事 (si6 | shi4) : matter; affair; job; work; accident

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事

si6

shi4

[1] [n] matter; affair; thing; business
[2] [n] job; work; occupation; undertaking
[3] [n] accident; trouble; incident
[4] [v] be engaged in; go in for
[5] [v] wait upon; serve; attend

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 亅 (#6)

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

事

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省事 saang2 sing2 / si6 sheng3 xing3 / shi4 = saang2si6: to simplify matters; sing2si6: to handle administrative work

多事 do1 si6 duo1 shi4 = nosy; busybody

同事 tung4 si6 tong2 shi4 = colleague; co-worker

故事 gu3 si6 gu4 shi4 = story, narrative, tale

做事 zou6 si6 = to work

心事 sam1 si6 xin1 shi4 = a mind's burden; a worry; affairs of the heart

出事 ceot1 si6 chu1 shi4 = to have sth. (usu. bad, like an accident or a mishap) happen

大事 daai6 si6 da4 shi4 = [1] a major event, [2] (do something) in a big way

事事 si6 si6 = everything

小事 siu2 si6 = a bagatelle, a trifling matter of no consequence

公事 gung1 si6 gong1 shi4 = public affairs, official matters

理事 lei5 si6 li3 shi4 = councillor, councilman

事前 si6 cin4 = beforehand, in advance

事後 si6 hau6 = after, afterwards

好事 hou2 si6 = good deed; good turn

紅白事 hung4 baak6 si6 hong2 bai2 shi4 = weddings and funerals

鬼故事 gwai2 gu3 si6 gui3 gu4 shi4 = a ghost story

事頭婆 si6 tau4 po4 = lady boss; wife of boss 粵

婚事 fan1 si6 hun1 shi4 = wedding; marriage

和事佬 wo4 si6 lou2 = a peacemaker 粵

因乜事 jan1 mat1 si6 yin1 mie 1 shi4 = why; how come 粵

平安無事 ping4 on1 mou4 si6 ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 = safe and sound

費事 fai3 si6 = be loathe to; lest; troublesome

事故 si6 gu3 shi4 gu4 = accident

唔關你事 m4 gwaan1 nei5 si6 = none of your business 粵

事情 si6 cing4 shi4 qing5 = matter; affair

事態 si6 taai3 shi4 tai4 = state of affairs

事業 si6 jip6 shi4 ye4 = endeavour

事件 si6 gin6*2 shi4 jian4 = event; occasion; happening

事例 si6 lai6 shi4 li4 = example

事先 si6 sin1 shi4 xian1 = prior; in advance; beforehand

事務 si6 mou6 shi4 wu4 = (political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

事實 si6 sat6 shi4 shi2 = fact

事物 si6 mat6 shi4 wu4 = thing; object

事跡 si6 zik1 shi4 ji1 = achievement

事項 si6 hong6 shi4 xiang4 = matter; item

失事 sat1 si6 shi1 shi4 = have an accident

實事求是 sat6 si6 kau4 si6 shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 = to be pragmatic; to be practical; lit: to seek truth from facts 國

時事 si4 si6 shi2 shi4 = current affairs

本事 bun2 si6 ben3 shi4 = ability; source

一人做事，一人當 jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1 = one must bear the consequences of one's actions 粵

辦事 baan6 si6 ban4 shi4 = to handle matters

人事 jan4 si6*2 ren2 shi4 = human affairs

刑事 jing4 si6 xing2 shi4 = criminal; penal

喜事 hei2 si6 xi3 shi4 = happy occasion; wedding

回事 wui4 si6 hui2 shi4 = result

萬事如意 maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3 wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4 = (to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything

萬事 maan6 si6 wan4 shi4 = a myriad things or matters - everything

軍事 gwan1 si6 jun1 shi4 = military affairs

炊事員 ceoi1 si6 jyun4 chui1 shi4 yuan2 = cook; kitchen staff; cafeteria worker

從事 cung4 si6 cong2 shi4 = to undertake; to go for; to deal with; to handle; to do; to engage in; to partake

慘事 caam2 si6 can3 shi4 = disaster; tragedy

啟事 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = public notice

往事 wong5 si6 wang3 shi4 = past events; things that happened before

外事 ngoi6 si6 wai4 shi4 = foreign affairs

董事 dung2 si6*2 dong3 shi4 = board member; director (of a company); trustee

當事人 dong1 si6 jan4 dang1 shi4 ren2 = client; person involved

懂事 dung2 si6 dong3 shi4 = sensible; thoughtful; thought through; intelligent

民事 man4 si6 min2 shi4 = civil matters

事實上 si6 sat6 soeng6 shi4 shi2 shang4 = in fact, actually

若無其事 joek6 mou4 kei4 si6 = calmly, nonchalance

事宜 si6 ji4 shi4 yi2 = (make) arrangements

工事 gung1 si6 = fortifications; defence works; shelter

戰事 zin3 si6 zhan4 shi4 = fighting

董事長 dung2 si6 zoeng2 dong3 shi4 zhang3 = chairman (of the board)

