十 (sap6 | shi2) : ten

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十

sap6

shi2

[1] ten; tenth
[2] complete; completely; perfect; extremely; perfectly
[3] KangXi radical 24

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 拾

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Radical: 十 (#24)

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

十

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十分 sap6 fan1 shi2 fen1 = completely, fully, very; perfect [score]

十字 sap6 zi6 shi2 zi4 = a cross

十月 sap6 jyut6 shi2 yue4 = October

十一月 sap6 jat1 jyut6 shi2 yi1 yue4 = November

十二月 sap6 ji6 jyut6 shi2 er4 yue4 = December

十年 sap6 nin4 = decade

第十 dai6 sap6 di4 shi2 = tenth

第十一 dai6 sap6 jat1 di4 shi2 yi1 = eleventh

第十二 dai6 sap6 ji6 di4 shi2 er4 = twelth (common formation)

六十 luk6 sap6 liu4 shi2 = sixty

五十 ng5 sap6 wu3 shi2 = fifty

四十 sei3 sap6 si4 shi2 = forty

二十 ji6 sap6 er4 shi2 = twenty

八十 baat3 sap6 ba1 shi2 = eighty

九十 gau2 sap6 jiu3 shi2 = ninety

十一 sap6 jat1 shi2 yi1 = eleven

十一年 sap6 jat1 nin4 shi2 yi1 nian2 = eleven years (common formation)

十七 sap6 cat1 shi2 qi1 = seventeen; 17 (common formation)

十三 sap6 saam1 shi2 san1 = thirteen; 13 (common formation)

十九 sap6 gau2 shi2 jiu3 = nineteen; 19 (common formation)

十二 sap6 ji6 shi2 er4 = twelve; 12 (common formation)

十五 sap6 ng5 shi2 wu3 = fifteen; 15 (common formation)

十五年 sap6 ng5 nin4 shi2 wu3 nian2 = fifteen years (common formation)

十八 sap6 baat3 shi2 ba1 = eighteen; 18 (common formation)

十六 sap6 luk6 shi2 liu4 = sixteen; 16 (common formation)

十四 sap6 sei3 shi2 si4 = fourteen; 14 (common formation)

十三日 sap6 saam1 jat6 shi2 san1 ri4 = thirteenth day of a month; thirteen days (common formation)

二十八日 ji6 sap6 baat3 jat6 er4 shi2 ba1 ri4 = 28th day of the month (common formation)

二十二日 ji6 sap6 ji6 jat6 er4 shi2 er4 ri4 = 22nd day of the month (common formation)

二十九日 ji6 sap6 gau2 jat6 er4 shi2 jiu3 ri4 = 29th day of the month (common formation)

二十六日 ji6 sap6 luk6 jat6 er4 shi2 liu4 ri4 = 26th day of the month (common formation)

二十七日 ji6 sap6 cat1 jat6 er4 shi2 qi1 ri4 = 27th day of the month (common formation)

二十三日 ji6 sap6 saam1 jat6 er4 shi2 san1 ri4 = 23rd day of the month (common formation)

二十四日 ji6 sap6 sei3 jat6 er4 shi2 si4 ri4 = 24th day of the month (common formation)

二十五日 ji6 sap6 ng5 jat6 er4 shi2 wu3 ri4 = 25th day of the month (common formation)

二十一日 ji6 sap6 jat1 jat6 er4 shi2 yi1 ri4 = 21st day of the month (common formation)

三十一號 saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6 san1 shi2 yi1 hao4 = 31st day of the month (common formation)

三十一日 saam1 sap6 jat1 jat6 san1 shi2 yi1 ri4 = 31st day of the month (common formation)

二十日 ji6 sap6 jat6 er4 shi2 ri4 = 20th day of the month (common formation)

三十日 saam1 sap6 jat6 san1 shi2 ri4 = 30th day of the month (common formation)

十八日 sap6 baat3 jat6 shi2 ba1 ri4 = 18th day of the month (common formation)

十七日 sap6 cat1 jat6 shi2 qi1 ri4 = 17th day of the month (common formation)

十九日 sap6 gau2 jat6 shi2 jiu3 ri4 = 19th day of the month (common formation)

十一日 sap6 jat1 jat6 shi2 yi1 ri4 = 11th day of the month (common formation)

十日 sap6 jat6 shi2 ri4 = 10th day of the month (common formation)

十二日 sap6 ji6 jat6 shi2 er4 ri4 = 12th day of the month (common formation)

十六日 sap6 luk6 jat6 shi2 liu4 ri4 = 16th day of the month (common formation)

十五日 sap6 ng5 jat6 shi2 wu3 ri4 = 15th day of the month (common formation)

