Cantonese words starting with Z

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Duke of Zhou, a historical Chinese figure used as a euphemism for sleep or dreams.

Zhoukou, a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China.

Zhoukoudian, a prehistoric cave site in Fangshan District, Beijing.

Zhoukou, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China.

Kathy Chau, a Hong Kong actress.

A weekly publication or magazine.

周恩來周恩来

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader and prime minister.

To help the needy; to give to charity.

zau1 jat1 ngok6

周一嶽周一岳

York Chow Yat-ngok (born 1947), a Hong Kong orthopaedic surgeon and politician.

Sunday; also used to refer to weekdays.

zau1 jau1 wong4

King You of Zhou, the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty.

To travel or journey around; to go from place to place.

To tour; to travel around.

To tour, travel around, or wander.

zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3

周遊列國周游列国

To travel around to different countries; to tour the world.

zau1 jau4 sai3 gaai3

周遊世界周游世界

To travel around the world.

zau1 jau5 gwong1

Zhou Youguang (1906–2017), a Chinese linguist credited as the father of Hanyu Pinyin.

zau1 jeon6 faat3

周潤發周润发

Chow Yun-Fat, a famous Hong Kong actor.

zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2

週而復始周而复始

To move in circles, or start over again from the beginning in a continuous cycle.

The Book of Changes, an ancient Chinese divination text.

Exhaustive, thorough, and complete.

Zou Yan, founder of the Yin-Yang School during the Warring States Period.

Zou Rong (1885–1905), a Chinese nationalist revolutionary and martyr of the late Qing dynasty.

Zhou Yu, a famous general of the southern Wu kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period.

A mythical righteous animal in Chinese mythology, or the title of an archaic ceremonial tune.

zau1 jyu4 daa2 wong4 goi3

周瑜打黃蓋周瑜打黄盖

A situation where both parties are completely willing, even if one appears to be suffering.

Vic Zhou, a Taiwanese singer and actor, and a member of the pop group F4.

Zou County, a county in Shandong province.

Cycle or period; the duration of time for a process or system to return to its original state.

週期表周期表

The periodic table in chemistry.

zau1 kei4 gaai2

週期解周期解

Periodic solution to a differential equation.

zau1 kei4 haam4 sou3

周期函數周期函数

Periodic function

週期系周期系

Periodic system; the periodic table of chemical elements.

zau1 kei4 leot6

Periodic law, especially in chemistry, or more generally a law of cycles.

zau1 kei4 sing3

週期性周期性

Periodic; recurring regularly, or the quality of being cyclical.

週期數周期数

Periodic number.

Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu.

zau1 kuk1 jyun6

舟曲縣舟曲县

Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu.

State-run; established or funded by a state government.

Zhou Libo (1908-1979), a Chinese left-wing journalist, translator, and novelist.

zau1 laap6 daai6 hok6

州立大學州立大学

State university; a public university funded and operated by a state.

The Rites of Zhou, one of the three ancient ritual texts of Confucianism.

Pi; the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

zau1 loeng4 suk6 ji4

Selina Chow, a prominent Hong Kong politician born in 1945.

zau1 man4 wong4

King Wen of Zhou state (circa 1152-1056 BC).

Careful, thorough, and detailed in thoughts, plans, or arrangements.

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King Wu of Zhou, the first king of the Western Zhou dynasty.