Cantonese words starting with Z

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将信将疑
zoeng1 seon3 zoeng1 ji4see 半信半疑[ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2]
张纯如
zoeng1 seon4 jyu4Iris Chang (1968–2004), Chinese American author of "The Rape of Nanking"
章士钊
zoeng1 si6 ciu1Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer
将息
zoeng1 sik1(literary) to rest
彰善瘅恶
zoeng1 sin6 daan3 ok3to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil
张韶涵
zoeng1 siu4 haam4Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
樟树
zoeng1 syu6see 樟樹市|樟树市[Zhang1 shu4 Shi4]
樟树市
zoeng1 syu6 si5Zhangshu, a county-level city in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
zoeng1 taai3 jim4Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
张太雷
zoeng1 taai3 leoi4Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
獐头鼠目
zoeng1 tau4 syu2 muk4(idiom) obnoxious appearance and cunning-looking
张天翼
zoeng1 tin1 jik6Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]
张廷玉
zoeng1 ting4 juk6Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
张贴
zoeng1 tip3to post (a notice)
章台
zoeng1 toi4street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area
张华
zoeng1 waa4Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician; other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
张湾
zoeng1 waan1see 張灣區|张湾区[Zhang1 wan1 Qu1]
张湾区
zoeng1 waan1 keoi1Zhangwan, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
张惠妹
zoeng1 wai6 mui2A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张惶
zoeng1 wong4variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2]
张皇
zoeng1 wong4alarmed
张王李赵
zoeng1 wong4 lei5 ziu6(idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
漿浆糊
zoeng1 wu4paste
将会
zoeng1 wui2auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); should (enable)
章回小说
zoeng1 wui4 siu2 syut3novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
章回体
zoeng1 wui4 tai2a type of traditional Chinese novel with captions for each chapter
张择端
zoeng1 zaak6 dyun1Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
章则
zoeng1 zak1rule
张震
zoeng1 zan3Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
张僧繇
zoeng1 zang1 jau4Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
zoeng1 zau1see 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4]
zoeng1 zau1 si5Zhangzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
将就
zoeng1 zau6(verb) tolerate
张嘴
zoeng1 zeoi2to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
张进伟
zoeng1 zeon3 wai5DJ Tommy, name of a rapper in Hong Kong
张之洞
zoeng1 zi1 dung6Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
漿浆纸
zoeng1 zi2paper pulp
zoeng1 zi2seal
zoeng1 zi2 ji4Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
张志新
zoeng1 zi3 san1Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
张自烈
zoeng1 zi6 lit6Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]
张治中
zoeng1 zi6 zung1Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
张自忠
zoeng1 zi6 zung1Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War
张籍
zoeng1 zik6Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
张静初
zoeng1 zing6 co1Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
章节
zoeng1 zit3chapter
zoeng1 zoeng1obvious; clearly visible
张作霖
zoeng1 zok3 lam4Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
zoeng2surname of the mother of Mencius
zoeng2prize; encouragement M: 个gè [个]; to commend; to give financial assistance to

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