栽 (zoi1) — insert; stick in; force sth on in Cantonese
zoiˉ¹栽Mandarin Pinyin: zai1
Meaning of 栽
nouninsert; stick in; force sth on
nountumble; fall; be frustrated
nounyoung plant; seedling; sapling
nouncultivate; plant; grow
Example Sentences with 栽
neiˏ₅你zoiˉ¹栽puiˎ₄培ngoˏ₅我singˎ₄成waiˎ₄為louˏ₅老siˉ¹師
You trained me to become a teacher
keoiˏ₅佢zungˊ²種haaˉ¹下punˎ₄盆zoi1.栽。
She planted a potted plant.
Words Containing 栽
栽植zoi1 zik6
to plant; to transplant
栽種zoi1 zung3
to plant; to grow
栽贓zoi1 zong1
to frame someone (by planting sth on them)
盆栽pun4 zoi1
potted plant or flower; bonsai
栽子zoi1 zi2
seedling; young plant
栽跟頭zoi1 gan1 tau4
to suffer a setback
栽培zoi1 pui4
to grow; to cultivate
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3
what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results
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