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• 積德 — zêh4 dêg4: to accumulate merit, to do good deeds
• 職工 — zêh4 gang1: employee; staff member; worker
• 責怪 — zêh4 guai3: to blame
• 職校 — zêh4 hao6: vocational school (short for 職業學校)
• 責罰 — zêh4 huag8: to punish
• 積分 — zêh4 hung1: integral (mathematics), points; score; aggregate tally
• 職權 — zêh4 kuêng5: authority; powers
• 責令 — zêh4 lêng6: to order, to instruct
• 職業 — zêh4 ngiab8: occupation; profession; career; vocation
• 責任感 — zêh4 rim6 gam2: sense of responsibility
• 責任人 — zêh4 rim6 nang5: responsible person, coordinator
• 責任心 — zêh4 rim6 sim1: sense of responsibility
• 責任 — zêh4 rim6: responsibility, duty
• 積蓄 — zêh4 tiog4: savings, to save up; to put aside
• 職員 — zêh4 uang5: employee, staff member, office worker
• 職位 — zêh4 ui7: position, post, office
• 積水 — zêh4 zui2: to accumulate water; to become waterlogged
• 職責 — zêh4 zêh4: duty; responsibility (at work)
• 仄 — zêh4: slanting; oblique, narrow, uneasy; worried
• 積 — zêh4: to accumulate, to store up, to amass
• 績 — zêh4: achievement, accomplishment, merit
• 職 — zêh4: duty; profession, office; post
• 責 — zêh4: duty; responsibility, blame
• 爭辯 — zên1 biang6: to argue, to wrangle, to contend
• 爭取 — zên1 cu2: to strive for, to fight for, to win over
• 爭奪 — zên1 doh8: to contend for, to compete for, to scramble for
• 爭鬥 — zên1 dou3: to fight, to struggle, to scuffle
• 爭議 — zên1 ngi2: controversy, dispute, debate
• 爭執 — zên1 zib4: to argue, to quarrel, to dispute
• 爭 — zên1: to dispute, to contend, to strive
• 井蓋 — zên2 koin3: manhole cover
• 井井有條 — zên2 zên2 u6 diao5: neat and orderly, systematic, well-organized
• 井 — zên2: well (for water)
• 阱 — zên2: pit; trap; pitfall
• 晴 — zên5: clear (weather), fine, cloudless
• 靜電 — zên6 diêng6: static electricity
• 靜待 — zên6 tai6: to wait quietly; to wait calmly
• 靜 — zên6: quiet; silent, still; calm
• 鐘錶 — zêng1 biê1: timepiece, clock or watch
• 精彩 — zêng1 cai2: brilliant, splendid, outstanding
• 偵查 — zêng1 cê5: to investigate (a crime), to detect, to scout
• 精緻 — zêng1 di3: delicate; fine; exquisite, refined; purified
• 增加 — zêng1 gia1: to increase, to add, to raise
• 精益求精 — zêng1 iah4 kiu5 zêng1: to keep on improving, to constantly improve
• 精油 — zêng1 iu5: essential oil
• 精巧 — zêng1 ka2: exquisite, elaborate, fine
• 蒸汽 — zêng1 ki3: steam, water vapor
• 精力 — zêng1 lag8: drive, energy, vigor
• 精良 — zêng1 liang5: of superior quality; excellent
• 精煉 — zêng1 liang7: to refine, to purify
• 精練 — zêng1 liang7: concise; succinct, well-trained, capable (of troops)
• 蒸餾 — zêng1 liu3: to distill
• 精美 — zêng1 mui2: exquisite; delicate; elegant; beautiful
• 偵辦 — zêng1 poin7: to investigate and handle (a case)
• 偵破 — zêng1 pua3: to solve (a case), to crack (a case)
• 精銳 — zêng1 ruê6: crack; picked; elite (troops, forces), best-quality
• 增設 — zêng1 siag4: to set up (an additional unit or organization), to add on
• 鐘聲 — zêng1 sian1: sound of a bell
• 精心 — zêng1 sim1: with utmost care, meticulous, painstaking
• 精神文明 — zêng1 sing5 bhung5 mêng5: intellectual/spiritual progress (of a society)
• 精神分裂症 — zêng1 sing5 hung1 lih8 zêng3: schizophrenia
• 精神 — zêng1 sing5: spirit; energy; vigor, mind; state of mind
• 精細 — zêng1 soi3: delicate; fine; exquisite, careful; meticulous, precise; accurate
• 曾孫 — zêng1 sung1: great-grandson
• 精牲 — zêng1 sên1: domestic animal, beast; brute (derogatory)
• 精誠 — zêng1 sêng5: absolute sincerity; good faith
• 增添 — zêng1 tiam1: to add, to augment, to increase
• 精子庫 — zêng1 ze2 kou3: sperm bank
• 精子 — zêng1 ze2: sperm cell, spermatozoon
• 增長 — zêng1 ziang2: to grow, to increase
• 增進 — zêng1 zing3: to enhance, to promote (understanding, relations, etc.)