辦事處 baan6 si6 cyu3 ban4 shi4 chu4 = office, agency

領事 ling5 si6*2 ling3 shi4 = consul

領事館 ling5 si6 gun2 ling3 shi4 guan3 = consulate

執事 zap1 si6 zhi2 shi4 = deacon

醜事 cau2 si6 chou3 shi4 = scandal

鬧事 naau6 si6 nao4 shi4 = cause trouble, create a disturbance

公事包 gung1 si6 baau1 gong1 shi4 bao1 = attache case, briefcase

怪事 gwaai3 si6 = a strange affair, unusual, abnormal

滋事 zi1 si6 zi1 shi4 = to cause trouble, stir up a disturbance

喪事 song1 si6 sang1 shi4 = bereavement

閒事 haan4 si6 xian2 shi4 = other people's business; unimportant, trivial matter

事主 si6 zyu2 shi4 zhu3 = the victim of a crime or an accident

理事會 lei5 si6 wui6*2 = board of directors; board of governors; board of management

肇事 siu6 si6 zhao4 shi4 = cause trouble

無事 mou4 si6 wu2 shi4 = have nothing to do

有事 jau5 si6 you3 shi4 = if problems arise; be occupied/busy

風流韻事 fung1 lau4 wan6/wan5 si6 feng1 liu2 yun4 shi4 = poetic and passionate (idiom); romance / love affair

K事 kei1 si6*2 = case

賽事 coi3 si6 sai4 shi4 = match; competition (e.g., sporting)

事發 si6 faat3 shi4 fa1 = occur

心想事成 sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4 xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2 = get a wish, wish come true

和事老 wo4 si6 lou5 = mediator, peacemaker

盡人事 zeon6 jan4 si6*2 = to do all that is humanly possible (with little hope of success)

家和萬事興 gaa1 wo4 maan6 si6 hing1 = harmony in the family is the basis for success in any undertaking

前塵往事 cin4 can4 wong5 si6 = the past (common formation)

性事 sing3 si6 xing4 shi4 = sex

無所事事 mou4 so2 si6 si6 wu2 suo3 shi4 shi4 = to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away

一檔子事 jat1 dong3 zi2 si6 = an affair; an event

擺明的事實 baai2 ming4 dik1 si6 sat6 = plain truth

諸事 zyu1 si6 = all things, all matters

諸事如意 zyu1 si6 jyu4 ji3 zhu1 shi4 ru2 yi4 = all goes as you wish

事假 si6 gaa3 = casual leave (because of personal business), leave of absence (LOA)

講故事 gong2 gu3 si6 = to tell a story or a tale, taletelling

世事 sai3 si6 shi4 shi4 = human affairs

交通失事 gaau1 tung1 sat1 si6 jiao1 tong1 shi1 shi4 = a traffic accident

有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6 mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1 you3 shi4 zhong1 wu2 yan4 you3 shi4 xia4 ying2 chun1 = come to me only when you need help in times of trouble

冇事 mou5 si6 = not occupied; not engaged; free 粵

自己最知自己事 zi6 gei2 zeoi3 zi1 zi6 gei2 si6 zi4 ji3 zui4 zhi1 zi4 ji3 shi4 = one knows oneself best

一切事物 jat1 cai3 si6 mat6 yi1 qie4 shi4 wu4 = everything

不可能的事 bat1 ho2 nang4 dik1 si6 bu4 ke3 neng2 de5 shi4 = impossibility 國

不幸之事 bat1 hang6 zi1 si6 bu4 xing4 zhi1 shi4 = mishap 國

不濟事 bat1 zai3 si6 bu4 ji4 shi4 = not of any help, no-good, useless 國

不當一回事 bat1 dong3 jat1 wui4 si6 bu2 dang4 yi4 hui2 shi4 = not regard as a matter (of any importance) 國

不名譽事物 bat1 ming4 jyu6 si6 mat6 bu4 ming2 yu4 shi4 wu4 = dishonor 國

不省人事 bat1 sing2 jan4 si6 bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4 = to be in a coma; to be unconscious 國

便利的事物 bin6 lei6 dik1 si6 mat6 bian4 li4 de5 shi4 wu4 = conveniences 國

愛管閑事 oi3 gun2 haan4 si6 ai4 guan3 xian2 shi4 = nosy 國

事兒 si6 ji4 shir4 = business; thing

事情要做 si6 cing4 jiu3 zou6 shi4 qing2 yao4 zuo4 = thing that needs to be done

事故照射 si6 gu3 ziu3 se6 shi4 gu4 zhao4 she4 = accidental exposure

事變 si6 bin3 shi4 bian4 = an unforseen event; incident, happening

人事部門 jan4 si6 bou6 mun4 ren2 shi4 bu4 men2 = personnel office

公益事業 gung1 jik1 si6 jip6 gong1 yi2 shi4 ye4 = utility, public welfare undertaking (common formation)

國事訪問 gwok3 si6 fong2 man6 guo2 shi4 fang3 wen4 = state visit

家事 gaa1 si6 jia1 shi4 = housework

沒事兒 mut6 si6 ji4 mei2 shir4 = (idiom) to be free from work; (idiom) never mind; it's nothing 國

