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• 書記 — ze1 gi3: secretary, clerk
• 書金 — ze1 gim1: tuition fee paid to a teacher (historical Teochew)
• 資金 — ze1 gim1: fund, funding, capital
• 資格 — ze1 gêh4: qualification, eligibility, competence
• 書香 — ze1 hiang1: scholarly tradition (of a family), literary reputation
• 之乎者也 — ze1 hu7 zia2 ia2: pedantic, archaic-sounding speech, grandiloquent or unintelligible talk full of classical particles
• 資費 — ze1 hui3: fee (telecom or postal service), charge
• 齋姨 — ze1 i5: Buddhist nun
• 書院 — ze1 in7: academy, academy of classical learning, institute
• 資料 — ze1 liou7: data; material, information
• 資歷 — ze1 lêh8: work history, qualifications and record of service, experience
• 書目 — ze1 mag8: booklist, bibliography, catalogue
• 書面 — ze1 ming7: written, in writing, in written form
• 芝麻糊 — ze1 mua5 gou5: black sesame soup
• 芝麻醬 — ze1 mua5 zion3: sesame paste, tahini
• 資源 — ze1 nguang5: resource, asset
• 諸娘人 — ze1 nio5 nang5: woman
• 諸娘 — ze1 nio5: woman
• 諸娘囝 — ze1 niê5 gian2: girl, young woman, daughter
• 淄博 — ze1 pag4: Zibo (city in Shandong, China)
• 滋潤 — ze1 rung6: moist; damp, comfortable; pleasant (of life)
• 滋事 — ze1 se7: to stir up trouble, to cause trouble
• 書寫 — ze1 sia2: to write
• 書城 — ze1 sian5: book superstore, large bookstore
• 之所以 — ze1 so2 in2: the reason why
• 資產 — ze1 suan2: asset, capital, property
• 諮詢 — ze1 sung5: to consult, to seek advice
• 書生 — ze1 sêng1: scholar, intellectual, bookish person
• 姿態 — ze1 tai3: posture, pose, attitude
• 書籍 — ze1 zia6: books, written works
• 資質 — ze1 zioh4: natural endowments, aptitude, intelligence
• 資助 — ze1 zo6: to sponsor, to subsidize, to fund
• 之前 — ze1 zoin5: before; previously, prior to; ahead of
• 書齋 — ze1 zê1: study (room), school (Teochew)
• 之 — ze1: (literary) genitive/possessive marker; of, (literary) him; her; it; them (object pronoun)
• 姿 — ze1: posture, bearing, appearance
• 書 — ze1: book
• 淄 — ze1: Zi River (a river in Shandong)
• 滋 — ze1: to grow; to multiply, to increase
• 緇 — ze1: black (literary)
• 芝 — ze1: Ganoderma; lingzhi mushroom, used in 芝麻 (sesame)
• 茲 — ze1: this (literary)
• 菑 — ze1: field cultivated for one year, cropfield
• 貲 — ze1: to fine, to estimate
• 資 — ze1: capital; funds; resources
• 齋 — ze1: vegetarian diet/food (esp. for religious reasons), fasting
• 煮飯 — ze2 bung7: to cook rice, to cook a meal
• 煮炒 — ze2 ca2: to cook and fry, to stir-fry
• 子宮 — ze2 gêng1: uterus, womb
• 仔細 — ze2 soi3: careful; attentive; meticulous
• 子彈 — ze2 tang5: bullet, shot
• 煮食 — ze2 ziah8: to cook food, to cook
• 子 — ze2: child; son, seed, classifier for small round objects
• 梓 — ze2: catalpa tree, hometown (literary)
• 煑 — ze2: to boil, to cook
• 煮 — ze2: to cook, to boil
• 漬 — ze3: to soak; to steep, to stain; to be soiled
• 薯條 — ze5 diou5: french fries, chips
• 薯 — ze5: potato, tuberous crop (potato, sweet potato, yam)
• 自愛 — ze6 ain3: to have regard for oneself, self-respect; self-love
• 自媒體 — ze6 bhuê5 ti2: we-media, self-media (independent online content producer not officially registered as a news outlet)
• 自閉症 — ze6 bi6 zêng3: autism (neurological disorder)
• 自稱 — ze6 cêng1: to call oneself, to claim to be, to profess
• 自動取款機 — ze6 dong6 cu2 kuêng2 gi1: automated teller machine; ATM
• 自動化 — ze6 dong6 huê3: to automate
• 自動 — ze6 dong6: automatic, voluntary; of one's own accord
