渣 (zaa1 zaa2 | zha1) : dregs; crumbs; poor quality

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渣

zaa1 zaa2

zha1

[粵] zaa1 [國] zha1
[1] [n] dregs; residue; sediment; lees
[2] [n] broken bits; crumbs; scraps

[粵] zaa2 - Cantonese only
[adj] of poor/weak quality (as variant of 鮓)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

渣

This word has been viewed 11122 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th May 2015 14:41

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人渣 jan4 zaa1 ren2 zha1 = scumbag; dregs

油渣 jau4 zaa1 = dregs of fat; (petroleum) oil residue; diesel (also 柴油)

渣打銀行 zaa1 daa2 ngan4 hong4 = Standard Chartered Bank

油渣車 jau4 zaa1 ce1 = diesel (vehicle)

酒渣 zau2 zaa1 = a wino (also 酒糟鼻子)

巴渣 baa1 zaa1 = talkative (neg.)

殘渣 caan4 zaa1 can2 zha1 = residue

發爛渣 faat3 laan6 zaa2 = throw a tantrum 粵

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

除褲隔渣 ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1 = describes someone who has a miserly appearance 粵
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Decimal representation of this word: 渣
Unicode code for this character: U+6e23 (off-site link)

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