Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- zhī
English
- sesame
- Zoysia pungens
- a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers
- 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
- short form of cheese
粵語
- 芝士嘅簡稱，唔會單用
As a component in
Words containing 芝
- 芝麻zi1 maa4
sesame (seed)
- 芝士zi1 si2
(loanword) cheese
- 靈芝ling4 zi1
lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
- 芝加哥zi1 gaa1 go1
Chicago, USA
- 芝麻官zi1 maa4 gun1
low ranking official
- 芝娃娃zi6 waa1 waa4
a chihuahua
- 芝麻糊zi1 maa4 wu2
sesame paste
- 孖芝maa1 zi1
double cheese burger
- 東芝dung1 zi1
Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
- 黑芝麻hak1 zi1 maa4
black sesame
- 芝麻包zi1 maa4 baau1
sesame bun
- 芝麻卷zi1 maa4 gyun2
Sesame roll
- 芝麻餅zi1 maa4 beng2
sesame biscuit
- 芝麻斑zi1 maa4 baan1
brown-spotted grouper
- 芝士丸zi1 si2 jyun2
cheese meatball/fishball
- 芝麻綠豆zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2
trivial
- 芝心zi1 sam1
stuffed crust (pizza)
- 林芝lam4 zi1
see 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4]
- 雲芝wan4 zi1
turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
- 芝蘭zi1 laan4
lit. iris and orchid
- 芝宇zi1 jyu5
your appearance (honorific)
- 米芝蓮mai5 zi1 lin4
Michelin Guide
- 芝麻小事zi1 maa4 siu2 si6
trivial matter
- 芝士蛋糕zi1 si2 daan6 gou1
cheesecake