做 zou⁶ {zuò}

(verb) 1. cook (meals); 2. Work

做 zou⁶ {zuò}

1. to do
2. to make
3. to produce
4. to write
5. to compose
6. to act as
7. to engage in
8. to hold (a party)
9. to be
10. to become
11. to function (in some capacity)
12. to serve as
13. to be used for
14. to form (a bond or relationship)
15. to pretend
16. to feign
17. to act a part
18. to put on appearance

做賊〔-贼〕 zou⁶ caak⁶ {zuò zéi}

Thieve; be a thief

做七 zou⁶ cat¹ {zuò qī}

paying respects to the deceased on their seventh day

做低 zou⁶ dai¹ {zuò dī}

(verb) to kill someone; to assassinate someone

做得 zou⁶ dak¹ {zuò dé}

can, can do, able to do; work; helpful; ready

做冬 zou⁶ dung¹ {zuò dōng}

winter solstice dinner

做東〔-东〕 zou⁶ dung¹ {zuò dōng}

to treat as host

做忌 zou⁶ gei⁶ {zuò jì}

to hold a memorial ceremony of somebody's birthday and death; or may refers to kill or beat somebody up

做瓜 zou⁶ gwaa¹ {zuò guā}

to kill

做好 zou⁶ hou² {zuò hǎo}

to do well

做人 zou⁶ jan⁴ {zuò rén}

to have a child (slang)

做嘢 zou⁶ je⁵ {zuò yě}

(verb) to do something; to work on; to work

做乜 zou⁶ mat¹ {zuò miē}

(verb) what are you doing?; (interrogative adverbs) why

做咩 zou⁶ me¹ {zuò miē}

what's up?

做媒 zou⁶ mui⁴ {zuòméi}

(noun) To be an intermediary (to tie two people or groups to agree with each other)

做成 zou⁶ sing⁴ {zuò chéng}

causing (spoken)

做騷〔-骚〕 zou⁶ sou¹ {zuò sāo}

show-off; faking; putting up a publicity stunt

做數〔-数〕 zou⁶ sou³ {zuò shù}

rigging numbers in accounting so as to pass the auditing; to do math; to do accounting; to organise the accounts and transactions

做妥 zou⁶ to⁵ {zuò tuǒ}

to do appropriately

做莊〔-庄〕 zou⁶ zong¹ {zuò zhuāng}

as the dealer

做鴨〔-鸭〕 zou⁶ aap² {zuò yā}

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute

做親〔-亲〕 zou⁶ can³ {zuò qīn}

1. to become related by marriage
2. to marry

做出 zou⁶ ceot¹ {zuò chū}

1. to put out
2. to issue

做錯〔-错〕 zou⁶ co³ {zuò cuò}

to make an error

做菜 zou⁶ coi³ {zuò cài}

1. to cook
2. cooking

做操 zou⁶ cou¹ {zuò cāo}

1. to do exercises
2. to do gymnastics

做大 zou⁶ daai⁶ {zuò dà}

1. arrogant
2. putting on airs

做掉 zou⁶ diu⁶ {zuò diào}

1. to kill
2. to get rid of
3. (sports) to defeat
4. to eliminate

做到 zou⁶ dou³ {zuò dào}

1. to accomplish
2. to achieve

做東〔-东〕 zou⁶ dung¹ {zuò dōng}

to act as host

做飯〔-饭〕 zou⁶ faan⁶ {zuò fàn}

1. to prepare a meal
2. to cook

做法 zou⁶ faat³ {zuò fǎ}

1. way of handling sth
2. method for making
3. work method
4. recipe
5. practice
6. CL: 個

做雞〔-鸡〕 zou⁶ gai¹ {zuò jī}

(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute

做官 zou⁶ gun¹ {zuò guān}

1. to take an official post
2. to become a government employee

做功 zou⁶ gung¹ {zuò gōng}

1. to act (in opera)
2. stage business

做工 zou⁶ gung¹ {zuò gōng}

1. to work with one's hands
2. manual work
3. workmanship

做鬼 zou⁶ gwai² {zuò guǐ}

1. to play tricks
2. to cheat
3. to get up to mischief
4. to become a ghost
5. to give up the ghost

做客 zou⁶ haak³ {zuò kè}

to be a guest or visitor

做戲〔-戏〕 zou⁶ hei³ {zuò xì}

1. to act in a play
2. to put on a play

做人 zou⁶ jan⁴ {zuò rén}

1. to conduct oneself
2. to behave with integrity

做完 zou⁶ jyun⁴ {zuò wán}

1. to finish
2. to complete the task

做球 zou⁶ kau⁴ {zuò qiú}

1. to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score)
2. to throw a game

