Cantonese words starting with Z

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战备
zin3 bei6war readiness; military preparedness
饯别
zin3 bit6to give a farewell dinner
zin3 bou6sudden big stride forward
垫背
zin3 bui3to serve as a sacrificial victim; scapegoat
战车
zin3 ce1war chariot
战场
zin3 coeng4battlefield
垫底
zin3 dai2deductible (insurance term); people who are at the bottom, especially students who have poor academic performance; to put something at the bottom
战抖
zin3 dau2to shudder
颤抖
zin3 dau2to shudder; to shake
颤抖不已
zin3 dau2 bat1 ji5to shake like a leaf (idiom)
战斗
zin3 dau3(noun) Battle
战斗格
zin3 dau3 gaak3it is used to describe, mostly women, who dressed up really well and sexy and put on a lot of makeup to attract guys, usually in bars and clubs
战斗机
zin3 dau3 gei1fighter (aircraft)
战斗群
zin3 dau3 kwan4battle group
战斗舰
zin3 dau3 laam6battleship
战斗力
zin3 dau3 lik6fighting strength
战斗者
zin3 dau3 ze2fighter
战地
zin3 dei6battlefield
垫档
zin3 dong2to fill a blank space
zin3 duk6 waa1poison dart frog
颤动
zin3 dung6to vibrate
战犯
zin3 faan2war criminal
战法
zin3 faat3military strategy
战火
zin3 fo2the flames of war; the ravages of war
战火纷飞
zin3 fo2 fan1 fei1fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
战况
zin3 fong3battlefield situation
战俘
zin3 fu1prisoner of war
战斧
zin3 fu2battle-ax
战机
zin3 gei1opportunity in a battle; war secret
荐举
zin3 geoi2to propose (for a job); to recommend
垫肩
zin3 gin1shoulder pad
战兢
zin3 ging1to tremble
战兢兢
zin3 ging1 ging1shaking with fear
战歌
zin3 go1noun; battle or sports anthem
垫脚
zin3 goek3litter (animal bedding)
箭杆
zin3 gon1arrow shaft
垫高
zin3 gou1a support; to bolster
战鼓
zin3 gu2noun; war drum
战局
zin3 guk6War situation
战功
zin3 gung1outstanding military service
荐骨
zin3 gwat1(anatomy) sacrum
战果
zin3 gwo2noun; results of battle; result
战国
zin3 gwok3the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
战国策
zin3 gwok3 caak3"Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]
战国七雄
zin3 gwok3 cat1 hung4Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐[Qi2], 楚[Chu3], 燕[Yan1], 韓|韩[Han2], 趙|赵[Zhao4], 魏[Wei4] and 秦[Qin2]
战国末
zin3 gwok3 mut6late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
战国末年
zin3 gwok3 mut6 nin4late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
战国时代
zin3 gwok3 si4 doi6the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
战国时期
zin3 gwok3 si4 kei4Warring States Period
垫圈
zin3 gyun6to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc

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