Cantonese words starting with Z

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转铃儿
zyun2 ling4 ji4erhua variant of 轉鈴|转铃[zhuan4 ling2]
转捩
zyun2 lit6to turn
转捩点
zyun2 lit6 dim2turning point
转录
zyun2 luk6transcription
转卖
zyun2 maai6to resell
转文
zyun2 man4to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions
转面无情
zyun2 min6 mou4 cing4to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
转眼
zyun2 ngaan5in a flash; to glance
便转眼便忘
zyun2 ngaan5 bin6 mong4what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)
转眼间
zyun2 ngaan5 gaan1a moment later; in the blink of an eye
转眼即逝
zyun2 ngaan5 zik1 sai6to pass in an instant
转危为安
zyun2 ngai4 wai4 on1to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
转念
zyun2 nim6to have second thoughts about sth
转氨基酶
zyun2 on1 gei1 mui4amino transferase (enzyme)
转氨酶
zyun2 on1 mui4transferase (enzyme)
转徙
zyun2 saai2to migrate
转世
zyun2 sai3reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
转身
zyun2 san1(of a person) to turn round; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
转生
zyun2 sang1reincarnation (Buddhism)
zyun2 sau1to compile and revise
转手
zyun2 sau2to pass on; to change hands
转授
zyun2 sau6to delegate
转写
zyun2 se2to transliterate; to transcribe
转瞬
zyun2 seon3in a blitz of a second
转瞬间
zyun2 seon3 gaan1a moment later; in the blink of an eye
转述
zyun2 seot6to pass on (stories)
转性
zyun2 sing3one's disposition changed
转乘
zyun2 sing4to transfer
转成
zyun2 sing4to turn into; to convert into; to transform into [written and colloquial]
转送
zyun2 sung3to pass (sth) on (to sb else)
转船
zyun2 syun4to transfer ships
转軚
zyun2 taai5to change one's standpoint; changing of mind or decision (normally regarding to supporting
转体
zyun2 tai2to roll over
转头
zyun2 tau4in a second; in a moment (Cantonese)
转托
zyun2 tok3to pass on a task; to pass the buck
转弯
zyun2 waan1(adverb) (of situation) negotiate for a solution
转弯抹角
zyun2 waan1 mut3 gok3see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
转圜
zyun2 waan4to save or redeem (a situation); to intercede
转圜余地
zyun2 waan4 jyu4 dei6to have room to save a situation
转韵
zyun2 wan5change of rhyme (within a poem)
转运
zyun2 wan6to forward; to transfer; to transship
转运站
zyun2 wan6 zaam6distribution depot; transit center
转运栈
zyun2 wan6 zaan6storage depot on a transportation route
转往
zyun2 wong5to change (to final stretch of journey)
转会
zyun2 wui2to transfer to another club (professional sports)
转会费
zyun2 wui2 fai3transfer fee; sign-on bonus
转回
zyun2 wui4to turn back; reversal
转换
zyun2 wun6to change; to convert
转换断层
zyun2 wun6 dyun6 cang4transform fault (geology)
转换器
zyun2 wun6 hei3converter

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