Cantonese words starting with Z

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Notochord; a flexible skeletal rod found in chordate embryos and some adult organisms.

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脊索動物脊索动物

Chordate; any animal of the phylum Chordata.

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脊索動物門脊索动物门

Chordata; the animal phylum containing vertebrates and closely related invertebrates.

Backbone, spine, or vertebral column.

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脊椎動物脊椎动物

Vertebrate; an animal with a backbone, typically bilaterally symmetrical and classified into birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.

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脊椎動物門脊椎动物门

Vertebrata; the phylum of vertebrates.

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Vertebra; the individual bones making up the spine.

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脊椎指壓療法脊椎指压疗法

Chiropractic therapy.

zek3 zeoi1 zi2 aat3 zi6 liu4 si1

脊椎指壓治療師脊椎指压治疗师

Chiropractor; a practitioner of chiropractic treatment.

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隻字不提只字不提

To avoid mentioning someone or something; to not say a single word about a matter.

蓆攝底席摄底

Hidden away; tucked under a mat or mattress.

Smart, clever, or intelligent, sometimes with a connotation of being cunning or sly.

Smart and obedient; acting in a clever way that conforms with social expectations.

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Clever, obedient, and sensible.

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精乖靈利精乖灵利

Clever, bright, and obedient, especially of a child.

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精歸左精归左

To have a mind or character that has been corrupted.

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精過冇尾蛇精过冇尾蛇

Extremely cunning, sneaky, and crafty.

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精人出口，笨人出手

Smart people only give ideas and let foolish people execute them, leaving the foolish to bear the consequences.

Smart, capable, and quick-witted.

A water well, or a vertical shaft in a building or structure.

An ancient variant of a pitfall, pit, or trap.

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An ignorant, narrow-minded person of limited experience who thinks highly of themselves.

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井岡山井冈山

Jinggang Mountains, a mountain range in the Jiangxi and Hunan border region.

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井岡山市井冈山市

Jinggangshan, a county-level city in Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.

Underground, specifically referring to the area inside a shaft or mine.

The mouth or opening of a well.

The octothorpe or hash symbol (#), commonly found on telephone keypads and keyboards.

Well salt; salt obtained from brine wells.

Orderly, well-arranged, and in perfect order.

Jingyan; a county in Sichuan province.

zeng2 jin4 jau5 zeoi6

Neat, tidy, and in perfect order.

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井研縣井研县

Jingyan County, in Leshan, Sichuan, China.

Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.

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井陘縣井陉县

Jingxing, a county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.

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井陘礦區井陉矿区

Jingxing Mining District, a district of Shijiazhuang, Hebei.

The foundation or parapet wall surrounding a water well.

A blowout or gushing of oil, gas, or liquid from a well; a sudden, uncontrolled eruption.

Well water; water from a water well.

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井水不犯河水

To mind one's own business and not interfere with each other; keeping boundaries clear and distinct.

The well-field system of land division used in ancient China.

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Well-field system; a Chinese land distribution method used during the Zhou dynasty.

zeng2 waa1 zi1 gin3

井蛙之見井蛙之见

A narrow, limited perspective or shallow understanding.

Always clean and tidy.

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井井有條井井有条

Neat, orderly, and well-organized; methodical.

An attractive, good-looking, or sexy young woman.

Of excellent quality; great; attractive or good-looking.

Excellent, high-quality, or authentic; also used to describe an attractive woman.

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Terrific; awesome; extremely good or satisfying.

Something of excellent quality; a great thing.

Something of high quality; good stuff.