Cantonese words starting with Z
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進球进球
zeon3 kau4to score a goal
峻厲峻厉
zeon3 lai6pitiless
峻嶺峻岭
zeon3 ling5lofty mountain range
進料进料
zeon3 liu2to feed (a machine)
進來进来
zeon3 loi4to come in
進路进路
zeon3 lou6way of proceeding
駿馬骏马
zeon3 maa5fine horse
晉文公晋文公
zeon3 man4 gung1Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸[Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4]
雋敏隽敏
zeon3 man5refined and smart
雋茂隽茂
zeon3 mau6outstanding talent
俊美
zeon3 mei5pretty
雋妙隽妙
zeon3 miu6extremely elegant
進門进门
zeon3 mun4to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject
浚泥船
zeon3 nai4 syun4dredger
俊雅
zeon3 ngaa5(literary) elegant; graceful; refined
晉寧晋宁
zeon3 ning4see 晉寧區|晋宁区[Jin4 ning2 Qu1]
晉安晋安
zeon3 on1see 晉安區|晋安区[Jin4 an1 Qu1]
晉安區晋安区
zeon3 on1 keoi1Jin'an, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
縉紳缙绅
zeon3 san1government official; retired official
進身进身
zeon3 san1to get oneself promoted to a higher rank
進身之階进身之阶
zeon3 san1 zi1 gaai1stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
進修进修
zeon3 sau1to undertake advanced studies
進修班进修班
zeon3 sau1 baan1 class for advanced studies
俊秀
zeon3 sau3well-favored; pretty
進水进水
zeon3 seoi2to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); inflow of water
進水口进水口
zeon3 seoi2 hau2water inlet
進水閘进水闸
zeon3 seoi2 zaap6water intake
進士进士
zeon3 si6successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
進食进食
zeon3 sik6to eat one's meal
晉升晋升
zeon3 sing1to promote to a higher position
晉城晋城
zeon3 sing4see 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4]
進城进城
zeon3 sing4to go to town
晉城市晋城市
zeon3 sing4 si5Jincheng, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
浚渫
zeon3 sit3to dredge
晉書晋书
zeon3 syu1History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls
進退进退
zeon3 teoi3to advance or retreat; a sense of propriety
進退不得进退不得
zeon3 teoi3 bat1 dak1can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; in a dilemma
進退有常进退有常
zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進退兩難进退两难
zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; in an impossible situation
進退無路进退无路
zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6to have no alternative (idiom)
進退失據进退失据
zeon3 teoi3 sat1 geoi3no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
進退維谷进退维谷
zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; in an impossible situation
進退為難进退为难
zeon3 teoi3 wai4 naan4no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; in an impossible situation
進退自如进退自如
zeon3 teoi3 zi6 jyu4free to come and go (idiom)
進退中繩进退中绳
zeon3 teoi3 zung1 sing4to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進位法进位法
zeon3 wai2 faat3system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)
晉惠帝晋惠帝
zeon3 wai6 dai3Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷[Si1 ma3 Zhong1], 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], reigned 290-307
縉雲缙云
zeon3 wan4see 縉雲縣|缙云县[Jin4 yun2 Xian4]
縉雲縣缙云县
zeon3 wan4 jyun6Jinyun, a county in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang
進棧进栈
zeon3 zaan6(computing) to push (a value) onto a stack
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