Cantonese words starting with Z
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張家川回族自治縣张家川回族自治县
zoeng1 gaa1 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu
張家輝张家辉
zoeng1 gaa1 fai1Nick Cheung Ka Fai, name of an actor in Hong Kong
張家界张家界
zoeng1 gaa1 gaai3see 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 Shi4]
張家界市张家界市
zoeng1 gaa1 gaai3 si5Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
張家港张家港
zoeng1 gaa1 gong2see 張家港市|张家港市[Zhang1 jia1 gang3 Shi4]
張家港市张家港市
zoeng1 gaa1 gong2 si5Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
張家口张家口
zoeng1 gaa1 hau2see 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4]
張家口市张家口市
zoeng1 gaa1 hau2 si5Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
將計就計将计就计
zoeng1 gai3 zau6 gai3to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
將今論古将今论古
zoeng1 gam1 leon6 gu2to observe the present to study the past
將近将近
zoeng1 gan6almost; close to
張居正张居正
zoeng1 geoi1 zing3Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
張敬軒张敬轩
zoeng1 ging3 hin1noun; Hins Zhang, a Hong Kong-based musician and canto-pop singer who debutted in China
張角张角
zoeng1 gok3Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
張高麗张高丽
zoeng1 gou1 lai6Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
張冠李戴张冠李戴
zoeng1 gun1 lei5 daai3lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head; to confuse one thing with another
將功贖罪将功赎罪
zoeng1 gung1 suk6 zeoi6to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
將功折罪将功折罪
zoeng1 gung1 zit3 zeoi6to expiate one's guilt by good
章貢章贡
zoeng1 gung3see 章貢區|章贡区[Zhang1 gong4 Qu1]
章貢區章贡区
zoeng1 gung3 keoi1Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
張掛张挂
zoeng1 gwaa3to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
將軍将军
zoeng1 gwan1(common place name)
將軍澳将军澳
zoeng1 gwan1 ou3the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tseung Kwan O
將軍肚将军肚
zoeng1 gwan1 tou5potbelly
將軍肚子将军肚子
zoeng1 gwan1 tou5 zi2beer belly (complimentary)
漿果浆果
zoeng1 gwo2berry
張國燾张国焘
zoeng1 gwok3 tou4Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
張國榮张国荣
zoeng1 gwok3 wing4Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
張衡张衡
zoeng1 hang4Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
張口张口
zoeng1 hau2to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to start talking (esp. to make a request)
張口結舌张口结舌
zoeng1 hau2 git3 sit3agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
張騫张骞
zoeng1 hin1Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
彰顯彰显
zoeng1 hin2to put on display (sth abstract); conspicuous
張獻忠张献忠
zoeng1 hin3 zung1Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
張開张开
zoeng1 hoi1to open up; to extend
張學友张学友
zoeng1 hok6 jau5Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
張學良张学良
zoeng1 hok6 loeng4Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army
張蔭桓张荫桓
zoeng1 jam3 wun4Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
張揖张揖
zoeng1 jap1Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
章丘
zoeng1 jau1see 章丘區|章丘区[Zhang1 qiu1 Qu1]
張儀张仪
zoeng1 ji4Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
張怡张怡
zoeng1 ji4Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
張怡寧张怡宁
zoeng1 ji4 ning4Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
張易之张易之
zoeng1 ji6 zi1Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
張掖张掖
zoeng1 jik6see 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4]
張掖市张掖市
zoeng1 jik6 si5Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
將要将要
zoeng1 jiu3will; to be going to
張若虛张若虚
zoeng1 joek6 heoi1Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
張揚张扬
zoeng1 joeng4Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
將養将养
zoeng1 joeng5noun; Rest and recuperation; nursed back to health
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