軍事法庭 gwan1 si6 faat3 ting4 jun1 shi4 fa3 ting2 = court-martial

壞事 waai6 si6 huai4 shi4 = to ruin something; to spoil; to make things worse; bad thing; evil deed

常務董事 soeng4 mou6 dung2 si6*2 chang2 wu4 dong3 shi4 = managing director (common formation)

指事字 zi2 si6 zi6 zhi3 shi4 zi4 = self-explanatory characters

成為事實 sing4 wai4 si6 sat6 cheng2 wei2 shi4 shi2 = to come true

從事研究 cung4 si6 jin4 gau3 cong2 shi4 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), cong2 shi4 yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = to do research; to carry out research

打擊軍事力量 daa2 gik1 gwan1 si6 lik6 loeng6 da3 ji2 jun1 shi4 li4 liang4 (Taiwan), da3 ji1 jun1 shi4 li4 liang5 = counterforce

緊急事件 gan2 gap1 si6 gin6*2 jin3 ji2 shi4 jian4 = emergency

軍事部門 gwan1 si6 bou6 mun4 jun1 shi4 bu4 men2 = military branch

軍事核大國 gwan1 si6 hat6 daai6 gwok3 jun1 shi4 he2 da4 guo2 = military nuclear power

軍事機構 gwan1 si6 gei1 kau3 jun1 shi4 ji1 gou4 = military institution

軍事科學 gwan1 si6 fo1 hok6 jun1 shi4 ke1 xue2 = military science

軍事力量 gwan1 si6 lik6 loeng6 jun1 shi4 li4 liang5 = military strength; military force(s)

軍事實力 gwan1 si6 sat6 lik6 jun1 shi4 shi2 li4 = military strength; military power

軍事威脅 gwan1 si6 wai1 hip3 jun1 shi4 wei1 xie2 = military threat

軍事援助 gwan1 si6 jyun4 zo6 jun1 shi4 yuan2 zhu4 = military aid

軍事演習 gwan1 si6 jin2 zaap6 jun1 shi4 yan3 xi2 = war game; military exercise

無論何事 mou4 leon6 ho4 si6 wu2 lun4 he2 shi4 = anything; whatever

暗事 am3 si6 an4 shi4 = clandestine or illicit action

擺事實講道理 baai2 si6 sat6 gong2 dou6 lei5 bai3 shi4 shi2 jiang3 dao4 li3 = present the facts and reason things out

悲劇事件 bei1 kek6 si6 gin6*2 bei1 ju4 shi4 jian4 = tragedy

幹事 gon3 si6 gan4 shi5 = administrative secretary (in charge of something)

受事 sau6 si6 shou4 shi4 = recipient

一事無成 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = completely without success

事務所 si6 mou6 so2 shi4 wu4 suo3 = [n] business office

慈善事業 ci4 sin6 si6 jip6 ci2 shan4 shi4 ye4 = [n] philanthropy

辦事機構 baan6 si6 gei1 kau3 ban4 shi4 ji1 gou4 = [n] administrative body, working body

事務委員會 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = panel (as in a think tank/symposium)

事務律師 si6 mou6 leot6 si1 = solicitor

軍事行動 gwan1 si6 hang4 dung6 jun1 shi4 xing2 dong4 = military operation

故事書 gu3 si6 syu1 = story book

隱瞞事實 jan2 mun4 si6 sat6 = hide the truth

滋事份子 zi1 si6 fan6 zi2 = troublemakers

趣事 ceoi3 si6 qu4 shi4 = an amusing thing; an interesting episode

私事 si1 si6 si1 shi4 = private affairs, personal matters

公事喼 gung1 si6 gip1 gong1 shi4 jie2 = briefcase; attaché case 粵

問事處 man6 si6 cyu3 wen4 shi4 chu4 = inquiry office

屁事 pei3 si6 = sth trifling and insignificant

陰騭事 jam1 zat1 si6 = [n] self-accusing guilt

惹事 je5 si6 re3 shi4 = [v] to cause trouble (needlessly)

凡事 faan4 si6 fan2 shi4 = everything; always

服事 fuk6 si6 fu2 shi4 = to serve (a ruler)

善事 sin6 si6 shan4 shi4 = good deeds

事關 si6 gwaan1 shi4 guan1 = critical time; [粵] because

閑事 haan4 si6 xian2 shi4 = other people's business (not yours)

抹煞事實 mut3 saat3 si6 sat6 mo3 sha1 shi4 shi2 = to explain away

敷衍了事 fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 fu1 yan5 liao3 shi4 = muddle through one's work 國

醫療事故 ji1 liu4 si6 gu3 yi1 liao2 shi4 gu4 = unskillful and faulty medical or surgical treatment; malpractice (common formation)

歷史故事 lik6 si2 gu3 si6 li4 shi3 gu4 shi4 = historical tale (common formation)