• 自帶BGM — ze6 dua3 bhi1 ri1 êm1: to have one's own dedicated background music (of a fictional character), to be memorable
• 自帶 — ze6 dua3: to bring one's own, to come with; to be built-in
• 自覺 — ze6 gag4: to become aware that, to feel that, self-aware; conscious
• 自救 — ze6 giu3: to save oneself, to provide for and help oneself
• 自豪 — ze6 hao5: proud, gratified
• 自發 — ze6 huag4: spontaneous
• 自由港 — ze6 iu5 gang2: free port
• 自由自在 — ze6 iu5 ze6 zai6: free and easy, carefree, leisurely
• 自由職業 — ze6 iu5 zêh4 ngiab8: freelance profession, self-employment
• 自由 — ze6 iu5: freedom; liberty, free; unconstrained
• 自欺欺人 — ze6 ki1 ki1 nang5: to deceive oneself as well as others, to fool oneself and others
• 自來火 — ze6 lai5 huê2: match (fire-making device), lighter, gas lamp
• 自來水 — ze6 lai5 zui2: tap water
• 自了 — ze6 liao2: all along; ever since; never (with a negated verb)
• 自立自強 — ze6 lib8 ze6 kiang5: to strive for self-improvement, self-reliance and self-strengthening
• 自律 — ze6 lug8: to be self-disciplined, disciplined
• 自刎 — ze6 mug4: to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat
• 自願 — ze6 nguang6: to volunteer, to do voluntarily
• 自然界 — ze6 riang5 gai3: the natural world, nature
• 自然科學 — ze6 riang5 kuê1 hag8: natural science, physical science
• 自然人 — ze6 riang5 nang5: natural person (legal term, as opposed to a legal entity)
• 自然 — ze6 riang5: nature; the natural world, natural; naturally (also attested as adjective/adverb/conjunction)
• 自燃 — ze6 riang5: to self-ignite, to be pyrophoric
• 自私自利 — ze6 se1 ze6 li6: selfish, self-centered
• 自私 — ze6 se1: selfish
• 自身 — ze6 sing1: self, oneself, one's own
• 自修 — ze6 siu1: to study by oneself; to self-study
• 自首 — ze6 siu2: to turn oneself in, to surrender (to authorities)
• 自細 — ze6 soi3: since childhood, from a young age
• 自殺 — ze6 suah4: to commit suicide, to kill oneself
• 自述 — ze6 sug8: self-introduction, autobiography
• 自乘 — ze6 sêng5: to square (a number); to be multiplied by itself
• 自我 — ze6 ua2: self, oneself
• 自制力 — ze6 zi3 lag8: self-control
• 自制 — ze6 zi3: to exercise self-control; to restrain oneself
• 自製 — ze6 zi3: to make by oneself, homemade, self-made
• 自足 — ze6 zog4: to be self-satisfied, to be smug, to be self-sufficient
• 自主 — ze6 zu2: to act autonomously; to have self-determination, to take the initiative
• 自尊 — ze6 zung1: self-respect, self-esteem
• 自轉 — ze6 zuêng2: to rotate (on its axis), to spin
• 自縊 — ze6 êg4: to hang oneself
• 自 — ze6: self; oneself; one's own, since; from
• 自古 — ze7 gou2: from time immemorial, since ancient times
• 一 — zêg8: one, 1
• 磚塊 — zeng1 go3: brick
• 莊家 — zeng1 gê1: banker/house (in gambling), farmhouse
• 磚窯 — zeng1 iê5: brick kiln
• 贓物 — zeng1 muêh8: stolen goods, loot, bribe
• 妝 — zeng1: to put on makeup, to adorn oneself
• 磚 — zeng1: brick, tile
• 莊 — zeng1: village; hamlet, manor; villa
• 贓 — zeng1: stolen goods, loot, booty
• 指尾囝 — zeng2 bhuê2 gian2: little finger
• 掌甲花 — zeng2 gah4 huê1: garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
• 掌甲 — zeng2 gah4: fingernail
• 指頭公 — zeng2 tao5 gong1: thumb, big toe
• 鑽研 — zeng3 ngiang2: to delve into; to research thoroughly, to study vigorously
• 葬 — zeng3: to bury (the dead), to inter
• 鑽 — zeng3: to drill; to bore, to bore through; to get into, to study intensively
• 狀告 — zeng7 go3: to sue; to bring a lawsuit against someone
• 旋 — zeng7: whorl on the head
