Cantonese words starting with Z

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zoeng1 juk1Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书

zoeng1 jung4Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]

zoeng1 jyu4octopus

zoeng1 jyu5Phil Chang, name of a Taiwanese singer

張宇人张宇人

zoeng1 jyu5 jan4Tommy Cheung Yu Yan, name of a politician in Hong Kong

張雨生张雨生

zoeng1 jyu5 sang1Tom Chang Yu-sheng, name of a Taiwanese composer and singer

zoeng1 jyun6Zhang County or Zhangxian, a county in Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu

zoeng1 kwong4brash; frantic

zoeng1 lik6tension

zoeng1 lo4to take care of; to attend to (guests, customers etc)

zoeng1 loeng4tensor (math.)

zoeng1 loi4in the future; the future

zoeng1 lok6see 將樂縣|将乐县[Jiang1 le4 Xian4]

將樂縣将乐县

zoeng1 lok6 jyun6Jiangle, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian

zoeng1 long4cockroach

張曼玉张曼玉

zoeng1 maan6 juk6Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress

張文光张文光

zoeng1 man4 gwong1Cheung Man Kwong, name of a politician in Hong Kong

張聞天张闻天

zoeng1 man4 tin1Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist

zoeng1 ming4to show clearly; obvious

彰明較著彰明较著

zoeng1 ming4 gaau3 zyu3obvious

zoeng1 mok2serosa

zoeng1 mong6to look around; to peer at

zoeng1 mou5see 彰武縣|彰武县[Zhang1 wu3 Xian4]

彰武縣彰武县

zoeng1 mou5 jyun6Zhangwu, a county in Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning

zoeng1 muk6to open one's eyes wide

zoeng1 muk6Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border

張牙舞爪张牙舞爪

zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures

zoeng1 ngaang6to starch

張藝謀张艺谋

zoeng1 ngai6 mau4Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director

zoeng1 ning4Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist

zoeng1 nou5camphor C10H16O

樟腦丸樟脑丸

zoeng1 nou5 jyun2camphor balls

樟腦球樟脑球

zoeng1 nou5 kau4camphor balls

張愛玲张爱玲

zoeng1 oi3 ling4Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

zoeng1 paai4trump (suit of cards)

張柏芝张柏芝

zoeng1 paak3 zi1Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer

zoeng1 ping4see 漳平市[Zhang1 ping2 Shi4]

zoeng1 ping4 si5Zhangping, a county-level city in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian

zoeng1 pou2Ming dynasty scholar (1602–1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社|复社[Fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men's Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4 bei1 ji4]

zoeng1 pou2see 漳浦縣|漳浦县[Zhang1 pu3 Xian4]

漳浦縣漳浦县

zoeng1 pou2 jyun6Zhangpu, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian

zoeng1 saam1Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry

張三李四张三李四

zoeng1 saam1 lei5 sei3lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom)

張三，李四，王五，趙六张三，李四，王五，赵六

zoeng1 saam1 ，lei5 sei3 ，wong4 ng5 ，ziu6 luk6(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry

zoeng1 sai2to wash and starch

zoeng1 sam1to be troubled

將心比己将心比己

zoeng1 sam1 bei2 gei2put yourself in people's shoes

將心比心将心比心

zoeng1 sam1 bei2 sam1to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)

zoeng1 sei2to checkmate (in chess)

張信哲张信哲

zoeng1 seon3 zit3Jeff Chang, name of a Taiwanese singer

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