國事 gwok3 si6 guo2 shi4 = national (state) affairs

海事 hoi2 si6 hai3 shi4 = maritime affairs

軍事家 gwan1 si6 gaa1 jun1 shi4 jia1 = militarist; strategist

例行公事 lai6 hang4 gung1 si6 li4 xing2 gong1 shi4 = routine business; daily routine

兩回事 loeng5 wui4 si6 liang3 hui2 shi4 = two different matters; two entirely different things

能事 nang4 si6 neng2 shi4 = what one is particularly good at

事出有因 si6 ceot1 jau5 jan1 shi4 chu1 you3 yin1 = there is good reason for it; it is by no means accidental

事事關心 si6 si6 gwaan1 sam1 shi4 shi4 guan1 xin1 = take interest in everything

事事如意 si6 si6 jyu4 ji3 shi4 shi4 ru2 yi4 = smooth running at every turn

事無巨細 si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3 shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4 = all affairs big or small

事在人為 si6 zoi6 jan4 wai4 shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2 = it all depends on human effort

萬事大吉 maan6 si6 daai6 gat1 wan4 shi4 da4 ji2 = everything is just fine; all's well with the world

首輪賽事 sau2 leon4 coi3 si6 = first round (common formation)

次輪賽事 ci3 leon4 coi3 si6 = second round (common formation)

一回事 jat1 wui4 si6 yi1 hui2 shi4 = one and the same (thing); one thing

新生事物 san1 saang1 si6 mat6 xin1 sheng1 shi4 wu4 = newly emerging things; new things

寓言故事 jyu6 jin4 gu3 si6 yu4 yan2 gu4 shi4 = fable story

注意事項 zyu3 ji3 si6 hong6 zhu4 yi4 shi4 xiang4 = announcements

終身大事 zung1 san1 daai6 si6 zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4 = the biggest event in one's life

常務理事 soeng4 mou6 lei5 si6 chang2 wu4 li3 shi4 = executive member of the council (common formation)

獨立董事 duk6 laap6 dung2 si6*2 du2 li4 dong3 shi4 = independent director (common formation)

某事 mau5 si6 mou3 shi4 = something

人事部 jan4 si6 bou6 = human resources department

有志者事竟成 jau5 zi3 ze2 si6 ging2 sing4 you3 zhi4 zhe3 shi4jing4 cheng2 = where there's a will, there's a way

坐這山望那山一事無成 zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything. 國

大件事 daai6 gin6 si6 = [1] a major event, [2] (do something) in a big way

事幹 si6 gon3 = matter; affair; business 粵

事頭 si6 tau4*2 = master; shop/store manager; boss 粵

人事管理 jan4 si6 gun2 lei5 ren2 shi4 guan3 li3 = personnel management, staff management (common formation)

外交事務 ngoi6 gaau1 si6 mou6 wai4 jiao1 shi4 wu4 = [n] foreign affairs (common formation)

律師事務所 leot6 si1 si6 mou6 so2 lv4 shi1 shi4 wu4 suo3 = law firm (common formation)

民間故事 man4 gaan1 gu3 si6 min2 jian1 gu4 shi5 = [n] folk story; folktale (common formation)

福利事業 fuk1 lei6 si6 jip6 = welfare work 粵 (common formation)

童話故事 tung4 waa6 gu3 si6 tong2 hua4 gu4 shi4 = fairy tale (common formation)

軍事基地 gwan1 si6 gei1 dei6 jun1 shi4 ji1 di4 = military base (common formation)

軍事設施 gwan1 si6 cit3 si1 jun1 shi4 she4 shi1 = military installations (common formation)

鬼馬事 gwai2 maa5 si6 = sth that weighs on the conscience; a shameful matter

關事 gwaan1 si6 = to be involved in; to be concerned with

關人鬼事 gwaan1 jan4 gwai2 si6 = "It's none of your business"

搞事 gaau2 si6 = to make trouble between people (also 搞屎)

話事 waa6 si6 hua4 shi4 = call the shots 粵

循環賽事 ceon4 waan4 coi3 si6 = round robin (competition) (common formation)

故事內容 gu3 si6 noi6 jung4 = story-line (common formation)

故事圖片 gu3 si6 tou4 pin3 = storyboard (common formation)

時事評論 si4 si6 ping4 leon6 = news commentary (common formation)

鬧事兒童 naau6 si6 ji4 tung4 = troublesome child (common formation)

撩事生非 liu4 si6 sang1 fei1 = to make trouble 粵

撩事鬥非 liu4 si6 dau3 fei1 = to make trouble 粵

話晒事 waa6 saai3 si6 = to do as one wishes 粵

心事重重 sam1 si6 cung4 cung4 xin1 shi4 chong2 chong2 = laden with anxiety; heavy heart

話事偈 waa6 si6 gai6*2 = indicates that what sb has said is worth noting (also 話齋) 粵

話事人 waa6 si6 jan4 = the person in charge 粵

事急馬行田 si6 gap1 maa5 haang4 tin4 = to be able to deal with a situation in an emergency; to be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency

好人事 hou2 jan4 si6*2 = well-meaning 粵

大事化小,小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 = making a big problem into a small problem