做臉〔-脸〕 zou⁶ lim⁵ {zuò liǎn}

1. to win honor
2. to put on a stern face
3. make-up

做媒 zou⁶ mui⁴ {zuò méi}

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

做夢〔-梦〕 zou⁶ mung⁶ {zuò mèng}

1. to dream
2. to have a dream
3. fig. illusion
4. fantasy
5. pipe dream

做眼 zou⁶ ngaan⁵ {zuò yǎn}

1. to work as spy
2. to act as a guide

做愛〔-爱〕 zou⁶ oi³ {zuò ài}

to make love

做派 zou⁶ paai³ {zuò pài}

1. way of doing sth
2. one's conduct
3. business
4. gestures in opera

做伴 zou⁶ pun⁵ {zuò bàn}

1. to keep sb company
2. to accompany

做手 zou⁶ sau² {zuò shǒu}

1. to put one's hand to sth
2. to set about
3. skillful hands
4. worker
5. writer

做壽〔-寿〕 zou⁶ sau⁶ {zuò shòu}

to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

做聲〔-声〕 zou⁶ seng¹ {zuò shēng}

1. to speak
2. to emit sound

做事 zou⁶ si⁶ {zuò shì}

1. to work
2. to handle matters
3. to have a job

做小 zou⁶ siu² {zuò xiǎo}

to become a concubine

做為〔-为〕 zou⁶ wai⁴ {zuò wéi}

1. to act as
2. used erroneously for 作為

做活 zou⁶ wut⁶ {zuò huó}

1. to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)
2. life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋

做作 zou⁶ zok³ {zuò zuo}

1. affected
2. artificial

做絕〔-绝〕 zou⁶ zyut⁶ {zuò jué}

1. to go to extremes
2. to leave no room for maneuver

做把戲〔--戏〕 zou⁶ baa² hei³ {zuò bǎ xì}

1. to do, perform magic tricks 2. up to something unpredictable or unknown

做百囉〔--罗〕 zou⁶ baak³ lo¹ {zuò bǎi luó}

Chinese custom: 100-Day Birthday Celebration for baby

做醜人〔-丑-〕 zou⁶ cau² jan² {zuò chǒu rén}

to be the bad guy; to do the tough but necessary things (such as being straightforward and telling someone off)

做大戲〔--戏〕 zou⁶ daai⁶ hei³ {zuò dà xì}

1. perform in Cantonese opera 2. put on a show or an act

做功課〔--课〕 zou⁶ gung¹ fo³ {zuò gōng kè}

1. do homework 2. to prepare

做龜公〔-龟-〕 zou⁶ gwai¹ gung¹ {zuò guī gōng}

1. work as a pimp 2. a man with a cheating wife

做好心 zou⁶ hou² sam¹ {zuò hǎo xīn}

to act with good intentions

做人世 zou⁶ jan⁴ sai³ {zuò rén shì}

to be with someone for life

做義工〔-义-〕 zou⁶ ji⁶ gung¹ {zuò yì gōng}

Be a volunteer

做老襯〔--衬〕 zou⁶ lou⁵ can³ {zuò lǎo chèn}

1. a newly-wed man 2. being conned or cheated

做唔切 zou⁶ m⁴ cit³ {zuò ń qiè}

unable to get things done in time

做乜嘢 zou⁶ mat¹ je⁵ {zuò miē yě}

what are you doing?

做磨心 zou⁶ mo⁴ sam¹ {zuò mò xīn}

to be the middleman; to be someone suffering because of the contradictory interests of two parties; to be someone who is loathed by both sides

做朋友 zou⁶ pang⁴ jau⁵ {zuò péng you}

become friends

做世界 zou⁶ sai³ gaai³ {zuò shì jie}

(verb) to rob; to steal; to carry out a crime; to make a living

做收錢〔--钱〕 zou⁶ sau¹ cin² {zuò shōu qián}

Collect money

做手腳〔--脚〕 zou⁶ sau² goek³ {zuòshǒujiǎo}

(verb) 1. Secretly mess with (an objective in order to make it malfunction); 2. Make arrangement (on vote etc.)

做手信 zou⁶ sau² seon³ {zuò shǒu xìn}

to make souvenir gift

做運動〔-运动〕 zou⁶ wan⁶ dung⁶ {zuò yùn dong}

to exercise (physically)

做不到 zou⁶ bat¹ dou³ {zuò bù dào}

impossible

做功夫 zou⁶ gung¹ fu¹ {zuò gōng fu}

to practice (work skills)

做工夫 zou⁶ gung¹ fu¹ {zuò gōng fu}

to practice (work skills)

做工作 zou⁶ gung¹ zok³ {zuò gōng zuò}

1. to do one's work
2. to work on sb
3. to try to persuade sb

做鬼臉〔--脸〕 zou⁶ gwai² lim⁵ {zuò guǐ liǎn}

1. to pull a face
2. to grimace
3. to scowl

做學問〔-学问〕 zou⁶ hok⁶ man⁶ {zuò xué wèn}

1. to study
2. to engage in scholarship

做人情 zou⁶ jan⁴ cing⁴ {zuò rén qíng}

to do a favor to sb

做人家 zou⁶ jan⁴ gaa¹ {zuò rén jiā}

1. thrifty
2. economical

做禮拜〔-礼-〕 zou⁶ lai⁵ baai³ {zuò lǐ bài}

to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)