• 膣 — zi1: vagina; vulva
• 齏 — zi1: finely chopped condiments (ginger, garlic, etc.), pickled vegetables
• 只擺 — zi2 bai2: this time
• 只爿 — zi2 boin5: this side
• 只不過 — zi2 bug4 guê3: merely, just, only
• 紫菜 — zi2 cai3: laver, nori, edible seaweed
• 只次 — zi2 ce3: this time
• 只撮 — zi2 coh4: these
• 指出 — zi2 cug4: to point out, to indicate
• 指導 — zi2 dao6: to guide, to instruct, to coach
• 指摘 — zi2 diah4: to find fault with, to criticize
• 指點 — zi2 diam2: to point out, to give tips or advice, to point out faults
• 指定 — zi2 dian7: to designate, to appoint, to assign
• 只個 — zi2 gai7: this, this one
• 紫外線 — zi2 ghua7 suan3: ultraviolet ray, UV ray
• 只塊 — zi2 go3: here
• 指向 — zi2 hiang3: to point to, to point towards, to aim at
• 指揮棒 — zi2 hui1 bang6: conductor's baton
• 只回 — zi2 huê5: this time
• 止血膠布 — zi2 huêh4 ga1 bou3: adhesive bandage, sticking plaster, band-aid
• 止血 — zi2 huêh4: to stop bleeding, to staunch blood
• 旨意 — zi2 i3: intent, purpose, imperial edict
• 指引 — zi2 ing2: to guide, to give directions
• 指教 — zi2 ka3: to give advice, to comment (polite)
• 𬎏琳 — zi2 ling5: Zilin (a village in Chenghai district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
• 只能 — zi2 lêng5: can only, have no choice but to
• 姊妹 — zi2 muê7: sisters
• 紫陌 — zi2 mêg8: road in the countryside near the capital
• 指南針 — zi2 nam5 zam1: compass
• 指南 — zi2 nam5: guide, guidebook, directory
• 只是 — zi2 si6: only, merely, just
• 指示 — zi2 si7: to instruct, to direct, to point out
• 紫蘇 — zi2 sou1: perilla, shiso
• 紫色 — zi2 sêg4: purple, violet
• 只頭 — zi2 tao5: this side, here, in here
• 只陣 — zi2 zung5: now, the present moment
• 指責 — zi2 zêh4: to criticize, to blame
• 只 — zi2: this
• 址 — zi2: site, location, foundation
• 姊 — zi2: elder sister
• 指 — zi2: finger
• 旨 — zi2: intention, purpose, aim
• 枳 — zi2: trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata)
• 止 — zi2: to stop, to halt, to end
• 祉 — zi2: happiness; blessings; good fortune
• 籽 — zi2: seed
• 紫 — zi2: purple, violet
• 芷 — zi2: angelica (Angelica dahurica)
• 制裁 — zi3 cai5: to sanction, to punish, to penalize
• 制定 — zi3 dian7: to formulate, to draft (a law or policy), to lay down
• 祭奠 — zi3 diang6: to hold a memorial ceremony for, to commemorate
• 制度 — zi3 dou7: system, institution
• 制服 — zi3 hog8: uniform
• 制約 — zi3 iag4: to restrict, to limit, to inhibit
• 志氣 — zi3 ki3: aspiration, ambition, spirit
• 祭禮 — zi3 li2: sacrificial rites, sacrificial offering
• 劑量 — zi3 liang6: dose, dosage
• 際遇 — zi3 ngo6: circumstances; lot in life, opportunity; fate
• 志願者 — zi3 nguang6 zia2: volunteer, volunteer worker
• 志願 — zi3 nguang6: aspiration, wish, ideal
• 祭祀 — zi3 se6: to offer sacrifices, to worship ancestors or gods
• 製作 — zi3 zag4: to make; to manufacture; to fabricate, to produce (a film, show, etc.)
• 制止 — zi3 zi2: to stop, to prevent, to curb
• 至少 — zi3 zio2: at least
• 祭祖 — zi3 zou2: to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors, ancestor worship
• 制 — zi3: system, to control; to regulate
• 幟 — zi3: flag, banner
• 志 — zi3: will, determination, aspiration
• 熾 — zi3: blazing; intense (of fire), flourishing; prosperous
• 痣 — zi3: mole, birthmark, nevus
• 祭 — zi3: to make offerings to; to sacrifice to; to worship
• 至 — zi3: to; until (marking an endpoint, as in 'from...to...'), to reach; to arrive
• 製 — zi3: to make; to manufacture; to produce