Cantonese words starting with Z

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To score a goal.

Stern, harsh, and pitiless in attitude or manner.

Lofty mountain range.

To feed materials into a machine.

To come in; to enter from the perspective of someone already inside.

Way of proceeding, career path, or future direction.

Fine horse; a high-quality steed, typically one that runs fast.

zeon3 man4 gung1

晉文公晋文公

Duke Wen of Jin, a ruler during the Spring and Autumn period and one of the Five Hegemons.

Refined and smart; quick-witted and intelligent.

Outstanding talent; a person of exceptional ability and potential.

Handsome and beautiful; good-looking, particularly describing a man's features.

Extremely elegant, graceful, and refined.

To enter a door, or to learn the basics of a subject.

zeon3 nai4 syun4

Dredger; a boat or ship equipped for dredging and excavating under water.

Elegant, graceful, and refined.

Jinning, a district of Kunming in Yunnan, China.

Jinan district of Fuzhou city in Fujian.

zeon3 on1 keoi1

晉安區晋安区

Jin'an, a district of Fuzhou in Fujian Province.

Gentry, government officials, or retired officials.

To rise in social status, be promoted, or enter a higher rank.

zeon3 san1 zi1 gaai1

進身之階进身之阶

Stepping stone to success, greater power, or a higher rank.

To pursue further studies or continuous learning outside of work.

zeon3 sau1 baan1

進修班进修班

A class or course for advanced studies or further education.

Handsome, pretty, and elegant in appearance or manner.

To have water get in, such as into one's ear or shoes; the inflow of water.

zeon3 seoi2 hau2

進水口进水口

zeon3 seoi2 zaap6

進水閘进水闸

Water intake; an inlet gate used to control the inflow of water.

A successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination in ancient China.

To eat; to ingest food by chewing and swallowing to absorb nutrients.

To be promoted to a higher position in a company, organization, or military.

Jincheng, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, China.

To go to town; to enter a city.

zeon3 sing4 si5

晉城市晋城市

Jincheng, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province.

To dredge; to clear out mud and sand from a waterway.

The Book of Jin, one of the 24 dynastic histories, covering the history of the Jin dynasty.

To advance or retreat, or a sense of propriety.

zeon3 teoi3 bat1 dak1

進退不得进退不得

Unable to advance or retreat; in a dilemma with no room for maneuver.

zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4

進退有常进退有常

To advance or retreat according to established rules or natural laws.

zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4

進退兩難进退两难

To be in a dilemma, with no room to advance or retreat.

zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6

進退無路进退无路

To have no way forward or backward; to be cornered with no alternative.

zeon3 teoi3 sat1 geoi3

進退失據进退失据

No room to advance or retreat; in a dilemma or at a loss.

zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1

進退維谷进退维谷

In a dilemma; in a difficult situation with no room to advance or retreat.

zeon3 teoi3 wai4 naan4

進退為難进退为难

To be in a dilemma, with no room to advance or retreat.

zeon3 teoi3 zi6 jyu4

進退自如进退自如

Free to come and go, or to advance and retreat with ease.

zeon3 teoi3 zung1 sing4

進退中繩进退中绳

To advance or retreat according to rules or standards; to behave in a disciplined and orderly manner.

zeon3 wai2 faat3

進位法进位法

Positional notation or radix system in mathematics, such as decimal or binary.

zeon3 wai6 dai3

晉惠帝晋惠帝

Emperor Hui of Jin, the second emperor of the Jin Dynasty, who reigned from 290 to 307.

Jinyun County, a county in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China.

zeon3 wan4 jyun6

縉雲縣缙云县

Jinyun County, a county in Lishui, Zhejiang, China.

To push a value onto a stack.