courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
詠
wing6
to sing
to hum
to chant
芝
zi1
Zoysia pungens
a kind of fragrant herb
purplish mushroom symbolising nobility
a surname
used in transliteration of words such as cheese
sesame
之後
zi1 hau6
after
咗
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
名
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
做
zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
潤
jeon6
to moisten
to lubricate
to embellish
moist
glossy
sleek
to touch up
profit
returns
to make fun of someone
to laugh at someone
remuneration
to give a little benefit to someone
to provoke
to enrich
to behave arrogantly
to display disrespect to
之
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
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