做買賣〔-买卖〕 zou⁶ maai⁵ maai⁶ {zuò mǎi mài}

1. to buy and sell
2. to do business
3. to trade
4. to deal

做文章 zou⁶ man⁴ zoeng¹ {zuò wén zhāng}

1. to make an issue of sth
2. to fuss
3. to make a song and dance

做滿月〔-满-〕 zou⁶ mun⁵ jyut⁶ {zuò mǎn yuè}

celebration for baby's first birthday

做眼色 zou⁶ ngaan⁵ sik¹ {zuò yǎn sè}

to give sb a meaningful look

做生日 zou⁶ saang¹ jat⁶ {zuò shēng rì}

1. to celebrate a birthday
2. to give a birthday party

做生意 zou⁶ saang¹ ji³ {zuò shēng yì}

to do business

做生活 zou⁶ sang¹ wut⁶ {zuò shēng huó}

1. to work
2. to do manual labor

做手腳〔--脚〕 zou⁶ sau² goek³ {zuò shǒu jiǎo}

1. to defraud
2. to rig up (a scam)

做市商 zou⁶ si⁵ soeng¹ {zuò shì shāng}

market maker

做小抄 zou⁶ siu² caau¹ {zuò xiǎo chāo}

1. to prepare a crib sheet
2. to crib
3. to cheat by copying

做廳長〔-厅长〕 zou⁶ teng¹ zoeng² {zuò tīng zhǎng}

1. (jocularly) to sleep on the couch
2. to sleep in the living room

做禱告〔-祷-〕 zou⁶ tou² gou³ {zuò dǎo gào}

to pray

做針線〔-针线〕 zou⁶ zam¹ sin³ {zuò zhēn xiàn}

to do needlework

做自己 zou⁶ zi⁶ gei² {zuò zì jǐ}

to be oneself

做到氣咳〔--气-〕 zou⁶ dou³ hei³ kat¹ {zuò dào qì ké}

Too busy; too much work to do

做鬼做馬〔---马〕 zou⁶ gwai² zou⁶ maa⁵ {zuò guǐ zuò mǎ}

1. to deceive other in a naughty manner, play a trick 2. unable to accomplish task at hand

做好做醜〔---丑〕 zou⁶ hou² zou⁶ cau² {zuò hǎo zuò chǒu}

play both the good and bad person

做賊心虛〔-贼-虚〕 zou⁶ caak⁶ sam¹ heoi¹ {zuò zéi xīn xū}

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

做好做歹 zou⁶ hou² zou⁶ daai² {zuò hǎo zuò dǎi}

to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn

做眉做眼 zou⁶ mei⁴ zou⁶ ngaan⁵ {zuò méi zuò yǎn}

to frown

做牛做馬〔---马〕 zou⁶ ngau⁴ zou⁶ maa⁵ {zuò niú zuò mǎ}

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

做張做勢〔-张-势〕 zou⁶ zoeng¹ zou⁶ sai³ {zuò zhāng zuò shì}

1. to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2. to show theatrical affectation
3. to indulge in histrionics

做張做智〔-张--〕 zou⁶ zoeng¹ zou⁶ zi³ {zuò zhāng zuò zhì}

1. to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2. to show theatrical affectation
3. to indulge in histrionics

做鬼都唔靈〔----灵〕 zou⁶ gwai² dou¹ m⁴ ling⁴ {zuò guǐ dōu ń líng}

this phrase means that no matter what is being done this time, there will not be any positive results

做咗人豬仔〔---猪-〕 zou⁶ zo² jan⁴ zyu¹ zai² {zuò zuo rén zhū zǎi}

[literal translation] become someone's piggy; 豬仔 also means the one being sold for indentured servitude of hard labour

做廣告宣傳〔-广--传〕 zou⁶ gwong² gou³ syun¹ cyun⁴ {zuò guǎng gào xuān chuán}

1. to advertise
2. to make propaganda for sth

做準備工作〔-准备--〕 zou⁶ zeon² bei⁶ gung¹ zok³ {zuò zhǔn bèi gōng zuò}

to make preparations

做生不如做熟 zou⁶ sang¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ zou⁶ suk⁶ {zuò shēng bù rú zuò shóu}

it is better to do what you are familiar with rather than something unknown, it is better to work in a familiar environment than a new working environment

做慣乞兒懶做官〔-惯-儿懒--〕 zou⁶ gwaan³ hat¹ ji⁴ laan⁵ zou⁶ gun¹ {zuò guàn qǐ ér lǎn zuò guān}

rather live an ordinary life than strive for something better (slang)

做一天和尚，撞一天鐘〔---------钟〕 zou⁶ jat¹ tin¹ wo⁴ soeng² ，zong⁶ jat¹ tin¹ zung¹ {zuò yī tiān hé shang , zhuàng yī tiān zhōng}

1. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); to do one's job mechanically
2. to hold a position passively