

to call together | to summon | to convene | temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) | imperial decree | # adapted from cc-cedict

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召之即來

ziu6 zi1 zik1 loi4

Mandarin: zhao4 zhi1 ji2 lai2

Simplified: 召之即来

one who is obedient and respond upon being ordered or summoned

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召喚

ziu6 wun6

Mandarin: zhao4 huan4

call; summon

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召回

ziu6 wui4

Mandarin: zhao4 hui2

recall (products etc.)

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召妓

ziu6 gei6

Mandarin: zhao4 ji4

to call | book prostitutes

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召開

ziu6 hoi1

Mandarin: zhao4 kai1

Simplified: 召开

to host

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召開會議

ziu6 hoi1 wui6 ji5

Mandarin: zhao4 kai1 hui4 yi4

to call a conference; to convene a meeting

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召集

ziu6 zaap6

Mandarin: zhao4 ji2

to call together

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召集人

ziu6 zaap6 jan4

convenor

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吒

zaa3

Mandarin: zha1

to shout | to roar | to bellow | to scold | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吱

zi1

Mandarin: zhi1

(onom.) creaking or groaning | to squeak | chirp | hiss | utter a sound | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吱吱吾吾

zi1 zi1 m4 m4

talking unclearly, ambiguously

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吱吱喳 蹦蹦吧

zi4 zi4 zaa4 bam4 bam4 baa4

Cantonese

Phrase said while playing the Chinese drinking game one-two

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吱吱喳喳

zi1 zi1 zaa1 zaa1

Mandarin: zhi1 zhi1 zha1 zha1

describes someone who talks non-stop like a bird chirping

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吱吱喳喳

zi1*4 zi1 zaa1 zaa1

Cantonese

(of birds) chirping together, (of women, children) talking in confusion; noisy chattering

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吱吱噚

zi4 zi4 zam4

whispering / talking

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吱吱斟

zi4 zi4 zam4

Mandarin: zhi1 zhi1 zhen1

to murmur; to burble [colloquial]

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