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  zau1   jyutping
  zhou1   pinyin
continent; islet; sandbar; shoal; sandbank

noun
Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 11986 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th May 2015 01:32

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detail  saam1 gok3 zau1  san1 jiao3 zhou1 = (river) delta
detail  ou3 zau1  ao4 zhou1 = Australia
detail  fei1 zau1  fei1 zhou1 = Africa
detail  bak1 mei5 zau1  bei3 mei3 zhou1 = North America
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1  nan2 mei3 zhou1 = South America
detail  zung1 mei5 zau1  zhong1 mei3 zhou1 = Central America
detail  mei5 zau1  mei3 zhou1 = America
detail  au1 zau1  ou1 zhou1 = Europe
detail  aa3 zau1  ya3 zhou1 (Taiwan), ya4 zhou1 (PRC) = Asia
detail  naam4 gik6 zau1  nan2 ji2 zhou1 = Antarctica
detail  zau1 zai3  zhou1 ji4 = intercontinental
detail  coeng4 zau1   = Cheung Chau
detail  ping4 zau1   = Peng Chau
detail  daai6 joeng4 zau1  da4 yang2 zhou1 = Oceania
detail  sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5   = fried vermicelli Singapore style
detail  aa3 zau1 gwok3 gaa1  ya3 zhou1 guo2 jia1 (Taiwan), ya4 zhou1 guo2 jia1 (PRC) = Asian country; Asian nation
detail  aa3 zau1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 dei6 keoi1  ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) zhou1 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 qu1 = Asia-Pacific region
detail  aa3 zau1 jyu5 taai3 ping4 joeng4  ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2 = Asia-Pacific
detail  aa3 zau1 jyu5 taai3 ping4 joeng4 dei6 keoi1  ya3/4 (Taiwan) zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 qu1 = Asia-Pacific region
detail  au1 zau1 ji5 wui6*2  ou1 zhou1 yi4 hui4 = the European Parliament
detail  au1 zau1 ji5 wui6*2 ji5 jyun4  ou1 zhou1 yi4 hui4 yi4 yuan2 = member of the European Parliament, MEP
detail  au1 zau1 jan4  ou1 zhou1 ren2 = European (person)
detail  sing1 zau1  xing1 zhou1 = Singapore
detail  sing1 zau1 mai5 fan2  xing1 zhou1 mi3 fen3 = Singapore Rice Noodles
detail  ou3 zau1 zi1 saan1 caak6  ao4 zhou1 zhi1 shan1 zei2 = a bushranger
detail  ding1 zau1   = a sand-bank
detail  luk6 zau1  lv4 zhou1 = an oasis
detail  ou3 zau1 lung4 haa1   = Australia Lobster
detail  saa1 zau1   = [n] a shoal; a sandbank; (placename) Sar Chau
detail  mei5 zau1 si1  mei3 zhou1 shi1 = cougar; puma (lit., "American lion")
detail  aap3 lei6 zau1   = Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island, the most densely populated island in the world)
detail  aa3 zau1 si1   = Panthera leo persica (Asiatic lion)
detail  ou3 zau1 fung6 mei5 cung4   = Cycas media (Australian nut palm)
detail  mei5 zau1 hoi2 ngau4   = Trichechus manatus (West Indian manatee)
detail  mei5 zau1 sik1 jik6   = Teiidae species (tegus; tegu lizards)
detail  fei1 zau1 hoi2 ngau4   = Trichechus senegalensis (West African manatee)
detail  fei1 zau1 zi2 lo4 laan4   = Saintpaulia ionantha (African violet)
detail  fei1 zau1 fu4 jung4   = Dombeya calantha (dombeya)
detail  fei1 zau1 mong5 se4   = Python sebae (African python)
detail  ou3 zau1 baak6 syun4  ao4 zhou1 bai2 xuan2 = Australian white ibis
detail  zau1 fu2  zhou1 fu3 = state government
detail  zau1 zai3 daan6 dou6 fei1 daan6*2  zhou1 ji4 dan4 dao4 fei1 dan4 = intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
detail  aa3 zau1 sik1  ya4 zhou1 shi4 = asian style
detail  aa3 zau1 wan6 dung6 wui6*2  ya4 zhou1 yun4 dong4 hui4 = Asian Games
detail  zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1  zhu1 jiang1 san1 jiao3 zhou1 = Pearl River Delta (PRD)
detail  au1 zau1 lyun4 mang4  ou1 zhou1 lian2 meng2 = European Union
detail  fei1 zau1 wo1 ngau4   = African snail
detail  ou3 zau1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Qantas (an Australian airline)
detail  aa3 zau1 haak3 zou2  ya4 zhou1 ke4 zao3 = Xenopsylla astia
detail  bing1 zau1  bing1 zhou1 = Iceland
detail  bing1 zau1 sek6  bing1 zhou1 shi2 = Iceland spar
detail  au1 zau1 hong4 tin1 guk6  ou1 zhou1 hang2 tian1 ju2 = ESA; European Space Agency
detail  au1 zau1 jyu5 jin4  ou1 zhou1 yu3 yan2 = European language
detail  mei4 gung1 ho4 saam1 gok3 zau1  mei2 gong1 he2 san1 jiao3 zhou1 = Mekong Delta
detail  saat3 haa1 laai1 ji5 naam4 fei1 zau1  sa1 ha1 la1 yi3 nan2 fei1 zhou1 = Sub-Saharan Africa
detail  aa3 zau1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ging1 zai3 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1  ya4 zhou1 tai4 ping2 yang2 jing1 ji4 he2 zuo4 zu3 zhi1 = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
detail  naam4 gik6 zau1 bun3 dou2  nan2 ji2 zhou1 ban4 dao3 = the Antartic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
detail  san1 zau1  xin1 zhou1 = Xinzhou (place in Hubei)
detail  zi2 zau1  zi3 zhou1 = Zizhou (place in Shaanxi)
detail  zyu1 zau1  zhu1 zhou1 = Zhuzhou (city in Hunan)
detail  aa3 zau1 din6 si6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = Asia Television Ltd.
detail  ou3 zau1 hong4 hung1   = Qantas Airways
detail  coeng4 zau1 ji1 jyun6*2   = St. John Hospital
detail  coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1   = Yangzi River Delta
detail  aap3 zau1   = Ap Chau (island in the Crooked Harbour, in NE NT)
detail  aa3 zau1 din6 si6   = Asia Television, Ltd.
detail  aa3 zau1 din6 si6 bun2 gong2 toi4   = Asia Television, Ltd. Home Channel
detail  aa3 zau1 din6 si6 gwok3 zai3 toi4   = Asia Television, Ltd. World Channel
detail  bun2 zau1   = Benjhou, Benzhou
detail  fei1 zau1 gwok3 gaa1   = African countries
detail  fei1 zau1 waa6*2   = African languages
detail  fei1 zau1 wo4 soeng6*2   = African Buddhist monk; despicable
detail  fei1 zau1 jan4   = African (person)
detail  laai1 ding1 mei5 zau1   = Latin America
detail  hoi2 joeng4 zau1   = Oceania
detail  au1 zau1 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5   = European Space Agency (ESA)
detail  po4 lo4 zau1   = Borneo
detail  mei5 zau1 ngan4 hong4  mei3 zhou1 yin2 hang2 = Bank of America
detail 西  sai1 naam4 fei1 zau1  xi1 nan2 fei1 zhou1 = Southwest Africa
detail 滿  mun5 zau1  man3 zhou1 = Manchukuo, Manchu
detail  au1 zau1 gung6 tung4 tai2  ou1 zhou1 gong4 tong2 ti3 = European Communities (EC)
detail  au1 zau1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2  ou1 zhou1 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = European Commission
detail  aa3 zau1 hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4  ya4 zhou1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 = Asian Development Bank
detail  au1 zau1 zung1 joeng1 ngan4 hong4  ou1 zhou1 zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2 = European Central Bank
detail  fei1 zau1 hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4  fei1 zhou1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 = African Development Bank
detail  zau1 tau4 zeoi2  zhou1 tou2 zui3 = Zhoutouzui
detail  au1 zau1 zi1 sing1  ou1 zhou1 zhi1 xing1 = Eurostar
detail  aa3 zau1 bui1  ya4 zhou1 bei1 = Asian Cup
detail  ji4 zau1  yi2 zhou1 = land of barbarians; name of Taiwan in the third century AD
detail  aa3 zau1 jin4 gau3  ya4 zhou1 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan) ya4 zhou1 yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = Asian studies
detail  lok6 maa5 zau1  luo4 ma3 zhou1 = Lok Ma Chau
detail  au1 zau1 beng6 fu1  ou1 zhou1 bing4 fu1 = sick man of Europe
detail  aa3 zau1 gei1 co2 cit3 si1 tau4 zi1 ngan4 hong4  ja4 1 ji1 chu3 she4 shi1 tou2 zi1 yin2 hang2 = Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
detail  au1 zau1 on1 cyun4 jyu5 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1  ou1 zhou1 an1 quan2 yu3 he2 zuo4 zu3 zhi1 = Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
detail  au1 zau1 jyun4 zi2 nang4 lyun4 jing4  ou1 zhou1 yuan2 zi3 neng2 lian2 ying2 = Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community)
detail  aa3 zau1 dung6 mat6 gei1 gam1   = Animals Asia Foundation
detail  ou3 zau1 zung3 hap6 pou2 tung1 zi2 sou3   = Australia All Ordinaries Index
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 laai1 ding1 mei5 zau1 ging1 zai3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 fei1 zau1 ging1 zai3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
detail  fei1 zau1 gai1   = African Chicken (popular dish from Macau)
detail  daai6 joeng4 zau1 zuk1 kau4 hip3 wui6*2  da4 yang2 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 xie2 hui4 = Oceania Football Confederation
detail  fei1 zau1 zuk1 kau4 hip3 wui6*2  fei1 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 xie2 hui4 = Confédération Africaine de football
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 mang4  nan2 mei3 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 lian2 meng2 = Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
detail  naam4 mei5 zau1 zuk1 kau4 hip3 wui6*2  nan2 mei3 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 xie2 hui4 = Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
detail  au1 zau1 jing4 ging2 zou2 zik1  ou1 zhou1 xing2 jing3 zu3 zhi1 = Europol (European Police Office)
detail  fei1 zau1 tung2 jat1 zou2 zik1  fei1 zhou1 tong3 yi1 zu3 zhi1 = the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
detail 貿  au1 zau1 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 lyun4 mang4  ou1 zhou1 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 lian2 meng2 = European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
detail  aa3 jau1 gwok3 zai3 bok3 laam5 gun2   = Asia-World Expo
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