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• 轉診 — zuang2 ziang2: to refer to a medical specialist
• 賺 — zuang3: to earn; to make a profit
• 狀態 — zuang6 tai3: state; status; condition
• 撞 — zuang6: to bump into, to collide with, to run into
• 狀 — zuang6: shape; form, certificate, to describe
• 率先 — zug4 soin1: to take the lead, to be the first, to set an example
• 卒 — zug4: soldier, to finish; to die
• 率 — zug4: to lead
• 秫米 — zug8 bhi2: glutinous rice; sticky rice
• 秫粞 — zug8 coi3: glutinous rice flour
• 秫 — zug8: glutinous grain; sorghum, glutinous rice (Min)
• 騅 — zui1: piebald horse (gray-and-white horse)
• 水喉 — zui2 ao5: faucet, tap
• 水墨 — zui2 bhag8: ink wash (Chinese ink painting), ink painting
• 水泵 — zui2 bong5: water pump
• 水布 — zui2 bou3: krama (checkered wrap cloth/scarf)
• 水槍 — zui2 cion1: water gun, water cannon
• 水稻 — zui2 dao6: paddy rice, rice (grown in a paddy)
• 水池 — zui2 di5: pond, pool, sink; washbasin
• 水電站 — zui2 diang6 zam6: hydroelectric power station
• 水底 — zui2 doi2: underwater, bottom of a body of water
• 水溝 — zui2 gao1: ditch, trench, gutter
• 水缸 — zui2 geng1: water vat, water jar
• 水牛 — zui2 ghu5: water buffalo, buffalo
• 水雞 — zui2 goi1: frog
• 水管 — zui2 guang2: water pipe, hose
• 水粿 — zui2 guê2: steamed rice cake with preserved radish
• 水果 — zui2 guên2: fruit
• 水魚 — zui2 he5: soft-shell turtle
• 水域 — zui2 hog8: body of water, waters
• 水油 — zui2 iu5: kerosene, paraffin oil
• 水汽 — zui2 ki3: water vapor, steam
• 水庫 — zui2 kou3: reservoir
• 水窟 — zui2 kug4: puddle, small pool of water
• 水量 — zui2 liang6: volume of water, amount of water
• 水面 — zui2 ming7: surface of water, water surface
• 水銀 — zui2 ngeng5: mercury, quicksilver
• 水源 — zui2 nguang5: water source, headwaters, fountainhead
• 水泥 — zui2 ni5: cement
• 水鞋 — zui2 oi5: rain boots, rubber boots
• 水平 — zui2 pêng5: level; standard; proficiency, horizontal
• 水洩不通 — zui2 siab8 bug4 tong1: packed solid, extremely crowded, impenetrable
• 水生 — zui2 sên1: oyster
• 水桶 — zui2 tang2: bucket, pail
• 水體 — zui2 ti2: body of water
• 水土 — zui2 tou3: water and soil, natural environment; climate
• 水獺 — zui2 tuah4: otter
• 水位 — zui2 ui7: water level, water table
• 水溫 — zui2 ung1: water temperature
• 水質 — zui2 zioh4: water quality
• 水泉 — zui2 zuan5: spring water, fountainhead; wellspring
• 水準 — zui2 zung2: level, standard
• 水 — zui2: water
• 沝 — zui2: water, river
• 醉駕 — zui3 gê3: to drive drunk, drunk driving
• 醉 — zui3: to be drunk, to become intoxicated
• 卒 — zui6: hurried; sudden (alternative form of 猝)
• 悴 — zui6: sad, distressed, haggard
• 淬 — zui6: to quench (temper metal by dipping), to dye; to soak
• 粹 — zui6: pure, unadulterated, essence
• 萃 — zui6: to gather, to collect, to assemble
• 贅 — zui6: superfluous, unnecessary, burdensome
• 遵從 — zung1 cong5: to comply with, to defer to, to follow
• 尊重 — zung1 dong6: to respect, to esteem
• 尊貴 — zung1 gui3: honorable, respectable, esteemed
• 尊敬 — zung1 gêng3: to respect, to honor, to hold in high esteem
• 遵命 — zung1 mêng6: to follow orders, to obey someone's command
• 遵守 — zung1 siu2: to observe, to abide by, to comply with
• 遵循 — zung1 sung5: to abide by, to follow, to comply with
• 尊 — zung1: to respect, to revere, to honor
• 樽 — zung1: bottle, vase
• 遵 — zung1: to follow, to obey, to comply with
• 準備 — zung2 bi6: to prepare; to get ready
• 準確 — zung2 kag4: accurate, precise
• 准考證 — zung2 kao2 zêng3: examination admission ticket, exam permit
• 准入 — zung2 rib8: to be permitted to enter, to access (a market, field, etc.)
