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  cat1   jyutping
  qi1   pinyin
[1] seven; seven times [2] [n] a seventh day after death, when sacrifice is offered until seven times seven days (forty-ninth) is over

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking:
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 2
Level: 1
Radical: (#1)

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

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This word has been viewed 21633 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 16:02

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detail 廿  m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 je6 jat1   = reject an objection to a course of action, “I don’t care”; regardless, irrespective
detail  cat1 jyut6  qi1 yue4 = July
detail  dai6 cat1  di4 qi1 = seventh (common formation)
detail  sap6 cat1  shi2 qi1 = seventeen; 17 (common formation)
detail  ji6 sap6 cat1 jat6  er4 shi2 qi1 ri4 = 27th day of the month (common formation)
detail  cat1 jat6  qi1 ri4 = 7th day of the month (common formation)
detail  sap6 cat1 jat6  shi2 qi1 ri4 = 17th day of the month (common formation)
detail  cat1 cat1 baat3 baat3   = more-or-less complete
detail  gau2 cat1 nin4  jiu3 qi1 nian2 = '97; the year 1997
detail  sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6  si4 yue4 shi2 qi1 hao4 = April 17
detail  ji6 sap6 cat1  er4 shi2 qi1 = twenty-seven; 27 (common formation)
detail  dai6 cat1 sap6  di4 qi1 shi2 = seventieth
detail  dai6 sap6 cat1  di4 shi2 qi1 = seventeenth (common formation)
detail  cat1 go3 zi6   = thirty-five minutes
detail  cat1 zai2   = 7-Eleven
detail  baat3 sap6 cat1  ba1 shi2 qi1 = eighty-seven; 87 (common formation)
detail  cat1 baak3 maan6  qi1 bai3 wan4 = seven million; 7,000,000 (common formation)
detail  cat1 cin1  qi1 qian1 = seven thousand; 7,000 (common formation)
detail  cat1 cin1 maan6  qi1 qian1 wan4 = seventy million; 70,000,000 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 baat3  qi1 shi2 ba1 = seventy-eight; 78 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 cat1  qi1 shi2 qi1 = seventy-seven; 77 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 gau2  qi1 shi2 jiu3 = seventy-nine; 79 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 jat1  qi1 shi2 yi1 = seventy-one; 71 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 ji6  qi1 shi2 er4 = seventy-two; 72 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 luk6  qi1 shi2 liu4 = seventy-six; 76 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 ng5  qi1 shi2 wu3 = seventy-five; 75 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 saam1  qi1 shi2 san1 = seventy-three; 73 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sap6 sei3  qi1 shi2 si4 = seventy-four; 74 (common formation)
detail  gau2 sap6 cat1  jiu3 shi2 qi1 = ninety-seven; 97 (common formation)
detail  luk6 sap6 cat1  liu4 shi2 qi1 = sixty-seven; 67 (common formation)
detail  ng5 sap6 cat1  wu3 shi2 qi1 = fifty-seven; 57 (common formation)
detail  saam1 sap6 cat1  san1 shi2 qi1 = thirty-seven; 37 (common formation)
detail  sap6 cat1 sai3 gei3*2  shi2 qi1 shi4 ji4 = 17th Century (common formation)
detail  sei3 sap6 cat1  si4 shi2 qi1 = forty-seven; 47 (common formation)
detail  cat1 sing4 suk6  qi1 cheng2 shu2 = medium-well (for a steak)
detail  cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3  qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3 = too many people doing something
detail  lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1  luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 = totally disordered, in a mess; at sixes and sevens
detail  cat1 ming4*2   = fingers
detail  cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit6  qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 = (idiom) all talking at once; a lively conversation; a clash of opinions
detail  cat1 sap6 nin4 doi6  qi1 shi2 nian2 dai4 = the 1970s (the '70s)
detail  cat1 hei2   = Seven Up
detail  zou6 cat1   = the 49th day from death
detail  bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1  bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 = the Big Dipper
detail  cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6  qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4 = scattered here and there; in disorder
detail  cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6   = in one's seventies
detail  mak6 cat1   = a burglar
detail  cat1 coi2 seoi3 zi2   = confetti
detail  cat1 ng5 zit3   = 25% discount
detail  cat1 zit3   = 30 % discount
detail  ng5 sing4 cat1   = 5"x7"
detail  jat1 gau2 gau2 cat1 nin4  yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2 = the year 1997
detail  cat1 sap6  qi1 shi2 = seventy, 70
detail  cat1 jyut6 jat1 hou6  qi1 yue4 yi1 hao4 = July 1
detail  cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6  qi1 yue4 san1 shi2 hao4 = July 30
detail  cat1 bin1 jing4  qi1 bian1 xing2 = [geom.] heptagon
detail 便  cat1 sap6 jat1 bin6 lei6 dim3   = 7-Eleven convenience stores
detail  maa1 cat1   = double sevens
detail  nin4 co1 cat1   = 7th day of the Chinese New Year (also 人日)
detail  saam1 m4 sik1 cat1   = to be strangers; to dismiss a remark as nonsense
detail  cat1 coi2   = exciting, lively, colorful, disorderly (lit., "seven colors")
detail  cat1 gwok3 gam3 lyun6   = extremely chaotic
detail  cin4 cat1   = used car
detail  jat1 ngaan5 gwaan1 cat1   = considering the many aspects of a situation; "on the look out"