十四日 sap6 sei3 jat6 shi2 si4 ri4 = 14th day of the month (common formation)

十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3 = mostly

十億 sap6 jik1 shi2 yi4 = billion (US); milliard (UK)

十足 sap6 zuk1 shi2 zu2 = completely; very

你做初一，我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye 粵

幾十年 gei2 sap6 nin4 ji3 shi2 nian2 = several decades

十三點 sap6 saam1 dim2 shi2 san1 dian3 = weird; eccentric

十九歲 sap6 gau2 seoi3 shi2 jiu3 sui4 = 19 years old

二十二號 ji6 sap6 ji6 hou6 er4 shi2 er4 hao4 = 22nd day of a month (common formation)

二十六號 ji6 sap6 luk6 hou6 er4 shi2 liu4 hao4 = 26th day of a month (common formation)

四十三 sei3 sap6 saam1 si4 shi2 san1 = forty three; 43 (common formation)

四十六 sei3 sap6 luk6 si4 shi2 liu4 = forty six; 46 (common formation)

四十多 sei3 sap6 do1 si4 shi2 duo1 = more than 40

四月十七號 sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6 si4 yue4 shi2 qi1 hao4 = April 17

一百五十多年 jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 do1 nin4 yi1 bai3 wu3 shi2 duo1 nian2 = more than 150 years

三十四 saam1 sap6 sei3 san1 shi2 si4 = thirty-four; 34 (common formation)

二十一 ji6 sap6 jat1 er4 shi2 yi1 = twenty-one; 21

二十七 ji6 sap6 cat1 er4 shi2 qi1 = twenty-seven; 27 (common formation)

二十三 ji6 sap6 saam1 er4 shi2 san1 = twenty-three; 23 (common formation)

二十五 ji6 sap6 ng5 er4 shi2 wu3 = twenty-five; 25 (common formation)

二十四 ji6 sap6 sei3 er4 shi2 si4 = twenty-four; 24 (common formation)

六十五 luk6 sap6 ng5 liu4 shi2 wu3 = sixty-five; 65 (common formation)

百分之十 baak3 fan6 zi1 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 shi2 = ten percent

第七十 dai6 cat1 sap6 di4 qi1 shi2 = seventieth

第三十 dai6 saam1 sap6 di4 san1 shi2 = thirtieth

第九十 dai6 gau2 sap6 di4 jiu3 shi2 = ninetieth

第二十 dai6 ji6 sap6 di4 er4 shi2 = twentieth

第五十 dai6 ng5 sap6 di4 wu3 shi2 = fiftieth

第八十 dai6 baat3 sap6 di4 ba1 shi2 = eightieth

第六十 dai6 luk6 sap6 di4 liu4 shi2 = sixtieth

第十七 dai6 sap6 cat1 di4 shi2 qi1 = seventeenth (common formation)

第十三 dai6 sap6 saam1 di4 shi2 san1 = thirteenth (common formation)

第十九 dai6 sap6 gau2 di4 shi2 jiu3 = nineteenth (common formation)

第十五 dai6 sap6 ng5 di4 shi2 wu3 = fifteenth (common formation)

第十八 dai6 sap6 baat3 di4 shi2 ba1 = eighteenth (common formation)

第十六 dai6 sap6 luk6 di4 shi2 liu4 = sixteenth (common formation)

十個字 sap6 go3 zi6 = fifty minutes

十一個字 sap6 jat1 go3 zi6 = fifty-five minutes

十二個字 sap6 ji6 go3 zi6 = sixty minutes

二十年代 ji6 sap6 nin4 doi6 er4 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 1920's (common formation)

四十年代 sei3 sap6 nin4 doi6 si4 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 1940's (common formation)

十二點鐘 sap6 ji6 dim2 zung1 shi2 er4 dian3 zhong1 = 12 o'clock (common formation)

十一點鐘 sap6 jat1 dim2 zung1 shi2 yi1 dian3 zhong1 = 11 o'clock (common formation)

十一個月 sap6 jat1 go3 jyut6 shi2 yi1 ge5 yue4 = 11 months (common formation)

八十八 baat3 sap6 baat3 ba1 shi2 ba1 = eighty-eight; 88 (common formation)

八十七 baat3 sap6 cat1 ba1 shi2 qi1 = eighty-seven; 87 (common formation)

八十九 baat3 sap6 gau2 ba1 shi2 jiu3 = eighty-nine; 89 (common formation)

八十一 baat3 sap6 jat1 ba1 shi2 yi1 = eighty-one; 81 (common formation)

八十二 baat3 sap6 ji6 ba1 shi2 er4 = eighty-two; 82 (common formation)