• 準時 — zung2 si5: punctual; on time
• 准 — zung2: to allow, to permit, to grant
• 準 — zung2: accurate; exact
• 竣工 — zung3 gang1: to complete a project, to finish construction
• 俊 — zung3: handsome, good-looking, talented
• 圳 — zung3: irrigation ditch, furrow (drainage channel between fields)
• 竣 — zung3: to complete, to finish
• 駿 — zung3: noble steed; excellent horse
• 船尾樓 — zung5 bhuê2 lao5: ship cabin, stern cabin
• 船頭 — zung5 tao5: bow of a boat, pier; wharf; dock
• 船塢 — zung5 u3: shipyard, dockyard
• 船員 — zung5 uang5: crew member, sailor
• 船槳 — zung5 zion2: paddle, oar
• 船主 — zung5 zu2: shipowner
• 船 — zung5: ship, boat, vessel
• 捘 — zung6: to twist, to wring, to pinch and twist with the fingers
• 最後 — zuê3 ao6: last, final, finally
• 最初 — zuê3 co1: initially, at first, originally
• 最大 — zuê3 dua7: largest, biggest, greatest
• 最高法 — zuê3 gao1 huag4: Supreme People's Court (of the PRC)
• 最高 — zuê3 gao1: highest, supreme, maximum
• 最近 — zuê3 geng6: recently, lately
• 最佳 — zuê3 gia1: optimal, best, first-rate
• 最好 — zuê3 ho2: best, had better
• 最新 — zuê3 sing1: newest, latest, most recent
• 最終 — zuê3 zong1: final, ultimate, eventually
• 最 — zuê3: most, -est (superlative marker)
• 罪惡 — zuê6 ag4: crime, evil, sin
• 罪犯 — zuê6 huam6: criminal, offender, culprit
• 罪魁禍首 — zuê6 kuê1 hua6 siu2: ringleader, main culprit, principal offender
• 罪名 — zuê6 mian5: criminal charge, accusation
• 罪案 — zuê6 uan3: criminal case, crime
• 罪狀 — zuê6 zuang6: nature of an offense, criminal charge
• 罪 — zuê6: crime, sin, fault
• 湍 — zuêng1: rapids, turbulent water
• 撰 — zuêng6: to write; to compose, to compile
• 姐夫 — zê2 hu1: brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)
• 這裡 — zê2 li2: here
• 姐妹 — zê2 muê7: sisters
• 這 — zê2: this; these
• 債務人 — zê3 bhu6 nang5: debtor
• 債務 — zê3 bhu6: debt
• 債券 — zê3 guang3: bond, debenture
• 債權 — zê3 kuang5: creditor's rights, claim
• 債主 — zê3 zu2: creditor
• 債 — zê3: debt, loan, liability
• 祭 — zê3: a surname, Zhai (a state during the Spring and Autumn period)
• 寨 — zê7: stockade, fort, stockaded village
• 積惡 — zêg4 ag4: to commit many acts of evil
• 叔父 — zêg4 bê6: paternal uncle, father's younger brother
• 燭臺 — zêg4 dai5: candlestick, candelabrum
• 叔囝 — zêg4 gian2: younger brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
• 叔公 — zêg4 gong1: granduncle (father's uncle), husband's uncle (father-in-law's younger brother)
• 積極性 — zêg4 gêg8 sên3: enthusiasm; zeal; initiative
• 積極 — zêg4 gêg8: positive; active; energetic; dynamic
• 折壽 — zêg4 siu7: to have one's lifespan shortened (as retribution), to shorten one's life
• 叔孫囝 — zêg4 sung1 gian2: paternal uncle and his nephew (collectively)
• 叔孫 — zêg4 sung1: paternal uncle and his nephew (collectively)
• 積錢 — zêg4 zin5: to save up money
• 積聚 — zêg4 zu6: to accumulate; to gather; to build up
• 則 — zêg4: then; in that case, so; thus, classifier for rules/news items
• 叔 — zêg4: uncle (father's younger brother), term of address for an older man
• 燭 — zêg4: candle, taper
• 一味 — zêg8 bhi7: blindly, stubbornly, persistently
• 一萬 — zêg8 bhuêng7: ten thousand
• 一邊 — zêg8 biêng1: one side; a side
• 一部 — zêg8 bou6: a part; a portion, one copy of (a book, film, etc.)