detail  saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1   = nobody knows anybody else
detail  cat1 zi2 mui6*2   = Rosa multiflora (seven sisters rose); the Pleiades cluster of stars
detail  tin4 cat1   = tin tsat, tin tzat (pseudoginseng or notoginseng)
detail  cat1 hong4 si1  qi1 hang2 shi1 = heptastich, a poem or stanza of seven lines
detail  cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6  qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4 = unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens
detail  gaap3 cat1 gaap3 baat3  jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1 = incoherent; confused; cluttered (with irrelevant remarks)
detail  cat1 seng1  qi1 sheng1 = the seven notes of China's ancient scale
detail  cat1 zik6  qi1 xi1 = double seven festival or girls' festival, evening of lunar 7th July
detail  cat1 haau2 baan2  qi1 qiao3 ban3 = tangram, the seven piece puzzle
detail  saam1 gau2 loeng4 ding1 cat1   = describes a small population of people
detail  cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1  qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry
detail  cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1  qi1 kong3 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry
detail  cat1 daai6 zeoi6   = the seven deadly sins
detail  gau2 ng5 ji6 cat1   = 9527, [粵]: a person of low status
detail  cat1 jin4 kam4  qi1 xian2 qin2 = qin (musical instrument), heptachord
detail  saam1 wan4 m4 gin3 cat1 paak3  san1 hun2 wu2 jian4 qi1 po4 = to be freaked out; to be scared out of one's wits; to have the living daylights scared out of oneself
detail  sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1  shi2 wan4 jiu3 qian1 qi1 = a huge sum; a huge number
detail  cat1 go3 jat1 pei4  qi1 ge4 yi1 pi2 = be in such a hurry that one messes things up; to be disarrayed; to be in disorder
detail  cat1 fu4 baat3 caap3  qi1 fu2 ba1 cha1 = a bunch of people get together to help someone; a concerted effort to assit sb.
detail  cat1 zi1 baat3 lei4  qi1 zhi1 ba1 li2 = 1. disorderly; in disarray; a mess 2. totally pooped; fatigue; tired out; exhausted; drained
detail  cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6  qi1 qiong2 liu4 jue2 = extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened
detail  cat1 daai6 go1 sing1  qi1 da4 ge1 xing1 = the Seven Great Singing Stars
detail  m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1   = no matter what
detail  tau4 cat1  tou2 qi1 = first seventh day memorial ceremony after sb's death
detail  cat1 zik6 zit3  qi1 xi1 jie2 = double seven festival; Chinese Valentine's day
detail  cat1 cat1 si6 bin3   = 7/7 Lugouqiao Incident, "Double Seventh" in 1937
detail  cat1 deoi3 zi2  qi1 dui4 zi5 = (mahjong) seven pairs hand
detail  cat1 cang4 gaa3 kau3  qi1 ceng2 jia4 gou4 = seven layer architecture (OSI) (common formation)
detail  cat1 cing4 soeng5 min6   = [TCM] the seven sentiments
detail  zin3 gwok3 cat1 hung4  zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2 = the Seven Warring States
detail  cat1 ze2   = Seventh Sister, the spinning maiden
detail  cat1 sing1 caa4   = seven star tea for children
detail  cat1 dou2 keoi1  qi1 du3 qu1 = Chitu (area in Taiwan)
detail  cat1 gu2 hoeng1  qi1 gu3 xiang1 = Chiku (village in Taiwan)
detail  cat1 mei5 hoeng1  qi1 mei3 xiang1 = Chimei (village in Taiwan)
detail  cat1 toi4 ho4  qi1 tai2 he2 = Qitaihe (city in Heilongjiang)
detail  cat1 jat1 haau6 jing3   = "July 1 effect"
detail  cat1 jat1 jau4 haang4   = the July 1 protest
detail  cat1 gwok3 zaap6 tyun4   = G7 (Group of Seven)
detail 西  sai1 fong1 cat1 gwok3 sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5   = G7 Summit
detail  jat1 sei3 saam1 cat1   = code for "I love you forever"
detail  ling4 ling4 cat1   = James Bond 007
detail  cat1 jat1  qi1 yi1 = July 1 anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (1921)
detail  cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6   = the seven emotions and six desires (confuse the true nature of man)
detail  cat1 sai3 fu1 cai3   = A Couple of Seven Lives (from Chinese folklore)
detail  dak6 ngai6 cat1 coi2   = Technicolor
detail  cat1 sing1 gu2  qi1 xing1 gu3 = seven stars drumming
detail  cat1 sap6 ji6 gaa1 fong4 haak3  qi1 shi2 er4 jia1 fang2 ke4 = The House of 72 Tenants
detail  cat1 sing1 ngaam4  qi1 xing1 yan2 = The Seven Star Crags
detail  hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 cat1 jan4 laam5*2 kau4 coi3  xiang1 gang3 guo2 ji4 qi1 ren2 lan3 qiu2 sai4 = Hong Kong Sevens
detail  cat1 zi2 mui6*2 dou6   = Tsat Tsz Mui Road

Showing all 11 examples containing 七
detail audio 一個星期
There are seven days in a week.
detail 而家兩個
It's ten to seven now.
[Lit. now different two [counter] five-minutes seven o'clock]
detail audio 當天應該
That day, I think I was only seven.
detail audio 聽日點鐘起身
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.
detail audio 我地七仔
We meet (outside) at Seven-Eleven shop at 7:00.
detail 我哋嗰個年代十七
We were 17 (years old) back then.
[Lit. We that generation 17 years old]
detail 點鐘開工所以夜晚唔可以出街
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]
detail 好食七名食埋
So tasty that it is finger licking good.
detail 已經寫明點鐘開始
I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock.
detail 老細工人七竅生煙
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.
detail 結賬嗰陣時計埋租金保險燈油火臘賺得幾多
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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