Cantonese words starting with Z

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Reality show; a television program featuring unscripted real-life situations.

zan1 jan4 zan1 si6

A true story based on real people and actual events.

zan1 jau5 nei5 dik1

You're really quite something!

One's real intention or the correct interpretation of something.

Rare and precious, especially referring to treasures or curios.

One's true feelings, hidden thoughts, or sincere words; or a sacred mantra.

zan1 jin4 zung1

Shingon Buddhism

A portrait; a true likeness or real appearance.

Tathata; the ultimate nature of reality in Buddhism.

zan1 kam4 kei4 sau3

珍禽奇獸珍禽奇兽

Rare and exotic birds and beasts.

Rare and precious; valuable and unique.

True and accurate; factually correct and certain.

Fungus; a general term for organisms such as yeast, mold, and mushrooms.

zan1 kwan2 gong1

真菌綱真菌纲

Eumycetes; a taxonomic class of fungi.

zan1 kwan2 leoi6

真菌類真菌类

Fungi; the taxonomic kingdom or category comprising fungi.

Chenla; the ancient Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia.

Truth; a proposition that is factually and logically correct.

真理報真理报

Pravda, a Russian broadsheet newspaper.

Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Clear, bright, or transparent.

An oddity; a strange and interesting news item.

True appearance; one's true colors, real identity, or actual character.

zan1 ming4 sat6 sing3

真名實姓真名实姓

One's real name and surname; actual identity.

To receive heaven's command.

zan1 ming6 tin1 zi2

One's Mr. Right or soulmate; also refers to the emperor chosen by heaven.

The Lord of Profound Heaven, a major Daoist deity.

Pearl milk tea; bubble tea.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Jenny, a female given name.

Genuineness; the truth or falsity of something.

zan1 ngai6 mok6 bin6

真偽莫辨真伪莫辨

Unable to distinguish between what is genuine and what is fake.

Really cool, awesome, or capable.

True self; the real me.

To cherish, treasure, or love something dearly.

Superb; wonderful; excellent.

zan1 pang4 sat6 geoi3

真憑實據真凭实据

Solid, indisputable, or concrete evidence.

Genuine leather made from animal hide, as opposed to artificial leather.

zan1 pei4 cang4

真皮層真皮层

Dermis; the layer of skin beneath the epidermis.

zan1 pun1 gwan6

Zhenpan commandery, one of four Han dynasty commanderies in northern Korea from 108 BC to around 300 AD.

Really, extremely, or very.

zan1 sam1 sat6 ji3

真心實意真心实意

Genuine, sincere, and wholehearted; with real and honest intentions.

真心話真心话

One's true thoughts and feelings expressed honestly without concealment.

zan1 sam1 waa2 daai6 mou6 him2

真心話大冒險真心话大冒险

Truth or Dare; the party game of choosing to answer a question honestly or perform a challenge.

The real body of a deity, or the true identity of a person.

The true God, used especially in monotheistic religions.

Real; actually existing and not imagined.

真實感真实感

A sense of reality or authenticity; the feeling that something is genuine or real.

zan1 sat6 sing3

真實性真实性

Authenticity, veracity, or validity; the quality of being real or true.

Delicacy; dainties; rare and delicious food.