• 一般 — zêg8 buan1: general, ordinary, common
• 一半 — zêg8 buan3: one half; half
• 一輩子 — zêg8 buê3 ze2: all one's life, a lifetime
• 一百 — zêg8 bêh4: one hundred
• 一切 — zêg8 ciag4: all, everything, anything
• 一撮 — zêg8 coh4: a pinch, a small amount, a few
• 一千 — zêg8 coin1: one thousand
• 一旦 — zêg8 dang3: once, as soon as
• 一致 — zêg8 di3: consistent, unanimous; in agreement
• 一點 — zêg8 diam2: a little; a bit, at all (with negation)
• 一定 — zêg8 dian7: definitely, certainly, surely
• 一直 — zêg8 dig8: always, continuously, straight ahead
• 一滴囝 — zêg8 dih4 gian2: a little, a tiny bit
• 一肚火 — zêg8 dou2 huê2: to be furious, filled with anger
• 一度 — zêg8 dou7: once, at one time
• 一個 — zêg8 gai5: one, a, an
• 一舉 — zêg8 ge2: at one stroke, in one go
• 一枝流 — zêg8 gi1 liu5: always, all along
• 一鍵 — zêg8 giang6: one-button, one-key (attributive, e.g. one-click install)
• 一見鍾情 — zêg8 giêng3 zêng1 cêng5: love at first sight, to fall in love at first sight
• 一句 — zêg8 gu3: a sentence, a line of verse
• 一家人 — zêg8 gê1 nang5: family members, one family
• 一家 — zêg8 gê1: the whole family, one household
• 一系列 — zêg8 hi6 liag8: a series of, a string of
• 一氧化碳 — zêg8 iang2 huê3 tuan3: carbon monoxide
• 一樣 — zêg8 ion7: same; identical
• 一口氣 — zêg8 kao2 ki3: in one breath, in one go, without stopping
• 一起 — zêg8 ki2: together
• 一氣頭 — zêg8 kui3 tao5: in one breath, without a break; in one go
• 一困囝 — zêg8 kung3 gian2: a little while, a moment
• 一律 — zêg8 lug8: without exception, uniformly, all alike
• 一目瞭然 — zêg8 mag8 liao2 riang5: clear at a glance, obvious
• 一問一答 — zêg8 meng7 zêg8 dab4: question and answer, back-and-forth dialogue
• 一暝 — zêg8 mê5: night, overnight
• 一日千里 — zêg8 rig8 coin1 li2: to progress rapidly, to advance by leaps and bounds
• 一日 — zêg8 rig8: daytime, a day
• 一如既往 — zêg8 ru5 gi3 uang2: as always, just as before
• 一如 — zêg8 ru5: exactly like, just as, the same as
• 一事無成 — zêg8 se7 bho5 sêng5: to accomplish nothing, to be a total failure
• 一世人 — zêg8 si3 nang5: a whole lifetime, one's entire life
• 一時 — zêg8 si5: for a while, temporarily, momentarily
• 一心一意 — zêg8 sim1 zêg8 i3: wholeheartedly, with single-minded devotion
• 一瞬間 — zêg8 sung3 gang1: a split second, a brief moment
• 一生一世 — zêg8 sên1 zêg8 si3: a lifetime, all one's life
• 一塌糊塗 — zêg8 tab8 hu5 tu5: a complete mess, in an awful state
• 一體機 — zêg8 ti2 gi1: all-in-one machine; all-in-one device
• 一籌莫展 — zêg8 tiu5 mog8 diang2: at wit's end, unable to find a solution
• 一再 — zêg8 zai3: repeatedly, again and again, time after time
• 一朝一夕 — zêg8 ziao1 zêg8 sêg4: overnight; in a short time, a brief period
• 一下 — zêg8 ê7: briefly, for a moment, once
• 澤 — zêg8: marsh; wetland, luster; sheen
• 積木 — zêh4 bhag8: building blocks (children's toy)
• 責無旁貸 — zêh4 bho5 pang5 dai3: to bear an unshirkable responsibility
• 職務 — zêh4 bhu6: position; job, work duties
• 責備 — zêh4 bi6: to blame, to criticize, to reproach
• 職稱 — zêh4 cêng1: job title, position
• 職場 — zêh4 diên5: workplace, career; job market