侍 (si6 | shi4) : wait upon

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侍

si6

shi4

wait upon; attend on; serve

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

侍

This word has been viewed 5151 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Oct 2009 01:43

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侍者 si6 ze2 shi4 zhe3 = waiter 國

侍候 si6 hau6 shi4 hou4 = to wait upon; to serve

侍應 si6 jing3 = short for 侍應生

妾侍 cip3 si6 qie4 shi4 = concubine; maid

侍應生 si6 jing3 sang1 = waiter

侍應主任 si6 jing3 zyu2 jam6 = captain

酒吧侍應生 zau2 baa1 si6 jing3 sang1 = [n] a bartender

侍仔 si6 zai2 = attendant at the dining room or inn; bellhop

服侍 fuk6 si6 fu2 shi4 = ministration; tendance; wait on; waiting

侍產假 si6 caan2 gaa3 shi4 chan3 jia4 = paternity leave

侍奉 si6 fung6 shi4 feng4 = wait upon, attend upon, serve

侍衛 si6 wai6 shi4 wei4 = imperial bodyguard

貼身服侍 tip3 san1 fuk6 si6 tie1 shen1 fu2 shi4 = wait on sb hand and foot

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 侍
Unicode code for this character: U+4f8d (off-site link)

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