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Jyutping zaa1 zoi2
Pinyin zhā zǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    物品​提去​精華​後​所剩​餘之物
    residue
    • 各國每年產生大量化學 渣滓。
      各国每年产生大量化学 渣滓。
      gok3 gwok3 mui5 nin4 caan2 sang1 daai6 loeng6 faa3 hok6 zaa1 zi2.
      There is a great amount of chemical residue produced every year in different countries.
  2. 名詞
    比喻​冇​用​嘅​人​、​事物
    figuratively, somebody or something that is valueless
    • 有人話毒犯係社會嘅渣滓。
      有人话毒犯系社会嘅渣滓。
      jau5 jan4 waa6 duk6 faan2 hai6 se5 wui2 ge3 zaa1 zi2.
      Someone says that drug dealers are the residue of the society.

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Jyutping zaa1 zi2
Pinyin zhā zǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. residue
  2. dregs
  3. disreputable people
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    物品​提去​精華​後​所剩​餘之物
    residue
    • 各國每年產生大量化學 渣滓。
      各国每年产生大量化学 渣滓。
      gok3 gwok3 mui5 nin4 caan2 sang1 daai6 loeng6 faa3 hok6 zaa1 zi2.
      There is a great amount of chemical residue produced every year in different countries.
  2. 名詞
    比喻​冇​用​嘅​人​、​事物
    figuratively, somebody or something that is valueless
    • 有人話毒犯係社會嘅渣滓。
      有人话毒犯系社会嘅渣滓。
      jau5 jan4 waa6 duk6 faan2 hai6 se5 wui2 ge3 zaa1 zi2.
      Someone says that drug dealers are the residue of the society.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    disreputable person; scum
    (syn.) 人渣
  2. noun, dialectal
    garbage; trash; rubbish
  3. noun
    dregs; residue; dross
    (syn.) 渣
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    各国每年产生大量化学 渣滓。
    各國每年產生大量化學 渣滓。
    gok3 gwok3 mui5 nin4 caan2 sang1 daai6 loeng6 faa3 hok6 zaa1 zi2.
    • There is a great amount of chemical residue produced every year in different countries.
  2. Cantonese
    有人话毒犯系社会嘅渣滓。
    有人話毒犯係社會嘅渣滓。
    jau5 jan4 waa6 duk6 faan2 hai6 se5 wui2 ge3 zaa1 zi2.
    • Someone says that drug dealers are the residue of the society.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但是,狗不如的人间渣滓张成泽背叛党和领袖天大的信任和深恩的栽培,犯下了令人发指的大逆行为。
    但是,狗不如的人間渣滓張成澤背叛黨和領袖天大的信任和深恩的栽培,犯下了令人髮指的大逆行為。
    dàn shì , gǒu bù rú de rén jiān zhā zǐ zhāng chéng zé bèi pàn dǎng hé lǐng xiù tiān dà de xìn rèn hé shē nēn de zāi péi , fàn xià le lìng rén fà zhǐ de dà nì xíng wéi .
    • However, despicable human scum Jang Song Thaek, who was worse than a dog, perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery in betrayal of such profound trust and warmest paternal love shown by the party and the leader for him.