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  zi1   jyutping
  zi1   pinyin
[1] [v] grow; multiply; breed
[2] [v] cause; give rise to; create
[3] [n] flavour; taste
[4] [v] burst; spurt; spout



Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 5967 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jan 2011 01:23

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detail  zi1 jiu2  zi1 rao3 = create a nuisance; cause trouble
detail  zi1 mei6  zi1 wei4 = taste, flavor
detail  zi1 zoeng2  zi1 zhang3 = to grow and develop
detail  zi1 si6  zi1 shi4 = to cause trouble, stir up a disturbance
detail  oi3 zi1 beng6 duk6  ai4 zi1 bing4 du2 = human immune deficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus
detail  gam2 jim5 oi3 zi1 beng6 beng6 duk6   = contracting, infected with, or test positive for HIV
detail  zi1 si6 fan6 zi2   = troublemakers
detail  zi1 joeng5   = nourish
detail  zi1 jeon6  zi1 run4 = moisten (lit., "grow moist")
detail  zi1 jau4   = leisurely and unhurriedly
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Showing 1 example containing 滋
detail 隔籬周不時打通麻雀令到同屋滋擾
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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