八十六 baat3 sap6 luk6 ba1 shi2 liu4 = eighty-six; 86 (common formation)

八十五 baat3 sap6 ng5 ba1 shi2 wu3 = eighty-five; 85 (common formation)

八十年代 baat3 sap6 nin4 doi6 ba1 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 80's (common formation)

八十三 baat3 sap6 saam1 ba1 shi2 san1 = eighty-three; 83 (common formation)

八十四 baat3 sap6 sei3 ba1 shi2 si4 = eighty-four; 84 (common formation)

七十八 cat1 sap6 baat3 qi1 shi2 ba1 = seventy-eight; 78 (common formation)

七十七 cat1 sap6 cat1 qi1 shi2 qi1 = seventy-seven; 77 (common formation)

七十九 cat1 sap6 gau2 qi1 shi2 jiu3 = seventy-nine; 79 (common formation)

七十一 cat1 sap6 jat1 qi1 shi2 yi1 = seventy-one; 71 (common formation)

七十二 cat1 sap6 ji6 qi1 shi2 er4 = seventy-two; 72 (common formation)

七十六 cat1 sap6 luk6 qi1 shi2 liu4 = seventy-six; 76 (common formation)

七十五 cat1 sap6 ng5 qi1 shi2 wu3 = seventy-five; 75 (common formation)

七十三 cat1 sap6 saam1 qi1 shi2 san1 = seventy-three; 73 (common formation)

七十四 cat1 sap6 sei3 qi1 shi2 si4 = seventy-four; 74 (common formation)

第十四 dai6 sap6 sei3 di4 shi2 si4 = fourteenth (common formation)

第四十 dai6 sei3 sap6 di4 si4 shi2 = fortieth (common formation)

九十八 gau2 sap6 baat3 jiu3 shi2 ba1 = ninety-eight; 98 (common formation)

九十七 gau2 sap6 cat1 jiu3 shi2 qi1 = ninety-seven; 97 (common formation)

九十九 gau2 sap6 gau2 jiu3 shi2 jiu3 = ninety-nine; 99 (common formation)

九十一 gau2 sap6 jat1 jiu3 shi2 yi1 = ninety-one; 91 (common formation)

九十二 gau2 sap6 ji6 jiu3 shi2 er4 = ninety-two; 92 (common formation)

九十六 gau2 sap6 luk6 jiu3 shi2 liu4 = ninety-six; 96 (common formation)

九十五 gau2 sap6 ng5 jiu3 shi2 wu3 = ninety-five; 95 (common formation)

九十年代 gau2 sap6 nin4 doi6 jiu3 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 90's (common formation)

九十三 gau2 sap6 saam1 jiu3 shi2 san1 = ninety-three; 93 (common formation)

九十四 gau2 sap6 sei3 jiu3 shi2 si4 = ninety-four; 94 (common formation)

二十八 ji6 sap6 baat3 er4 shi2 ba1 = twenty-eight; 28 (common formation)

二十九 ji6 sap6 gau2 er4 shi2 jiu3 = twenty-nine; 29 (common formation)

二十二 ji6 sap6 ji6 er4 shi2 er4 = twenty-two; 22 (common formation)

二十六 ji6 sap6 luk6 er4 shi2 liu4 = twenty-six; 26 (common formation)

六十八 luk6 sap6 baat3 liu4 shi2 ba1 = sixty-eight; 68 (common formation)

六十七 luk6 sap6 cat1 liu4 shi2 qi1 = sixty-seven; 67 (common formation)

六十九 luk6 sap6 gau2 liu4 shi2 jiu3 = sixty-nine; 69 (common formation)

六十一 luk6 sap6 jat1 liu4 shi2 yi1 = sixty-one; 61 (common formation)

六十二 luk6 sap6 ji6 liu4 shi2 er4 = sixty-two; 62 (common formation)

六十六 luk6 sap6 luk6 liu4 shi2 liu4 = sixty-six; 66 (common formation)

六十年代 luk6 sap6 nin4 doi6 liu4 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 60's (common formation)

六十三 luk6 sap6 saam1 liu4 shi2 san1 = sixty-three; 63 (common formation)

六十四 luk6 sap6 sei3 liu4 shi2 si4 = sixty-four; 64 (common formation)

五十八 ng5 sap6 baat3 wu3 shi2 ba1 = fifty-eight; 58 (common formation)

五十七 ng5 sap6 cat1 wu3 shi2 qi1 = fifty-seven; 57 (common formation)

五十九 ng5 sap6 gau2 wu3 shi2 jiu3 = fifty-nine; 59 (common formation)

五十一 ng5 sap6 jat1 wu3 shi2 yi1 = fifty-one; 51 (common formation)

