Cantonese words starting with Z

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Disease; illness; medical condition.

Auspicious; a good omen.

To steam; to cook food using steam heat without direct contact with water or oil.

Firm, loyal, and steadfast in one's devotion.

To investigate a crime and prosecute.

Finely crafted ornaments or decorations.

zing1 ban2 dim3

Boutique; a small shop selling high-quality, fashionable, or luxury goods.

To draft or conscript soldiers; a compulsory military service system for all eligible citizens.

Elite troops; highly trained or select soldiers.

To officially commend, honor, or confer public recognition on someone for their virtue or loyalty.

To investigate a crime.

To detect or sense something, often using instruments or sensors.

zing1 caak1 hei3

偵測器侦测器

To reconnoiter or scout; to gather intelligence on the enemy and the battlefield.

zing1 caat3 bing1

偵察兵侦察兵

A scout; a soldier or operative sent out to gather information.

zing1 caat3 gei1

偵察機侦察机

Reconnaissance or surveillance aircraft used to gather intelligence from the air.

zing1 caat3 jyun4

偵察員侦察员

Scout, spy, or reconnaissance officer.

zing1 caat3 sing3

偵察性侦察性

Investigatory; having the nature of investigation or reconnaissance.

Testicle in higher animals, or spermary in other animals.

The dust of a long journey, often used metaphorically for the hardships of travel.

To track down and arrest criminals.

zing1 ceot1 gwat1

Extremely cunning, selfish, or overly scheming.

Journey; voyage; expedition.

Brilliant, wonderful, or splendid.

Brilliant, exciting, or outstanding.

Virginity, chastity, or celibacy; refraining from sex before marriage.

zing1 cou1 daai2

貞操帶贞操带

zing1 cou1 mak6 fan2

蒸粗麥粉蒸粗麦粉

To experience heart palpitations, especially due to fear or anxiety.

zing1 cung4 cung1 nou5

精蟲衝腦精虫冲脑

To have one's judgment clouded by sexual desire; to think with one's crotch.

A narrative or chronicle of a long journey.

zing1 daa2 gwong1

Completely empty; left with absolutely nothing.

zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3

精打細算精打细算

To calculate carefully and budget strictly, especially regarding money.

To obtain consent, permission, or agreement.

Jingde, a county in Xuancheng, Anhui, China.

Joan of Arc, the French heroine and saint.

zing1 dak1 jyun6

旌德縣旌德县

Jingde, a county in Xuancheng City, Anhui, China.

To requisition or expropriate land, especially by the government for public use.

zing1 diu1 sai3 hak1

精雕細刻精雕细刻

To carve with great care; to work on something with exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail.

To conscript, draft, or requisition people or supplies.

Precise and appropriate.

Precision; accuracy.

To read intensively, carefully, and thoroughly.

精讀課精读课

Intensive reading course.

zing1 duk6 gun2

偵毒管侦毒管

Detector tube; a glass tube used to detect toxic gases or chemical agents.

zing1 duk6 hei3

偵毒器侦毒器

Poison detector; toxic substance detection unit.

An expedition ship or a departing vessel.