• 精準 — zêng1 zung2: accurate, exact, precise
• 偵 — zêng1: to spy, to reconnoiter, detective
• 僧 — zêng1: Buddhist monk, bonze
• 增 — zêng1: to increase, to add, to expand
• 征 — zêng1: to go on a military expedition, to invade; to conquer, to journey
• 徵 — zêng1: to collect; to levy, to solicit; to recruit, sign; omen; evidence
• 憎 — zêng1: to hate, to detest
• 曾 — zêng1: great- (kinship prefix), surname Zeng
• 甑 — zêng1: earthenware steaming pot, wooden rice steamer
• 盅 — zêng1: small handleless cup, goblet
• 睛 — zêng1: eyeball, pupil of the eye
• 禎 — zêng1: lucky, auspicious, good omen
• 箏 — zêng1: zither (guzheng)
• 精 — zêng1: smart; clever; sharp, refined; exquisite
• 舂 — zêng1: to pound (grain) in a mortar, to punch; to hit with a fist
• 菁 — zêng1: betel nut
• 蒸 — zêng1: to steam (food), to evaporate
• 諍 — zêng1: to quarrel, to argue, to dispute
• 貞 — zêng1: chaste, virtuous, loyal, faithful
• 鍾 — zêng1: surname Zhong/Cheng
• 鐘 — zêng1: bell, clock
• 腫瘤 — zêng2 liu5: tumor, tumour
• 種種 — zêng2 zêng2: various; all kinds of; a variety of
• 種 — zêng2: kind; type; sort, seed; species
• 腫 — zêng2: to swell
• 政變 — zêng3 biang3: coup d'état, coup
• 種塍 — zêng3 cang5: to work the land; to farm (alternative form of 種田)
• 種田 — zêng3 cang5: to work the land; to farm
• 政策 — zêng3 cêh4: policy
• 政治學 — zêng3 di7 hag8: political science
• 政治 — zêng3 di7: politics
• 眾多 — zêng3 do1: many, numerous
• 證據 — zêng3 ge6: evidence; proof
• 證件 — zêng3 gian6: identification; ID document; credential
• 證券 — zêng3 guang3: security (financial instrument)
• 症候 — zêng3 hao7: symptom (of an illness), disease
• 政風 — zêng3 hong1: style of government, government ethics/integrity
• 政府 — zêng3 hu2: government
• 證婚 — zêng3 hung1: to serve as witness at a wedding
• 政客 — zêng3 kêh4: politician (derogatory)
• 證明 — zêng3 mêng5: to prove; to demonstrate; to certify, proof; certificate
• 眾人 — zêng3 nang5: everybody, everyone, the masses
• 證人 — zêng3 nang5: witness
• 眾怒 — zêng3 no7: public wrath, public anger
• 眾所周知 — zêng3 so2 ziu1 zai1: as everyone knows, well-known, common knowledge
• 種植 — zêng3 sêg4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
• 眾生 — zêng3 sên1: all living beings, all sentient beings, the masses
• 證書 — zêng3 ze1: certificate, diploma
• 眾志成城 — zêng3 zi3 sêng5 sian5: unity is strength (idiom), the will of the masses forms a fortress
• 種作 — zêng3 zoh4: to plant crops; to farm
• 種珠 — zêng3 zu1: to vaccinate against smallpox
• 症狀 — zêng3 zuang6: symptom (of an illness)
• 政績 — zêng3 zêh4: administrative achievements, record of accomplishments (of an official)
• 政 — zêng3: politics, government affairs
• 症 — zêng3: sign or indication of disease, illness, disease
• 眾 — zêng3: the masses; crowd; multitude; everyone, many; numerous
• 種 — zêng3: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
• 證 — zêng3: to prove; to verify, evidence; proof
• 蹭 — zêng3: to rub against, to dawdle, to freeload (colloquial)
• 曾經 — zêng5 gêng1: once, before, used to