諸事八卦 zyu1 si6 baat3 gwaa3 zhu1 shi4 ba1 gua4 = nosey; busybody

打自己工，自己話事 daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 , zi6 gei2 waa6 si6 = one is the boss, one can be in charge 粵

天下無難事 tin1 haa6 mou4 naan4 si6 tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 = nothing is impossible

無事生非 mou4 si6 saang1 fei1 wu2 shi4 sheng1 fei1 = to be deliberately provocative; much ado about nothing

事後丸 si6 hau6 jyun4*2 = morning-after pill

公事公辦 gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 = to not let personal affairs interfere with business

人事不省 jan4 si6 bat1 sing2 ren2 shi4 bu4 xing3 = unconsciousness 國

少不更事 siu3 bat1 gang1 si6 shao4 bu4 geng1 shi4 = young and inexperienced; "green" 國

事務長 si6 mou6 zoeng2 shi4 wu4 chang2 = purser

刑事處分 jing4 si6 cyu2 fan1 xing2 shi4 chu3 fen4 = criminal disposal; criminal sanction; penal treatment

差事 caai1 si6 chai1 shi5 = errand; assignment

苦差事 fu2 caai1 si6 ku3 chai1 shi5 = drudgery; hard job

大事宣傳 daai6 si6 syun1 cyun4 da4 shi4 xuan1 chuan2 = boom, boost, campaign for vigorously by large-scale propaganda

一人做事一人當 jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1 yi1 ren2 zuo4shi4 yi1 ren2 dang1 = One should answer for what one does oneself

樣樣事 joeng6 joeng6 si6 = all kinds of matters; all kinds of things

吃飽沒事幹 hek3 baau2 mut6 si6 gon3 = to have eaten and have nothing better to do 國

話事啤 waa6 si6 pe1 = show hand poker 粵

凡事必有因 faan4 si6 bit1 jau5 jan1 fan2 shi4 bi4 you3 yin1 = everything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause")

總領事 zung2 ling5 si6*2 zong3 ling3 shi4 = consul general

肇事逃逸 siu6 si6 tou4 jat6 zhao4 shi4 tao2 yi4 = a hit-and-run

無端白事 mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 = for no reason at all 粵

好事多磨 hou2 si6 do1 mo4 hao3 shi4 duo1 mo2 = there are many setbacks before success

孜孜從事 zi1 zi1 cung4 si6 zi1 zi1 cong2 shi4 = to peg away at; to plod (common formation)

事理 si6 lei5 shi4 li3 = reason; logic

刑事案件 jing4 si6 on3 gin6*2 xing2 shi4 an4 jian4 = a criminal case

咄咄怪事 cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 duo1 duo1 guai4 shi4 = strange on-goings

於事無補 jyu1 si6 mou4 bou2 yu2 shi4 wu2 bu3 = does not help the situation

多事幹 do1 si6 gon3 = a busybody; a meddlesome person 粵

敘事 zeoi6 si6 xu4 shi4 = to narrate; to recount

敘事曲 zeoi6 si6 kuk1 xu4 shi4 qu3 = ballad (music)

刑事訴訟 jing4 si6 sou3 zung6 xing2 shi4 su4 song4 = criminal prosecution

事不關己，己不勞心 si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1 = not care about sth that doesn't concern oneself

無濟於事 mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6 = not helpful, to no avail, unhelpful

無事不登三寶殿 mou4 si6 bat1 dang1 saam1 bou2 din6 wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4 = visiting with a need of getting assistance or help

刑事毀壞 jing4 si6 wai2 waai6 xing2 shi4 hui3 huai4 = property damage; criminal damage

實事求事 sat6 si6 kau4 si6 shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 = down-to-earth; realistic

無情白事 mou4 cing4 baak6 si6 wu2 qing2 bai2 shi4 = for no apparent reason 粵

諸事理 zyu1 si6 lei5*1 zhu1 shi4 li3 = nosy parker; meddler; nosy 粵

事不宜遲 si6 bat1 ji4 ci4 shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2 = cannot afford to waste time

大事化小，小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3, xiao3 shi4 hua4 wu2 = make big problems into small problems, and small problems into no problems

往事不堪回首 wong5 si6 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 wang3 shi4 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall events (memories) of the past

貴人事忙 gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4 gui4 ren2 shi4 mang2 = you're so busy; you're always so busy

無補於事 mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 = useless; to no avail; futile

舊同事 gau6 tung4 si6 jiu4 tong2 shi4 = old work co-workers; old work colleague

事奉 si6 fung6 shi4 feng4 = ministry

事半功倍 si6 bun3 gung1 pui5 shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4 = half the effort but yields twice the result

民政事務署 man4 zing3 si6 mou6 cyu5 = Home Affairs Department

後事 hau6 si6 hou4 shi4 = future events; funeral affairs

萬事勝意 maan6 si6 sing3 ji3 wan4 shi4 sheng4 yi4 = may everything happen as according to your wishes 粵

突發事件 dat6 faat3 si6 gin6*2 tu2 [TW] tu1 [PRC] fa1 shi4 jian4 = a sudden or unexpected event

