Cantonese words starting with Z

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A pretty girl or attractive young woman.

Just now; a moment ago.

Leftover, remaining, or only; also to clean, or a painted face male role in Chinese opera.

Net, remaining after all deductions; also meaning pure, clean, or only.

A surname, usually transliterated as Cheng.

鄭家富郑家富

Andrew Cheng Kar-foo, a Hong Kong politician.

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鄭國渠郑国渠

Zhengguo Canal, an ancient irrigation canal in Shaanxi.

zeng6 gwong1 zou2

鄭光祖郑光祖

Zheng Guangzu, a prominent Yuan dynasty dramatist, recognized as one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists.

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鄭幸娟郑幸娟

Zheng Xingjuan, a Chinese high jumper.

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鄭人爭年郑人争年

An idiom referring to the men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages; a dispute over trivial or pointless matters.

鄭伊健郑伊健

Ekin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer.

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鄭易里郑易里

Zheng Yili, a translator, editor, and lexicographer who created the Zheng coding system.

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鄭汝樺郑汝桦

Eva Cheng Yu-wah, a Hong Kong politician.

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鄭裕玲郑裕玲

Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), a prominent Hong Kong actress and television host.

Zheng Xuan, a prominent Confucian scholar of the late Eastern Han dynasty.

Zheng Ma, an input method for Chinese characters based on root shapes.

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鄭夢準郑梦准

Chung Mong-joon, a South Korean businessman and politician.

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凈身出戶净身出户

To leave a marriage with nothing, forfeiting all joint possessions and property.

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鄭秀文郑秀文

Sammi Cheng, a prominent Hong Kong pop singer and actress.

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鄭成功郑成功

Koxinga (1624-1662), a military leader of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Zheng He (1371-1433), a famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer.

鄭則仕郑则仕

Kent Cheng Jak-si, a Hong Kong actor.

Zhengzhou, a city in central China and the capital of Henan province.

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鄭州大學郑州大学

Zhengzhou University.

鄭州市郑州市

Zhengzhou, a prefecture-level city and the capital of Henan Province.

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鄭中基郑中基

Ronald Cheng, a Hong Kong singer and actor.

Serious, solemn, and earnest in attitude.

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鄭重其事郑重其事

To take a matter seriously, solemnly, or with great care.

A Chinese surname.

Short for sniper rifle, especially in video gaming contexts.

An ulcer, carbuncle, or subcutaneous abscess, often associated with tissue necrosis or gangrene.

To press, poke, or stab using a protuberant object like an elbow or a pointed tool.

Short-tailed bird.

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To pursue and attack a fleeing enemy.

To flog or beat someone.

To pursue closely, or to press hard for payment.

Pursuing troops; enemy soldiers giving chase.

To make a supplementary payment, acquisition, or addition.

To pursue and arrest; to hunt down a fleeing target for capture rather than to kill.

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追本窮源追本穷源

To trace something back to its origin; to get to the root of a matter.

To investigate, trace, or follow clues to uncover the truth.

To pursue, seek, or search for in order to achieve a goal.

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追尋現代中國追寻现代中国

The book "In Search of Modern China" by Jonathan D. Spence.

To track down and arrest a criminal; to hunt down a fugitive.

To follow or be loyal to someone, typically a leader or role model.

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追隨者追随者

Follower or adherent.

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錐齒輪锥齿轮

Bevel gear; pinion gear.

To stab or assassinate from hiding.

To pursue and annihilate; to chase down and destroy.