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The Cantonese word zing san - 精神 - zing1 san4
(spirit in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

zing1 san4

English translations

spirit, vitality, the essence of,
consciousness, mind

Chinese characters:

精神
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The traditional Chinese characters of zing1 san4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
精神 (zing1 san4) is composed of these characters: 精, 神

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

energy  |  mind
精神 ( zing san / zing1 san4 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 100)
More words that mean vitality in Cantonese
saang1 hei3 ( 生气 ), sang1 ming6 ( 生命 )

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