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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 21582 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 10 of 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.
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