族 (zuk6) — race; ethnic group; nationality in Cantonese
zukˍ₆族Mandarin Pinyin: zu2
Meaning of 族
nounrace; ethnic group; nationality
nounclass or group of things with common features
nounclan; tribe; kindred
Example Sentences with 族
dinˍ₆電jingˊ²影gongˊ²講sikˍ₆食janˎ₄人zukˍ₆族
The movie is about cannibals.
cyunˎ₄傳syut˗₃說jauˏ₅有sikˍ₆食janˎ₄人zukˍ₆族
Legend says there are cannibals.
matˍ₆勿zouˍ₆做sikˍ₆食janˎ₄人zukˍ₆族
Don't be a cannibal.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係sikˍ₆食janˎ₄人zuk6?族?
Is he a cannibal?
siuˊ²小syut˗₃說jauˏ₅有sikˍ₆食janˎ₄人zukˍ₆族
The novel has cannibals.
Words Containing 族
九族gau2 zuk6
Nine generations of direct kin. Besides oneself, it includes father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great great-grandfather, son, grandson, great-grandson and great great-grandson (it is said that it includes relatives of different kin, which are four generations of father, three generations of mother. Two generations of wife, which constitute nine generations).
貴族gwai3 zuk6
nobility; aristocracy; noblemen; noblewomen; aristocrats; the upper class; the ruling class; noble
種族主義zung2 zuk6 zyu2 ji6
racism
嘆老族taan3 lou5 zuk6
young pessimists, younger people who feel like they are experiencing a mid-life crisis before middle age
族類zuk6 leoi6
clan; race
高山族gou1 saan1 zuk6
Gaoshan (mountain tribes, indigenous ethnic group of Taiwan)
掏空族tou4 hung1 zuk6
emptied clan, refers to employees (上班族) who find themselves running out of new ideas after spending all their time and energy in day-to-day work. They are usually regarded as spiritual victims of fast-paced jobs which deprive them of learning time.
輋族se4 zuk6
She ethnic group, the Shes - a branch of Yao ethnic people inhabiting Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces
種族zung2 zuk6
race, racial; ethnic group; ethnicity
種族隔離zung2 zuk6 gaak3 lei4
apartheid, racial segregation
民族主義man4 zuk6 zyu2 ji6
nationalism
外族ngoi6 zuk6
people not of the same clan; foreigner, alien, other nationalities
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