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遮 (ze1) — cover; screen; hide from view in Cantonese

zeˉ¹遮
Mandarin Pinyin: zhe1

Meaning of 遮

nouncover; screen; hide from view
nounblock; obstruct; impede
nounumbrella; parasol | Used in Cantonese for 'umbrella' because the standard word '傘' sounds exactly as '散' (to disperse, as in "wealth has dispersed")
noun(verb) block; (noun) umbrella

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Example Sentences with 遮

唔該幫我搦住把遮!
Would you please hold the umbrella for me!
baaˊ²把zekˉ¹遮haiˊ²喺munˎ₄門cin4min6前面
The umbrella is in front of the door.
keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買jeˏ₅嘢laaiˍ₆攋daiˉ¹低zoˊ²咗baaˊ²把zeˉ¹遮。
He has left his umbrella behind while shopping.
hamˍ₆冚zyuˍ₆住baaˊ²把ze1.遮。
Cover with the umbrella.
baˊ²把zeˉ¹遮houˊ²好leng˗₃靚wo˗₃喎
That umbrella is really pretty!
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Words Containing 遮

遮攔ze1 laan4
block; obstruct; impede
遮瞞ze1 mun4
to conceal
落雨擔遮―死擋lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2
a very good friend
遮蔭ze1 jam3
to shade
口沒遮攔hau2 mut6 ze1 laan4
no filter on one's mouth; speaking without thinking too much
遮陽ze1 joeng4
sunshade
遮柄ze1 beng3
umbrella handle
遮陰ze1 jam1
overshadow
遮住ze1 zyu6
to cover (up); to block, to obstruct, to shade
雨遮革命jyu5 ze1 gaak3 ming6
the Umbrella Revolution
口無遮攔hau2 mou4 ze1 laan4
to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe
遮醜布ze1 cau2 bou3
fig leaf

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