Cantonese words starting with Z
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偵探小說侦探小说
zing1 taam3 siu2 syut3Detective Fiction
晶體晶体
zing1 tai2crystal
晶體結構晶体结构
zing1 tai2 git3 kau3crystal structure
晶體管晶体管
zing1 tai2 gun2transistor
蒸騰蒸腾
zing1 tang4(of a vapor etc) to rise
蒸騰作用蒸腾作用
zing1 tang4 zok3 jung6transpiration
偵聽侦听
zing1 teng1to eavesdrop; to intercept and investigate
精挑細選精挑细选
zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2to select very carefully
征討征讨
zing1 tou2to go on a punitive expedition
征途
zing1 tou4long journey; course of an expedition
精通
zing1 tung1to be proficient in
精華精华
zing1 waa4best feature; quintessence; soul
菁華菁华
zing1 waa4the cream; the quintessence
精衛精卫
zing1 wai6mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
精衛填海精卫填海
zing1 wai6 tin4 hoi2lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition; determination in the face of impossible odds
精魂
zing1 wan4spirit
蒸鍋蒸锅
zing1 wo1steamer
精湛
zing1 zaam3consummate
徵集征集
zing1 zaap6to collect
精仔
zing1 zai2smart person (spoken)
精製精制
zing1 zai3refined
精準精准
zing1 zeon2accurate; precise
精進精进
zing1 zeon3to forge ahead vigorously
精盡人亡精尽人亡
zing1 zeon6 jan4 mong4to die from excessive ejaculation
精子
zing1 zi2sperm cell; spermatozoon
精子密度
zing1 zi2 mat6 dou6sperm concentration, often called sperm count
精緻精致
zing1 zi3delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
征戰征战
zing1 zin3campaign; expedition
怔怔
zing1 zing1in a daze
晶晶
zing1 zing1glistening; lustrous
蒸蒸日上
zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng5becoming more prosperous with each passing day
貞節贞节
zing1 zit3chastity; moral integrity (of men); constancy
貞節牌坊贞节牌坊
zing1 zit3 paai4 fong1memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
征勦征剿
zing1 ziu2to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
徵召征召
zing1 ziu6to enlist; to conscript
徵象征象
zing1 zoeng6sign
精裝精装
zing1 zong1hardcover (book); opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1]
徵狀征状
zing1 zong6symptom
晶狀晶状
zing1 zong6crystalline
晶狀體晶状体
zing1 zong6 tai2lens
征彸
zing1 zung1scared
怔忪
zing1 zung1frightened; terrified
整
zing2exactly; whole; entire; orderly; to mend; (coll.) to fix sb; to mess with sb; to arrange; to make ready; to make; to give
整備整备
zing2 bei6preparation; readiness; servicing; maintenance; reconditioning; setup
整煲傑嘢人嘆整煲杰嘢人叹
zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
整煲杰嘢人嘆整煲杰嘢人叹
zing2 bou1 git6 je5 jan4 taan3to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
整齊整齐
zing2 cai4orderly; even
整齊劃一整齐划一
zing2 cai4 waak6 jat1to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
整嚫
zing2 can1to injure; to wound
整親整亲
zing2 can1to injure; to wound
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