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[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) Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 水 (#85)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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人渣 jan4 zaa1 = 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 = 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 See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 23 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |