Pronunciation: zhi ( Putonghua, 2nd tone ), jik ( Cantonese 6th tone )
meaning: breed, plant, colonize.
殖 (radical = rotten grease, bone remnats ) means grow / multiply. 生殖 ( sheng zhi ) Living things = give birth breed. 繁殖 ( fan zhi ) multiply breed. 生殖器 ( sheng zhi qi ) birth breed instrument, means the male penis.
器官移殖 ( qi guan yi zhi ) instrument organ transfer plant = organ transplant. 基因移殖 ( ji yin zhuan zhi ) Cloning is done through = basic factor change plant = genes transplant technology.
墾殖 ( ken zhi ) Settlers = cultivate plant on new land. 殖民 ( zhi min ) Colonizers ) plant people ): the Dutch in Taiwan ( 17th century ), the japanese in Taiwan (19th - 20th centuries ). 殖民地( zhi min di ) Colony isplant people land. 非殖民地(fei zhi min di hua) Decolonization = un/de plant people ize issues are brought to the UN's Decolonization Committee.
sheng ( Putonghua. 3rd tone ), saang ( Cantoneses, 2nd tone ).
meaning: save, economize, province.
省 ( verb ) = 節省( jie sheng ) = squeeze~skip = economize. 省錢省力( sheng qian sheng li ) = save money save strength describes something low priced and simple to upkeep.
省 ( noun ) means a province in china, e.g. 福建 ( Fujian ), 台灣 ( Taiwan ). 省會 ( sheng hui ) province metropolis ) a province's capital, e.g. 廣東省 ( Guangdong Province's ) 廣州 ( Guangzhou Canton ). 省長 (sheng Zhang ) province leader , provincial governor.
籍貫 ( ji guan ) A Chinese person's , nationality / province link = place of origin. means his ancestors' native.
省 ( sheng ) province, 縣 (xian ) county, 市 (shi ) town, which he also identifies with. 外省人 (wai sheng ren ) outside province person, means someone from another province with cultural and linguistic roots unlike our own.
Pronunciation:neng ( Putonghua, 2nd tone ), nang ( Cantonese 4th tone ).
meaning: ability, power, energy.
The noun 能 means power / energy: 太陽能 ( tai yang neng ) sun energy = solar energy. 熱能 ( ri neng ) heat energy. 原子能 ( yuan zi neng) yuan zi 原子 = atom is atomic energy. 能力 ( neng li ) ability strength means ability / power.
The verb means" can" / "permitted", 鳥能飛 (niao neng fei ) = birds can fly. 不能進去 ( bu neng jin qu ) no permitted enter = entrance forbidden. 能 幹 ( neng gan ) can do/work = describes somebody who is capable and competent.
交際能力 ( jiao ji neng li ) jiao ji = socialize is ability to mix with people. 性無能 ( xing wu neng ) xing 性 = sex, wu 無 = having none is sexual impotence. By: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄
Pronunciation: you ( Putonghua, 2nd tone ). yau ( Catonese 4th tone ).
Meaning: oil, petroleum.
牛油 ( niu you ) cow + oil = butter. 豬油 ( zhu you ) pig + oil = lard. 棷欖油 ( gan lan you ) olive oil.
石油 ( shi you ) Petroleum stone + oil, Latin "petro" = stone. 天然氣 ( tian ran qi ) natural gas. 氣油 ( qi you ) Petrol/gas for cars gas + oil. 液化石油氣 ( yi hua shi you qi ) LPG = liquefied petroleum gas. 西氣東輸 ( xi qi dong shu ) west gas east send refers to China's West East Gas Pipeline.
歐佩克 ( ou pei ke ) transliteration of " OPEC" ( Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ). 油盟( you meng ) petroleum alliance.
