左 zo² jaau¹ {Zuǒ qiū}

left handed

左 {zuǒ}

1. to assist
2. assistant
3. aide
4. to accompany

左 zo² {zuǒ}

1. left
2. the Left (politics)
3. east
4. unorthodox
5. queer
6. wrong
7. differing
8. opposite
9. variant of 佐

左 zo² {Zuǒ}

surname Zuo

左便 zo² bin⁶ {zuǒ biàn}

the left hand side

左遷〔-迁〕 zo² cin¹ {zuǒ qiān}

to relocate to the left side; to lower one's job rank

左近 zo² gan⁶ {zuǒ jìn}

thereabouts (Cantonese)

左行 zo² haang¹ {zuǒ xíng}

head to your left; drive on the left

左㕭 zo² jaau¹ {zuǒ ào}

adj; left-handed

左撓〔-挠〕 zo² jaau¹ {zuǒ náo}

Left handed

左右 zo² jau⁶ {zuǒ yòu}

(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate

左輪〔-轮〕 zo² leon⁴ {zuǒ lún}

noun; revolver (firearm)

左軚 zo² taai⁵ {zuǒ dài}

Left Hand Drive

左證〔-证〕 zo² zing³ {zuǒ zhèng}

evidence; witness; to confirm

左邊〔-边〕 zo² bin¹ {zuǒ bian}

1. left
2. the left side
3. to the left of

左近 zo² gan⁶ {zuǒ jìn}

near by

左貢〔-贡〕 zo² gung³ {Zuǒ gòng}

Zogang county, Tibetan: Mdzo sgang rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

左下 zo² haa⁶ {zuǒ xià}

lower left

左券 zo² hyun³ {zuǒ quàn}

1. a sure thing
2. a certainty
3. copy of a contract held by a creditor

左右 zo² jau⁶ {zuǒ yòu}

1. left and right
2. nearby
3. approximately
4. attendant
5. to control
6. to influence

左翼 zo² jik⁶ {zuǒ yì}

left-wing (political)

左舷 zo² jin⁴ {zuǒ xián}

port (side of a ship)

左營〔-营〕 zo² jing⁴ {Zuǒ yíng}

Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

左傾〔-倾〕 zo² king¹ {zuǒ qīng}

1. left-leaning
2. progressive

左權〔-权〕 zo² kyun⁴ {Zuǒ quán}

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

左拉 zo² laai¹ {Zuǒ lā}

1. Zola (name)
2. Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist

左聯〔-联〕 zo² lyun⁴ {Zuǒ Lián}

1. the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
2. abbr. for 中國左翼作家聯盟

左面 zo² min⁶ {zuǒ miàn}

left side

左岸 zo² ngon⁶ {Zuǒ àn}

Left Bank (in Paris)

左派 zo² paai³ {zuǒ pài}

1. (political) left
2. left wing
3. leftist

左手 zo² sau² {zuǒ shǒu}

1. left hand
2. left-hand side

左首 zo² sau² {zuǒ shǒu}

left-hand side

左思 zo² si¹ {Zuǒ Sī}

Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet

左上 zo² soeng⁶ {zuǒ shàng}

upper left

左袒 zo² taan² {zuǒ tǎn}

1. to take sides with
2. to be partial to
3. to be biased
4. to favor one side

左舵 zo² to⁴ {zuǒ duò}

left rudder

左雲〔-云〕 zo² wan⁴ {Zuǒ yún}

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

左側〔-侧〕 zo² zak¹ {zuǒ cè}

left side

左鎮〔-镇〕 zo² zan³ {Zuǒ zhèn}

Tsochen township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

左轉〔-转〕 zo² zyun³ {zuǒ zhuǎn}

to turn left

左傳〔-传〕 zo² zyun⁶ {Zuǒ Zhuàn}

Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明

左口魚〔--鱼〕 zo² hau² jyu⁴ {zuǒ kǒu yú}

Indian halibut

左手便 zo² sau² bin⁶ {zuǒ shǒu biàn}

on the left (spoken)

左軚車〔--车〕 zo² taai⁵ ce¹ {zuǒ dài chē}

noun; left-steering car or vehicle

左不過〔--过〕 zo² bat¹ gwo³ {zuǒ bu guò}

1. anyhow
2. in any event
3. just
4. only

左前衛〔--卫〕 zo² cin⁴ wai⁶ {zuǒ qián wèi}

left forward (soccer position)

左對齊〔-对齐〕 zo² deoi³ cai⁴ {zuǒ duì qí}

to left justify (typography)

左貢縣〔-贡县〕 zo² gung³ jyun⁶ {Zuǒ gòng xiàn}

Zogang county, Tibetan: Mdzo sgang rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

