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zouˊ²
Pinyin
zao3
Translations
noun
early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature
noun
morning
noun
ago; before
noun
Good morning!
zouˊ²cinˎ₄
Pinyin
zao3 qian2
Translations
noun
former
jauˏ₅zouˊ²zi1,mouˏ₅hatˉ¹jiˉ¹
(有早知,冇乞儿)
Pinyin
you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2
Translations
noun
if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar, he wouldn't have made those choices in the first place
noun
had one been able to forecast the outcome in advance they would not have done something the same way
zouˊ²caanˊ²
(早产)
Pinyin
zao3 chan3
Translations
noun
to deliver a preterm/premature baby
zouˊ²jyuˉ¹
(早于)
Pinyin
zao3 yu2
Translations
noun
predate
zouˊ²soengˍ₆
Pinyin
zao3 shang5
Translations
noun
morning | Cant.: 朝早; 朝頭早 | Syn.: 早晨; 上午
noun
earlier | eg.: 十年早上 Ten years ago.
noun
(noun) Morning
zouˊ²maanˏ₅
Pinyin
zao3 wan3
Translations
noun
morning and evening
noun
sooner or later | Syn.: 遲早
douˊ²taap˗₃gam˗₃zouˊ²
Pinyin
dao3 ta3 han2 zao3
Translations
noun
very early in the morning
noun
as early as the cleaners who collect nightsoil buckets (屎塔) every morning
zouˊ²ziˉ¹gamˉ¹jat6,hoˎ₄bitˉ¹dongˉ¹coˉ¹
(早知今日,何必当初)
Pinyin
zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
Translations
noun
if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path
jatˉ¹cingˉ¹zouˊ²
Pinyin
yi1 qing1 zao3
Translations
noun
early in the morning
jinˎ₄ziˉ¹soengˍ₆zouˊ²
Pinyin
yan2 zhi1 shang4 zao3
Translations
noun
it's to early to say; it's to early to say this
ngzouˊ²hoengˊ²
(唔早响)
Pinyin
wu2 zao3 xiang3
Translations
noun
you could have mentioned this earlier; why didn't you bring this up before
zouˊ²ceonˉ¹
Pinyin
zao3 chun1
Translations
noun
early spring
zouˊ²sangˉ¹gwai˗₃ziˊ²
(早生贵子)
Pinyin
zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3
Translations
noun
hope you have a son soon, often said to newly-weds wishing that they give birth to a son soon.
zouˊ²caaˎ₄
Pinyin
zao3 cha2
Translations
noun
morning tea
jyutˍ₆zouˊ²jyutˍ₆houˊ²
Pinyin
yue4 zao3 yue4 hao3
Translations
noun
the earlier the better
jyuˍ₆zouˊ²jyuˍ₆houˊ²
Pinyin
yu4 zao3 yu4 hao3
Translations
noun
the earlier the better
jinˎ₄ziˉ¹gwo˗₃zouˊ²
(言之过早)
Pinyin
yan2 zhi1 guo4 zao3
Translations
noun
it's too early to say; it's too early to make a conclusion
noun
too early to make a conclusion
ziˍ₆jyunˍ₆taiˎ₄zouˊ²teoi˗₃退jauˉ¹gai˗₃waakˍ₆
(自愿提早退休计划)
Pinyin
zi4 yuan4 ti2 zao3 tui4 xiu1 ji4 hua4
Translations
noun
voluntary early retirement package
zouˊ²heiˊ²dikˉ¹niuˏ₅jiˎ₄jauˏ₅cungˎ₄hek˗₃
(早起的鸟儿有虫吃)
Pinyin
zao3 qi3 de5 niao3 er5 you3 chong2 chi1
Translations
noun
the early bird catches the worm
jyuˍ₆zouˊ²
(预早)
Pinyin
yu4 zao3
Translations
noun
in advance; ahead of time
noun
提早
jatˉ¹zouˊ²zauˍ₆
Pinyin
yi1 zao3 jiu4
Translations
noun
| Alt.: 早先
noun
earlier on; from the beginning; from the past | See 一早
noun
early in the morning, already at the beginning
zouˊ²tauˊ²
Pinyin
zao3 dou3
Translations
noun
drop dead; shut up; go away
noun
good night; take an early rest
noun
(phrase) "good night!"; to tell someone piss off as they have annoyed you very much.
gamˉ¹ziuˉ¹zouˊ²
Pinyin
jin1 zhao1 zao3
Translations
noun
this morning
zouˊ²seoiˍ₆zouˊ²heiˊ²
Pinyin
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3
Translations
noun
to keep early hours (lit., "early to bed and early to rise")