芝 zi¹ {zhī}

Zoysia pungens

芝麻 zi¹ maa⁴ {zhī ma}

trivial; small matter

芝罘 zi¹ fau⁴ {Zhī fú}

Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市, Shandong

芝宇 zi¹ jyu⁵ {zhī yǔ}

1. your appearance (honorific)
2. cf 紫芝眉宇

芝蘭〔-兰〕 zi¹ laan⁴ {zhī lán}

1. lit. iris and orchid
2. fig. exalted sentiments
3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)

芝麻 zi¹ maa⁴ {zhī ma}

sesame (seed)

芝心 zi¹ sam¹ {zhī xīn}

1. stuffed crust (pizza)
2. cheesy crust

芝士 zi¹ si⁶ {zhī shì}

cheese (loanword)

芝麻卷 zi¹ maa⁴ gyun² {zhī ma juǎn}

Sesame roll

芝麻灣〔--湾〕 zi¹ maa⁴ waan¹ {zhī ma wān}

Chi Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong

芝麻糊 zi¹ maa⁴ wu² {zhī ma hú}

sesame paste

芝娃娃 zi¹ waa¹ waa¹ {zhī wá wa}

a chihuahua

芝罘區〔--区〕 zi¹ fau⁴ keoi¹ {Zhī fú qū}

Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市, Shandong

芝加哥 zi¹ gaa¹ go¹ {Zhī jiā gē}

Chicago, USA

芝麻包 zi¹ maa⁴ baau¹ {zhī ma bāo}

sesame bun

芝麻餅〔--饼〕 zi¹ maa⁴ beng² {zhī ma bǐng}

sesame biscuit

芝麻官 zi¹ maa⁴ gun¹ {zhī ma guān}

1. low ranking official
2. petty bureaucrat

芝麻油 zi¹ maa⁴ jau⁴ {zhī ma yóu}

sesame oil

芝麻醬〔--酱〕 zi¹ maa⁴ zoeng³ {zhī ma jiàng}

sesame paste

芝士漢堡〔--汉-〕 zi¹ si² hon³ bou² {zhī shì hàn bǎo}

a cheeseburger

芝焚蕙嘆〔---叹〕 zi¹ fan⁴ wai⁶ taan³ {zhī fén huì tàn}

lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

芝蘭玉樹〔-兰-树〕 zi¹ laan⁴ juk⁶ syu⁶ {zhī lán yù shù}

lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

芝蘭之室〔-兰--〕 zi¹ laan⁴ zi¹ sat¹ {zhī lán zhī shì}

lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

芝麻綠豆〔--绿-〕 zi¹ maa⁴ luk⁶ dau² {zhī ma lǜ dòu}

1. trivial
2. minute (size)

芝麻小事 zi¹ maa⁴ siu² si⁶ {zhī ma xiǎo shì}

1. trivial matter
2. trifle

芝士蛋糕 zi¹ si⁶ daan² gou¹ {zhī shì dàn gāo}

cheesecake

芝士漢堡包〔--汉--〕 zi¹ si⁶ hon³ bou² baau¹ {zhī shì hàn bǎo bāo}

cheeseburger

芝加哥大學〔----学〕 zi¹ gaa¹ go¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Zhī jiā gē Dà xué}

University of Chicago