Cantonese Dictionary

嫉

zaat6

Mandarin: ji2

jealousy | to be jealous of | to hate | to indignantly resent | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嫉妒

zat6 dou3

Mandarin: ji2 du4

envy

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嫉惡如仇

zat6 ok3 jyu4 sau4

Mandarin: ji2 e4 ru2 chou2

Simplified: 嫉恶如仇

hating evil people and evil things, as much as one hates his | her enemies

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子

zi2

Mandarin: zi5

(noun suffix) | son | child | offspring | person | seed | eggs of animals | the first character in the duodecimal cycle | title of respect for men of distinction | pupil | disciple | one's spouse | rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount | subsidiary | subordinate | numerator | anything small | young | # adapted from cc-cedict

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子不語

zi2 bat1 jyu5

[1] Zi Bu Yu, a collection of allegedly true supernatural stories compiled by Qing Dynasty scholar and writer 袁枚 (Yuan Mei); [2] literally, "what Confucius did not speak of"

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子侄

zi2 zat6

Mandarin: zi3 zhi2

literally: sons and nephew; offsprings and younger member of the family (including the extended family)

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子公司

zi2 gung1 si1

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 si1

subsidiary (of a company)

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子午線

zi2 ng5 sin3

Mandarin: zi3 wu3 xian4

meridian

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子喉

zi2 hau4

Mandarin: zi5 hou2

tone of young female voice in Cantonese opera

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子嗣

zi2 zi6

Mandarin: zi3 zi6

offspring; posterity

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子囊菌

zi2 nong4 kwan2

Mandarin: zi3 nang2 jun4 (Taiwan), zi3 nang2 jun1 (PRC)

ascomycete

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子夜

zi2 je6

Mandarin: zi3 ye4

[n] midnight

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子女

zi2 neoi5

Mandarin: zi3nv3

(noun) Offspring

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子姜

zi2 goeng1

Mandarin: zi3 jiang1

young ginger

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子孫

zi2 syun1

Mandarin: zi3sun1

Simplified: 子孙

(noun) Descendants

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子孫根

zi2 syun1 gan1

Mandarin: zi3 sun1 gen1

Simplified: 子孙根

penis (slang)

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子孫桶

zi2 syun1 tung2

a Zi Sun barrel, an offspring bucket (wedding gift)

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子宮

zi2 gung1

Mandarin: zi3 gong1

uterus; womb

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子宮外孕

zi2 gung1 ngoi6 jan6

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 wai4 yun4

Simplified: 子宫外孕

Ectopic pregnancy

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子宮癌

zi2 gung1 ngaam4

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 ai2

Simplified: 子宫癌

Uterine Cancer; Cervical cancer

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子宮頸

zi2 gung1 geng2

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 jing3

cervix; neck of the uterus

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子宮頸癌

zi2 gung1 geng2 ngaam4

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 jing3 ai2

cervical cancer

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子宮頸細胞檢驗

zi2 gung1 geng2 sai3 baau1 gim2 jim6

Mandarin: zi3 gong1 jing3 xi4 bao1 jian3 yan4

pap test, pap smear, cervical smear (a medical test designed to detect cervical cancer)

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子層

zi2 cang4

Mandarin: zi3 ceng2

sublayer

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子弟

zi2 dai6

Mandarin: zi3 di4

[1] children [2] the younger generation

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子弟兵

zi2 dai6 bing1

Mandarin: zi3 di4 bing1

noun; army

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子彈

zi2 daan6*2

Mandarin: zi3 dan4

bullet

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子彈人

zi2 daan2 jan4

Mandarin: zi3dan4 ren2

Simplified: 子弹人

a man who ejaculates very quickly during sex [colloquial]

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子彈帶

zi2 daan6*2 daai3*2

Mandarin: zi3 dan4 dai4

bandolier (lit., "bullet belt")

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子彈火車

zi2 daan6*2 fo2 ce1

bullet train

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