感情用事 gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4 = allow one's emotions to sway one's judgment; act according to one's feelings; act impetuously

意氣用事 ji3 hei3 jung6 si6 yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4 = act on impulse；allow one's emotions and feelings to sway one's judgment;

醜事傳千里 cau2 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5 chou3 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3 = scandalous news spreads a thousand miles; the news of shameful affairs spreads fast

份內事 fan6 noi6 si6 fen4 nei4 shi4 = sth. that one views as his own responsibility; one's part; one's duty; one's role

事業線 si6 jip6 sin3 shi4 ye4 xian4 = career line; cleavage

多一事不如少一事 do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6 duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4 = the less trouble the better; avoid trouble as much a possible

𤓓事 lo3 si6 = embarrassing events; events in which one lost one's face 粵

乜事 mat1 si6 mei1 shi4 = what; what's the matter 粵

記事簿 gei3 si6 bou6*2 ji4 shi4 bu4 = a memo book (recording events); blotter

白事 baak6 si6 bai2 shi4 = post-death matters; funeral arrangements

記事 gei3 si6 ji4 shi4 = to keep a record of events / a record

事後孔明 si6 hau6 hung2 ming4 shi4 hou4 kong3 ming2 = comment with hindsight 粵

冇件事 mou5 gin6 si6 = as if nothing had happened 粵

盛事 sing6 si6 sheng4 shi4 = a pompous event; a grand occasion

月事 jyut6 si6 yue4 shi4 = menstruation; a women's period

國家大事 gwok3 gaa1 daai6 si6 guo2 jia1 da4 shi4 = the major affairs of nation; important issues pertaining to a nation

好事近 hou2 si6 gan6 hao3 shi4 jin4 = of a wedding to be near 粵

親事 can1 si6 qin1 shi4 = wedding affairs

世事無常 sai3 si6 mou4 soeng4 shi4 shi4 wu2 chang2 = the affairs of this world are unpredictable

事有蹺蹊 si6 jau5 kiu1 kei1 shi6 you3 qiao1 qi1 = something fishy going on; something isn't right

事有蹊蹺 si6 jau5 kei1 kiu1 shi4 you3 qi1 qiao1 = variant of 事有蹺蹊

年事 nin4 si6 nian2 shi4 = age; years

大事不妙 daai6 si6 bat1 miu6 da4 shi4 bu4 miao4 = sth. is seriously wrong; be in big trouble

不能事二主 bat1 nang4 si6 ji6 zyu2 bu4 neng2 shi4 er4 zhu3 = one cannot serve two masters

單獨事件 daan1 duk6 si6 gin6*2 dan1 du2 shi4 jian4 = isolated incident

要事 jiu3 si6 yao4 shi4 = important issues; pressing matters

見機行事 gin3 gei1 hang4 si6 jian4 ji1 xing2 shi4 = act according to the present circumstances

大吉利事 daai6 gat1 lei6 si6 = touch wood 粵

怕事 paa3 si6 pa4 shi4 = afraid of getting involved

廢事 fai3 si6 fei4 shi4 = a waste of time or effort 粵

虧心事 kwai1 sam1 si6 kui1 xin1 shi4 = shameful deeds

不可告人的事 bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 dik1 si6 bu4 ke3 gao4 ren2 de5 shi6 = sth. shameful and secret

萬大事 maan6 daai6 si6 wan4 da4 shi4 = no matter how difficult or serious 粵

萬大事有我 maan6 daai6 si6 jau5 ngo5 wan4 da4 shi4 you3 wo3 = come hell or high water you can count on me 粵

萬事起頭難 maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4 wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2 = everything is difficult in its beginning stages 粵

萬事開頭難 maan6 si6 hoi1 tau4 naan4 wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2 = everything is difficult in its beginning stages

小事化大 siu2 si6 faa3 daai6 xiao3 shi4 hua4 da4 = magnify a trivial matter

不理國事 bat1 lei5 gwok3 si6 bu4 li3 guo2 shi4 = (of a king or emperor) to neglect national affairs

按老皇曆辦事 on3 lou5 wong4 lik6 baan6 si6 an4 lao3 huang2 li4 ban4 shi4 = to continue in the same old rut; follow the beaten track

暗中行事 am3 zung1 hang4 si6 an4 zhong1 xing2 shi4 = take action in secret; take covert action

事實勝於雄辯 si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6 shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4 = truth speaks louder than words

無事忙 mou4 si6 mong4 wu2 shi4 mang2 = much ado about nothing

費時失事 fai3 si4 sat1 si6 fei4 shi2 shi1 shi4 = big waste of time; much ado about nothing

利事 lai6 si6, lei6 si6 li4 shi4 = lucky money, red packet 粵

入境事務處 jap6 ging2 si6 mou6 cyu3 ru4 jing4 shi4 wu4 chu4 = Immigration Department

七七事變 cat1 cat1 si6 bin3 = 7/7 Lugouqiao Incident, "Double Seventh" in 1937

百事 baak3 si6 = Pepsi

百事可樂 baak3 si6 ho2 lok6 = Pepsi Cola

世事難料 sai3 si6 naan4 liu6 shi4 shi4 nan2 liao4 = affairs of the world are difficult to predict