• 曾 — zêng5: already; ever, once (in the past)
• 淨化 — zêng6 huê3: to purify, to clean up
• 盡頭 — zêng6 tao5: the very end, endpoint
• 淨土 — zêng6 tou2: pure land (Buddhism), unpolluted place (figurative)
• 淨水器 — zêng6 zui2 ki3: water purifier
• 淨 — zêng6: clean; pure, net (of an amount)
• 靖 — zêng6: peaceful; tranquil, to pacify
• 靚 — zêng6: pretty; beautiful, good; fine
• 啞巴 — ê2 ba1: mute person, dumb person
• 啞囝 — ê2 gian2: mute person, dumb person
• 啞鈴 — ê2 lêng1: dumbbell
• 啞 — ê2: mute, dumb, hoarse
• A — ê5: the Latin letter A (as used in Chinese, e.g. for spelling loanwords/abbreviations)
• L — ê5 le7: the Latin letter L (as used in Chinese)
• 華美 — ê6 bhuê2: Huamei (village in Chao'an district, Chaozhou)
• 下爿 — ê6 boin5: below; beneath; underside
• 下輩 — ê6 buê3: younger generation, descendants
• 下次 — ê6 ce3: next time
• 下底 — ê6 doi2: underneath, below; the bottom
• 下頦 — ê6 hai5: chin
• 下回 — ê6 huê5: next time, next chapter
• 下游 — ê6 iu5: downstream, lower reaches (of a river)
• 下跤 — ê6 ka1: below, underneath; bottom
• 下面 — ê6 ming7: below, underneath, next (in order)
• 廈門 — ê6 mung5: Xiamen (city in Fujian, China)
• 下午 — ê6 ngou2: afternoon
• 下日 — ê6 rig8: another day, some other day
• 下世人 — ê6 si3 nang5: next life, next incarnation
• 下旬 — ê6 sung5: last ten days of a month
• 下水道 — ê6 zui2 dao6: sewer, drain
• 下旰 — ê7 gua3: afternoon
• 下 — ê7: classifier for occurrences: once, one time, for a short while; give it a go
• 下 — ê7: low; short
• 縊 — êg4: to hang (oneself), to strangle to death
• 鎰 — êg4: ancient unit of weight (20 or 24 liang)
• 浴房 — êg8 bang5: bathroom, public bathhouse
• 浴布 — êg8 bou3: bath towel
• 浴棚 — êg8 bên5: bathroom
• 浴室 — êg8 sig4: bathroom, bathhouse
• 液晶 — êg8 zian1: liquid crystal
• 亦 — êg8: also; too; likewise; still
• 億 — êg8: hundred million (100,000,000)
• 奕 — êg8: to play (a game, e.g. cards or chess)
• 憶 — êg8: to recall; to remember, memory
• 掖 — êg8: to tuck, to conceal; to hide, to support with the arms
• 易 — êg8: easy; simple; not difficult
• 浴 — êg8: to bathe; to take a bath
• 溢 — êg8: to overflow, to brim over
• 繹 — êg8: to unravel, to interpret, to continue
• 翊 — êg8: to assist, to help
• 翌 — êg8: next (as in 翌日, 'the following day')
• 腋 — êg8: armpit, underarm; axilla
• 臆 — êg8: to guess; to conjecture
• 譯 — êg8: to translate, to interpret, to decode
• 厄 — êh4: difficult; hard; challenging
• 軛 — êh4: yoke (for draft animals), to restrain; to control
• H — êh8 cu7: the Latin letter H (as used in Chinese)
• F — êh8 hu7: the Latin letter F (as used in Chinese)
• S — êh8 se7: the Latin letter S (as used in Chinese)
• M — êm5: the Latin letter M (as used in Chinese)
• 楹 — ên5: pillar, column
• 英文 — êng1 bhung5: English language (especially written)
• 鸚鵡 — êng1 bu2: parrot
• 英特網 — êng1 dêg8 mang6: the Internet
• 塕塵 — êng1 dêng5: dust, cobweb (Teochew)
• 煙塵 — êng1 dêng5: dust, cobweb
• 英語 — êng1 ghe2: English language
• 英歌 — êng1 go1: Yingge, a folk dance of the Chaoshan region
• 鸚哥 — êng1 go1: parrot; parakeet (colloquial)