左丘明 zo² jau¹ ming⁴ {Zuǒ Qiū míng}

Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳 is attributed

左右手 zo² jau⁶ sau² {zuǒ yòu shǒu}

1. left and right hands
2. (fig.) capable assistant
3. right-hand man

左右袒 zo² jau⁶ taan² {zuǒ yòu tǎn}

1. to take sides with
2. to be partial to
3. to be biased
4. to favor one side

左營區〔-营区〕 zo² jing⁴ keoi¹ {Zuǒ yíng qū}

Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

左權縣〔-权县〕 zo² kyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Zuǒ quán xiàn}

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

左撇子 zo² pit³ zi² {zuǒ piě zi}

left-handed

左嗓子 zo² song¹ zi² {zuǒ sǎng zi}

1. off-key singing voice
2. sb who sings off-key

左雲縣〔-云县〕 zo² wan⁴ jyun⁶ {Zuǒ yún xiàn}

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

左鎮鄉〔-镇乡〕 zo² zan³ hoeng¹ {Zuǒ zhèn xiāng}

Tsochen township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

左至右 zo² zi³ jau⁶ {zuǒ zhì yòu}

left-to-right

左字頭〔--头〕 zo² zi⁶ tau⁴ {zuǒ zì tóu}

"top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters

左箭頭〔--头〕 zo² zin³ tau⁴ {zuǒ jiàn tóu}

left-pointing arrow

左輔右弼〔-辅--〕 zo² fu⁶ jau⁶ bat⁶ {zuǒ fǔ yòu bì}

to be useful assistants to an important person

左右為難〔--为难〕 zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴ {zuǒ yòu wéi nán}

to be in a dilemma; to be in a quandary

左搖右擺〔-摇-摆〕 zo² jiu⁴ jau⁶ baai² {zuǒ yáo yòu bǎi}

not stable; swaying

左道惑眾〔---众〕 zo² dou⁶ waak⁶ zung³ {zuǒ dào huò zhòng}

to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)

左顧右盼〔-顾--〕 zo² gu³ jau⁶ paan³ {zuǒ gù yòu pàn}

glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around

左券在握 zo² hyun³ zoi⁶ aak¹ {zuǒ quàn zài wò}

to be assured of success (idiom)

左右逢源 zo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyun⁴ {zuǒ yòu féng yuán}

1. lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
2. fig. to turn everything into gold
3. to have everything going one's way
4. to benefit from both sides

左右共利 zo² jau⁶ gung⁶ lei⁶ {zuǒ yòu gòng lì}

ambidextrous

左右開弓〔--开-〕 zo² jau⁶ hoi¹ gung¹ {zuǒ yòu kāi gōng}

1. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
2. fig. to display ambidexterity
3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
4. to use both feet equally (football)

左右兩難〔--两难〕 zo² jau⁶ loeng⁵ naan⁴ {zuǒ yòu liǎng nán}

1. dilemma
2. quandary
3. Scylla and Charybdis
4. between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)

左右勾拳 zo² jau⁶ ngau¹ kyun⁴ {zuǒ yòu gōu quán}

1. left hook and right hook (boxing)
2. the old one-two

左鄰右舍〔-邻--〕 zo² leon⁴ jau⁶ se³ {zuǒ lín yòu shè}

1. neighbors
2. next-door neighbors
3. related work units
4. colleagues doing related work

左輪手槍〔-轮-枪〕 zo² leon⁴ sau² coeng¹ {zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng}

revolver

左思右想 zo² si¹ jau⁶ soeng² {zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng}

1. to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
2. to ponder

左氏春秋 zo² si⁶ ceon¹ cau¹ {Zuǒ shì Chūn qiū}

1. Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
2. usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳

左支右絀〔---绌〕 zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut³ {zuǒ zhī yòu chù}

to be in straitened circumstances

左箭頭鍵〔--头键〕 zo² zin³ tau⁴ gin⁶ {zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn}

left arrow key (on keyboard)

左右做人難〔----难〕 zo² jau⁶ zou⁶ jan⁴ naan⁴ {zuǒ yòu zuò rén nán}

damned if you do, damned if you don't

左耳入右耳出 zo² ji⁵ jap⁶ jau⁶ ji⁵ ceot¹ {zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū}

It goes in one ear and out the other. it means a person who pays no attention to what is told to them

左傾機會主義〔-倾机会-义〕 zo² king¹ gei¹ wui² zyu² ji⁶ {zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì}

1. leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927)
2. left adventurism
3. cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議

左手嚟，右手去 zo² sau² lei⁴ jau⁶ sau² heoi³ {zuǒ shǒu lí , yòu shǒu qù}

using the money right away after earning it, no planning at all