經一事長一智 ging1 jat1 si6 zoeng2 jat1 zi3 jing1 yi1 shi4 zhang3 yi1 zhi4 = wisdom comes from experience

事件相關電位 si6 gin6*2 soeng1 gwaan1 din6 wai6 shi4 jian4 xiang1 guan1 dian4 wei4 = event-related potential (common formation)

六四事件 luk6 sei3 si6 gin6*2 liu4 si4 shi4 jian4 = Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989 (common formation)

安全理事會 on1 cyun4 lei5 si6 wui6*2 an1 quan2 li3 shi4 hui4 = the U.N. security Council (common formation)

常任理事國 soeng4 jam6 lei5 si6 gwok3 chang2 ren4 li3 shi4 guo2 = a permanent member of the UN security council

核事件 hat6 si6 gin6*2 he2 shi4 jian4 = nuclear incident

核武器事故 hat6 mou5 hei3 si6 gu3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 gu4 = nuclear weapon accident

汽車炸彈事件 hei3 ce1 zaa3 daan6*2 si6 gin6*2 qi4 che1 zha4 dan4 shi4 jian4 = car bombing

財務事項 coi4 mou6 si6 hong6 cai2 wu4 shi4 xiang4 = [n] financial transaction

通過事後 tung1 gwo3 si6 hau6 tong1 guo4 shi4 hou4 = off-line

廣播事務管理局 gwong2 bo3 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Broadcasting Authority

聯合國安全理事會 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 on1 cyun4 lei5 si6 wui6*2 lian2 he2 guo2 an1 quan2 li3 shi4 hui4 = United Nations Security Council

自殺式汽車炸彈襲擊事件 zi6 saat3 sik1 hei3 ce1 zaa3 daan6*2 zaap6 gik1 si6 gin6*2 zi4 sha1 shi4 qi4 che1 zha4 dan4 xi2 ji2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) shi4 jian4 = suicide car bombing (common formation)

軍事職業專業 gwan1 si6 zik1 jip6 zyun1 jip6 jun1 shi4 zhi2 ye4 zhuan1 ye4 = Military Occupation Specialty (MOS in US Army)

西安事變 sai1 on1 si6 bin3 xi1 an1 shi4 bian4 = the Xi'an Incident

軍事撥款 gwan1 si6 but6 fun2 jun1 shi4 bo1 kuan3 = military appropriations; military allocations; defense budget (common formation)

軍事部署 gwan1 si6 bou6 cyu5 jun1 shi4 bu4 shu3 = military deployment (common formation)

軍事法規 gwan1 si6 faat3 kwai1 jun1 shi4 fa3 gui1 = military statutes (common formation)

軍事素質 gwan1 si6 sou3 zat1 jun1 shi4 su4 zhi2 = military qualities; fighting capability (common formation)

軍事預算 gwan1 si6 jyu6 syun3 jun1 shi4 yu4 suan4 = military budget (common formation)

軍事支出 gwan1 si6 zi1 ceot1 jun1 shi4 zhi1 chu1 = military expenditure (common formation)

民事訴訟 man4 si6 sou3 zung6 min2 shi4 su4 song4 = civil procedure (common formation)

天安門事件 tin1 on1 mun4 si6 gin6*2 tian1 an1 men2 shi4 jian4 = Tiananmen Square protests (common formation)

國際海事組織 gwok3 zai3 hoi2 si6 zou2 zik1 guo2 ji4 hai3 shi4 zu3 zhi1 = International Maritime Organization (common formation)

國務院台灣事務辦公室 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 toi4 waan1 si6 mou6 baan6 gung1 sat1 guo2 wu4 yuan4 tai2 wan1 shi4 wu4 ban4 gong1 shi4 = Taiwan Affairs Office (common formation)

國際刑事警察組織 gwok3 zai3 jing4 si6 ging2 caat3 zou2 zik1 guo2 ji4 xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2 zu3 zhi1 = International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (common formation)

水門事件 seoi2 mun4 si6 gin6*2 shui3 men2 shi4 jian4 = Watergate scandal

羅斯威爾事件 lo4 si1 wai1 ji5 si6 gin6*2 luo2 si1 wei1 er3 shi4 jian4 = Roswell UFO incident

巴士阿叔事件 baa1 si6*2 aa3 suk1 si6 gin6*2 = the bus uncle 粵

囍事 hei2 si6 xi3 shi4 = wedding

事不關己 si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2 shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 = sth. that doesn't concern oneself

息事寧人 sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] shi4 ning2 ren2 = for the sake of harmony settle a dispute or conflict;

東窗事發 dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1 = be exposed; come to light

事與願違 si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4 shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 = the outcome of sth. is contrary to one's expectations or wishes

竣事 zeon3 si6 jun4 shi4 = finish an assignment; complete a task

蕆事 cin2 si6 chan3 shi4 = complete a task; finish work; be done with a job 國

刑事責任年齡 jing4 si6 zaak3 jam6 nin4 ling4 xing2 shi4 ze2 ren4 nian2 ling2 = age of penal responsibility

