Cantonese words starting with Z

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To color, paint, or apply color.

To consider or show consideration for the interests of someone or something.

Benefit, advantage, or a good deal.

zoek6 zoek6 sat1 baai6

著著失敗着着失败

To fail at every step of the way.

To put emphasis on; to stress or attach importance to.

zoek6 zung6 hou6

著重號着重号

Chinese underdot, a punctuation mark used for emphasis, similar to Western italics.

To checkmate in a game of chess or Chinese chess.

Classifier for flat objects.

Obvious, clear, or prominent.

Camphor tree, or its wood.

The Zhang River in Fujian.

To starch or stiffen clothing with starch before ironing, especially on collars and cuffs.

An ancient jade scepter, used in modern times in personal names.

Chapter or section of a book or law.

A Chinese surname, typically romanized as Chiang.

A species of cicada (Cosmopsaltria opalifera).

Cockroach; typically used in the compound word for cockroach.

An ancient place name, referring to a state or county in historical China.

zoeng1 baak3 leon4

張伯倫张伯伦

Chamberlain (name)

Zhangbei, a county in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

zoeng1 bak1 jyun6

張北縣张北县

Zhangbei, a county in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

zoeng1 bing2 leon4

Zhang Binglin, also known as Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), a Chinese philologist, scholar, and revolutionary.

Zhang Bao, leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han dynasty.

zoeng1 bou2 zai2 dung6

張保仔洞张保仔洞

Cheung Po Tsai Cave; several caves in Hong Kong historically associated with the pirate Cheung Po Tsai, particularly the one on Cheung Chau.

Zhang Ben, a politician of the Ming Dynasty.

Cho Chang, a character in the Harry Potter series.

zoeng1 ceon1 faan4

張春帆张春帆

Zhang Chunfan, a late Qing novelist and author of "The Nine-tailed Turtle" (九尾龜).

zoeng1 ceon1 kiu4

張春橋张春桥

Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four.

Tension and relaxation; alternation of activity and rest.

Rules, regulations, constitution, or the formal charter of an organization or event.

zoeng1 co3 zau6 co3

將錯就錯将错就错

To leave a mistake uncorrected and make the best of it; to use an error to one's advantage.

Zhang Chang, an official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty.

zoeng1 daai6 cin1

張大千张大千

Chang Dai-chien (1899–1983), a prominent 20th-century Chinese artist.

Zhang Dan, a Chinese figure skater.

zoeng1 daat6 ming4

張達明张达明

Cheung Tat-ming, a Hong Kong actor.

zoeng1 dak1 gong1

張德江张德江

Zhang Dejiang (1946-), a PRC politician.

zoeng1 dang1 git3 coi2

張燈結彩张灯结彩

To be decorated with lanterns and colored banners, usually for a festive occasion.

Zhangdian district of Zibo city, Shandong.

zoeng1 dim3 keoi1

張店區张店区

Zhangdian, a district of Zibo City in Shandong Province.

Zhang Dai, a prominent late Ming dynasty scholar and essayist.

Changhua, a county and city in western Taiwan.

zoeng1 faa3 jyun6

彰化縣彰化县

Changhua County, a county in western Taiwan.

zoeng1 faa3 si5

Changhua City, a city in western Taiwan and the county seat of Changhua County.

Structure and composition of writing, or metaphorically, an orderly and methodical way of doing things.

Zhang Fei, a famous general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period.

zoeng1 fei1 daa2 ngok6 fei1

張飛打岳飛张飞打岳飞

An impossible scenario, or a nonsensical conflict involving people from different eras or contexts.

zoeng1 fei1 geng2

張飛頸张飞颈

A short, fiery temper.

zoeng1 fu2 zin3 lei5

章甫薦履章甫荐履

Everything turned upside down; high and low roles reversed.

zoeng1 gaa1 coeng4 ，lei5 gaa1 dyun2

張家長，李家短张家长，李家短

To gossip about the neighbors; to talk about other people's private matters and trivial affairs.