乍 (zaa3) — at first; for the first time in Cantonese
zaa˗₃乍Mandarin Pinyin: zha4
Meaning of 乍
nounat first; for the first time
nounsuddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
Example Sentences with 乍
ceonˉ¹春gwongˉ¹光zaa˗₃乍sit˗₃洩wo˗₃喎。
The spring scenery is revealed!
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還honˎ₄寒wo3.喎。
It's suddenly warm but still cold today.
tinˉ¹天hei˗₃氣zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
The weather is unpredictably warm and cold.
ceonˉ¹春tinˉ¹天zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
Spring is sometimes warm, sometimes cold.
ginˊ²件lauˊ²褸zaap˗₃乍nyunˏ₅暖waanˎ₄還hon4.寒。
This jacket is for unpredictable weather.
Words Containing 乍
乍到zaa3 dou3
Just arrived
乍暖還寒zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4
In between Winter and Spring, where the temperature fluctuates between warm and cold
砵典乍街but3 din2 zaa3 gaai1
Pottinger Street is a street in Central (中環), Hong Kong (香港). It was named after the first Governor of Hong Kong, Henry Pottinger (砵甸乍). The street was originally on the slope between Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中) and Hollywood Road (荷李活道).
春光乍洩ceon1 gwong1 zaa3
the emergence of the scenery of spring; the exposure of something intimate / indecent (such as an affairs being exposed or sensitive areas of the body being revealed); to give a glimpse of something intimate such as one's undies [written and colloquial]
曙光乍現cyu5 gwong1 zaa6 jin6
the first gleams of day
乍冷zaa3 laang5
cold snap | Also '驟寒'
卑路乍灣bei1 lou6 乍:zaa3 waan1
Belcher Bay, a bay off the northwest shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
跌咗落地嗱番乍沙dit3 zo2 lok6 dei6 naa4 faan1 zaa3 saa1
to give poor excuse to cover up one's faults / mistakes / failure inorder to save one's face [colloquial]
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