俟機行事 zi6 gei1 hang4 si6 si4 ji1 xing2 shi4 = wait for an opportunity to take action

糗事 jau2 si6 qiu3 shi4 = awkward incident 國

紅事 hung4 si6 hong2 shi4 = older name for a wedding

減肥百事 gaam2 fei4 baak3 si6 = Diet Pepsi

市政事務署 si5 zing3 si6 mou6 cyu5 = Urban Services Department

香港電腦保安事故協調中心 hoeng1 gong2 din6 nou5 bou2 on1 si6 gu3 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre (HK CERT)

世界糧食理事會 sai3 gaai3 loeng4 sik6 lei5 si6 wui6*2 = World Food Council (common formation)

中央軍事委員會 zung1 joeng1 gwan1 si6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 zhong1 yang1 Jun1 shi4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = Central Military Commission (of the People’s Republic of China) (common formation)

國務院機關事務管理局 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 gei1 gwaan1 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = Bureau of Government Offices Administration

國家民族事務委員會 gwok3 gaa1 man4 zuk6 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = State Nationalities Affairs Commission

天主教教育事務處 tin1 zyu2 gaau3 gaau3 juk6 si6 mou6 cyu3 = Catholic Education Office

婦女事務委員會 fu5 neoi5 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Women's Commission

學生資助辦事處 hok6 saang1 zi1 zo6 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Student Finance Assistance Agency

康樂事務委員會 hong1 lok6 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Recreation Select Committee

懲教事務職員協會 cing4 gaau3 si6 mou6 zik1 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2 = Correctional Services Officers’ Association

立法會交通事務委員會 lap6 faat3 wui6*2 gaau1 tung1 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Legco's transport panel

競爭事務委員會 ging6 zang1 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Competition Commission

聯合國國際刑事管轄問題委員會 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gwok3 zai3 jing4 si6 gun2 hat6 man6 tai4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = United Nations Committee on International Criminal Jurisdiction

聯合國救災協調專員辦事處 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 zoi1 hip3 tiu4 zyun1 jyun4 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Office of United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator

聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 naan6 man4 si6 mou6 gou1 kap1 zyun1 jyun4 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

藥劑事務委員會 joek6 zai1 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Pharmacy and Poisons Board

青年事務委員會 cing1 nin4 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = The Commission on Youth

運輸署的緊急事故交通協調中心 wan6 syu1 cyu5 dik1 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 gaau1 tung1 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Transport Department's emergency transport co-ordination centre 國

香港經濟貿易辦事處 hoeng1 gong2 ging1 zai3 mau6 jik6 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

萬事發酒店 maan6 si6 faat3 zau2 dim3 = Macau Masters Hotel

萬事發 maan6 si6 faat3 = Mild Seven Lights (cigarette brand)

國際刑事法庭 gwok3 zai3 jing4 si6 faat3 ting4 = The International Criminal Court

選舉事務處 syun2 geoi2 si6 mou6 cyu3 = Registration & Electoral Office

廣播理事會 gwong2 bo3 lei5 si6 wui6*2 guang3 bo1 li3 shi4 hui4 = Broadcasting Board of Governors (common formation)

世界銀行理事會 sai3 gaai3 ngan4 hong4 lei5 si6 wui6*2 = Board of Governors of the World Bank (common formation)

Showing all 34 examples containing 事

咩事呀? 粵
What's the matter?
[shortened form of 乜嘢事呀]

可惡，究竟係咩事呀。粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]?
[This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]

烤火雞不是一件容易的事國
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

怎麼回事？國
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]

做任何事都要勤儉。
Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.

如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。國
Don't come if you're busy.

呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?
Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?

呢件事，眞係冇符喇粵
I'm at wits end for this matter

我啲手下辦事不力，好對唔住粵
My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

咸豐年前嘅事你重攞嚟講粵
You are still bringing up things that happened so many years ago

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

提起件事我就覺得唏噓粵
Bringing up that issue makes me feel sad.

呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論粵
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

佢成日喺度寫埋晒啲無聊嘢﹐我都費事睇。粵
He writes so much nonsense that I don't even bother reading it.

我係無事不登三寶殿
I wouldn't come to you if I hadn't something to ask of you.

老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!

為點小事，豈敢打擾！
I wouldn't dare bother you over such petty things.

佢做事不留都撳地游水，唔會攞你嚟較飛！粵
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.

就算你噉做亦都於事無補粵
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.

我知道呢個係不爭嘅事實粵
I know this is the undeniable truth.

我地一定會將呢件事查到水落石出。粵
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]

件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about.
[the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]

喪事最重要部份叫喪禮粵
The most important part after a person dies is called the funeral.
[Lit. Death-matters most important part call funeral]

呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
[Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

萬大事都有得解決粵
No matter how formidable this problem seems, it can be solved.

呢件事睇起嚟好困難﹐但係做落去好容易。粵
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy.
[Aspect markers 起嚟 and 落去 function rather like antonyms, originally meaning "starting to" and "carrying on" respectively. ]

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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