Cantonese words starting with Z
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掌
zoeng2(noun) Palmology
槳桨
zoeng2oar; paddle
漲涨
zoeng2to rise (of prices, rivers); to expand
獎奖
zoeng2prize; encouragement M: 个gè [个]; to reward; to praise; to give financial assistance to
掌握
zoeng2 ak1to grasp (often fig.); to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to know well; fluency
獎品奖品
zoeng2 ban2award
獎杯奖杯
zoeng2 bui1trophy cup
長輩长辈
zoeng2 bui3one's elders
獎酬奖酬
zoeng2 cau4incentive
長出长出
zoeng2 ceot1to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
掌廚掌厨
zoeng2 cyu4to prepare meals
長大长大
zoeng2 daai6to grow up
長得长得
zoeng2 dak1to look (pretty, the same etc)
掌燈掌灯
zoeng2 dang1to hold a lamp
長點心眼长点心眼
zoeng2 dim2 sam1 ngaan5to watch out
長房长房
zoeng2 fong4the eldest branch of a family
蔣介石蒋介石
zoeng2 gaai3 sek6Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
獎金奖金
zoeng2 gam1premium; bonus
長機长机
zoeng2 gei1(military) lead aircraft
長記性长记性
zoeng2 gei3 sing3(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
掌擊掌击
zoeng2 gik1to slap
長見識长见识
zoeng2 gin3 sik1to gain knowledge and experience
蔣經國蒋经国
zoeng2 ging1 gwok3Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988
掌故
zoeng2 gu3anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
長官长官
zoeng2 gun1senior official; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer)
掌管
zoeng2 gun2in charge of
蔣公蒋公
zoeng2 gung1honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
掌摑掌掴
zoeng2 gwaak3to slap (with the palm of the hand)
掌櫃掌柜
zoeng2 gwai2cashier
蔣桂戰爭蒋桂战争
zoeng2 gwai3 zin3 zang1confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
掌骨
zoeng2 gwat1metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
獎券奖券
zoeng2 gyun3raffle or lottery ticket
鞝鞋
zoeng2 haai4variant of 上鞋[shang4 xie2]
長兄长兄
zoeng2 hing1eldest brother
獎學金奖学金
zoeng2 hok6 gam1scholarship
獎項奖项
zoeng2 hong6award; prize
掌控
zoeng2 hung3to control
獎挹奖挹
zoeng2 jap1to reward and promote
長幼长幼
zoeng2 jau3older and younger
獎掖奖掖
zoeng2 jik6to reward and promote
長肉长肉
zoeng2 juk6getting fat
掌權掌权
zoeng2 kyun4to wield (political etc) power
獎勵奖励
zoeng2 lai6incentive
獎勵旅行奖励旅行
zoeng2 lai6 leoi5 hang4incentive travel
蔣麗芸蒋丽芸
zoeng2 lai6 wan4Ann Chiang Lai-wan, name of a Hong Kong policitician
長老长老
zoeng2 lou5elder
長老會长老会
zoeng2 lou5 wui2Presbyterianism
蔣雯麗蒋雯丽
zoeng2 man4 lai6Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
長物长物
zoeng2 mat6(literary) things other than the bare necessities of life; Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]
長眠长眠
zoeng2 min4(euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
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