Cantonese words starting with Z

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zing1 hon5Capable and vigorous
zing1 jan4traveler (on a long journey); garrison soldier
征引
zing1 jan5to quote; to recommend
zing1 jau4essential oil
精锐
zing1 jeoi6elite (e.g. troops); best quality personnel
精锐部队
zing1 jeoi6 bou6 deoi2Elite Forces; special forces
zing1 ji1traveler's clothing
精义
zing1 ji6quintessence
zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1(verb phrase) Excelsior
zing1 jik6semen
zing1 jin4to research carefully
zing1 jing1cream; essence
zing1 jing1elite
精英大师
zing1 jing1 daai6 si1Elite; Silent Witness, the name of an outstanding thoroughbred racehorse
晶莹
zing1 jing4sparkling and translucent
旌阳
zing1 joeng4see 旌陽區|旌阳区[Jing1 yang2 Qu1]
旌阳区
zing1 joeng4 keoi1Jingyang, a district of Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
zing1 jung6to expropriate
征用
zing1 jung6verb; commandeer; expropriation; requisition
精于
zing1 jyu1skillful in; adept at
精于此道
zing1 jyu1 ci2 dou6to be proficient in the area of
晶圆
zing1 jyun4wafer (used as a substrate for fabricating microchips)
zing1 jyut6first month of the lunar year
zing1 jyut6 co1 jat1New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
征购
zing1 kau3Procurement; requisition by purchase
征求
zing1 kau4to solicit; to request (opinions, feedback etc)
zing1 kei4gonfanon
精确
zing1 kok3accurate; precise
精确度
zing1 kok3 dou6accuracy
精矿
zing1 kwong3refined ore
zing1 lai4people
蒸馏
zing1 lau6to distill
蒸馏器
zing1 lau6 hei3still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
蒸馏水
zing1 lau6 seoi2distilled water
蒸馏酒
zing1 lau6 zau2distilled liquor
zing1 lik6energy
zing1 lik6 cung1 pui3vigorous
征敛
zing1 lim5to extort taxes
征敛无度
zing1 lim5 mou4 dou6to extort taxes excessively
精炼
zing1 lin6to refine (a substance); to refine (one's skills, writing etc); polished; skilled
精练
zing1 lin6(textiles) to scour; variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]
精炼厂
zing1 lin6 cong2refinery (of oil etc)
zing1 ling1Clever
精灵
zing1 ling4smart; clever
精灵文
zing1 ling4 man4Elvish (language of elves)
贞烈
zing1 lit6ready to die to preserve one's chastity
精粮
zing1 loeng4refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
zing1 loeng4excellent
zing1 loeng6bright; glittering
蒸笼
zing1 lung4steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)

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