剩 (sing6 zing6 | sheng4) : remain; be left over; residual

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剩

sing6 zing6

sheng4

[1] [v] remain; be left over;
[2] [adj] residual; surplus

Jyutping sing6 is standard reading; zing6 is variant.

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

剩

This word has been viewed 9937 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2010 04:48

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剩係 zing6 hai6 sheng4 xi4 = only; merely 粵

剩餘 zing6 jyu4 sheng4 yu2 = remainder; surplus

過剩 gwo3 sing6/zing6 guo4 sheng4 = surplus; excess

人口過剩 jan4 hau2 gwo3 sing6/zing6 = overpopulation

剩飯 sing6/zing6 faan6 = leftover rice or food

剩貨 sing6/zing6 fo3 = leftover goods

剩錢 zing6 cin4*2 = surplus money; balance

剩下 zing6 haa6 sheng4 xia5 = leftover; remainder; surplus

剩餘價值 sing6/zing6 jyu4 gaa3 zik6 sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2 = surplus value

剩番 zing6 faan1 = remain

生產過剩 sang1 caan2 gwo3 sing6/zing6 sheng1 chan3 guo4 sheng4 = over-production; overproduction

剩低 zing6 dai1 = remain; left

燒剩 siu1 zing6 shao1 jing4 = remains of the fire

剩落 zing6 lok6 = leftover, remainder, surplus 粵

剩翻 zing6 faan1 = leftover, remainder, surplus 粵

剩女 sing6 neoi5*2 sheng4 nv3 = old spinster

賣剩蔗 maai6 sing6/zing6 ze3 mai3 sheng4 zhe4 = person or object that is overlooked 粵

超額剩餘價值 ciu1 ngaak6 sing6 /zing6 jyu4 gaa3 zik6 chao1 e2 sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2 = [n] excess surplus value

死剩把口 sei2 sing6/zing6 baa2 hau2 si3 sheng4 ba3 kou3 = to talk too much, to keep chattering away

海剩 hoi2 sing6 hai3 sheng4 = leftover overseas returnees; overseas-returned jobless

Showing all 5 examples containing 剩

聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋粵
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

你竟然剩咁精緻嘅嘢粵
I'd never have guessed you could make something so exquisite!
[Lit. you unexpectedly make so exquisite [possessive particle] thing.]

基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

嗰條友剩係得個講字﹐唔使理佢。粵
That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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