Cantonese words starting with Z

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侦探小说
zing1 taam3 siu2 syut3Detective Fiction
晶体
zing1 tai2crystal
晶体结构
zing1 tai2 git3 kau3crystal structure
晶体管
zing1 tai2 gun2transistor
蒸腾
zing1 tang4(of a vapor etc) to rise
蒸腾作用
zing1 tang4 zok3 jung6transpiration
侦听
zing1 teng1to eavesdrop; to intercept and investigate
精挑细选
zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2to select very carefully
征讨
zing1 tou2to go on a punitive expedition
zing1 tou4long journey; course of an expedition
zing1 tung1to be proficient in
精华
zing1 waa4best feature; quintessence; soul
菁华
zing1 waa4the cream; the quintessence
精卫
zing1 wai6mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
精卫填海
zing1 wai6 tin4 hoi2lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; determination in the face of impossible odds
zing1 wan4spirit
蒸锅
zing1 wo1steamer
zing1 zaam3consummate
征集
zing1 zaap6to collect
zing1 zai2smart person (spoken)
精制
zing1 zai3refined
精准
zing1 zeon2accurate; precise
精进
zing1 zeon3to forge ahead vigorously
精尽人亡
zing1 zeon6 jan4 mong4to die from excessive ejaculation
zing1 zi2sperm cell; spermatozoon
zing1 zi2 mat6 dou6sperm concentration, often called sperm count
精致
zing1 zi3delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
征战
zing1 zin3campaign; expedition
zing1 zing1in a daze
zing1 zing1glistening; lustrous
zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng5becoming more prosperous with each passing day
贞节
zing1 zit3chastity; moral integrity (of men); constancy
贞节牌坊
zing1 zit3 paai4 fong1memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
征剿
zing1 ziu2to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
征召
zing1 ziu6to enlist; to conscript
征象
zing1 zoeng6sign
精装
zing1 zong1hardcover (book); opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1]
征状
zing1 zong6symptom
晶状
zing1 zong6crystalline
晶状体
zing1 zong6 tai2lens
zing1 zung1scared
zing1 zung1frightened; terrified
zing2exactly; whole; entire; orderly; to mend; (coll.) to fix sb; to mess with sb; to arrange; to make ready; to make; to give
整备
zing2 bei6preparation; readiness; servicing; maintenance; reconditioning; setup
整煲杰嘢人叹
zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
整煲杰嘢人叹
zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
整齐
zing2 cai4orderly; even
整齐划一
zing2 cai4 waak6 jat1to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
zing2 can1to injure; to wound
整亲
zing2 can1to injure; to wound

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