五十二 ng5 sap6 ji6 wu3 shi2 er4 = fifty-two; 52 (common formation)

五十六 ng5 sap6 luk6 wu3 shi2 liu4 = fifty-six; 56 (common formation)

五十五 ng5 sap6 ng5 wu3 shi2 wu3 = fifty-five; 55 (common formation)

五十年代 ng5 sap6 nin4 doi6 wu3 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 50's (common formation)

五十三 ng5 sap6 saam1 wu3 shi2 san1 = fifty-three; 53 (common formation)

五十四 ng5 sap6 sei3 wu3 shi2 si4 = fifty-four; 54 (common formation)

三十八 saam1 sap6 baat3 san1 shi2 ba1 = thirty-eight; 38 (common formation)

三十七 saam1 sap6 cat1 san1 shi2 qi1 = thirty-seven; 37 (common formation)

三十九 saam1 sap6 gau2 san1 shi2 jiu3 = thirty-nine; 39 (common formation)

三十一 saam1 sap6 jat1 san1 shi2 yi1 = thirty-one; 31 (common formation)

三十二 saam1 sap6 ji6 san1 shi2 er4 = thirty-two; 32 (common formation)

三十六 saam1 sap6 luk6 san1 shi2 liu4 = thirty-six; 36 (common formation)

三十五 saam1 sap6 ng5 san1 shi2 wu3 = thirty-five; 35 (common formation)

三十年代 saam1 sap6 nin4 doi6 san1 shi2 nian2 dai4 = in the 30's (common formation)

三十三 saam1 sap6 saam1 san1 shi2 san1 = thirty-three; 33 (common formation)

十八世紀 sap6 baat3 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 ba1 shi4 ji4 = 18th Century (common formation)

十七世紀 sap6 cat1 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 qi1 shi4 ji4 = 17th Century (common formation)

十九世紀 sap6 gau2 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 jiu3 shi4 ji4 = 19th Century (common formation)

十一世紀 sap6 jat1 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4 = 11th Century (common formation)

十二世紀 sap6 ji6 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 er4 shi4 ji4 = 12th Century (common formation)

十六世紀 sap6 luk6 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 liu4 shi4 ji4 = 16th Century (common formation)

十五世紀 sap6 ng5 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 wu3 shi4 ji4 = 15th Century (common formation)

十三世紀 sap6 saam1 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 san1 shi4 ji4 = 13th Century (common formation)

十四世紀 sap6 sei3 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 si4 shi4 ji4 = 14th Century (common formation)

四十八 sei3 sap6 baat3 si4 shi2 ba1 = forty-eight; 48 (common formation)

四十七 sei3 sap6 cat1 si4 shi2 qi1 = forty-seven; 47 (common formation)

四十九 sei3 sap6 gau2 si4 shi2 jiu3 = forty-nine; 49 (common formation)

四十一 sei3 sap6 jat1 si4 shi2 yi1 = forty-one; 41 (common formation)

四十二 sei3 sap6 ji6 si4 shi2 er4 = forty-two; 42 (common formation)

四十五 sei3 sap6 ng5 si4 shi2 wu3 = forty-five; 45 (common formation)

四十四 sei3 sap6 sei3 si4 shi2 si4 = forty-four; 44 (common formation)

十足十 sap6 zuk1 sap6 = completely, 100%

十字架 sap6 zi6 gaa3 shi2 zi4 jia4 = Jesus' cross

十字路口 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 = crossroads; four-way intersection

十全十美 sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5 shi2 quan2 shi2 mei3 = (phrase) perfect

瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2 = Nothing is perfect

七十年代 cat1 sap6 nin4 doi6 qi1 shi2 nian2 dai4 = the 1970s (the '70s)

十萬 sap6 maan6 shi2 wan4 = hundred thousand

紅十字會 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4 = the Red Cross Society

七老八十 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 = in one's seventies

十居其九 sap6 geoi1 kei4 gau2 = nine cases out of ten

十分之一 sap6 fan6 zi1 jat1 shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1 = one-tenth

二十分鐘 ji6 sap6 fan1 zung1 = twenty minutes

十多個 sap6 do1 go3 = over ten (pieces)

八乘十 baat3 sing4 sap6 = 8"x10"

十隻手指有長短 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 = you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness

十張 sap6 zoeng1 shi2 zhang1 = dicker

一五一十 jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 yi1 wu3 yi1 shi2 = (narrate) systematically and in full detail; count by fives or tens

一千四百二十九 jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ji6 sap6 gau2 yi1 qian1 si4 bai3 er4 shi2 jiu3 = 1429

七十 cat1 sap6 qi1 shi2 = seventy, 70

三十 saam1 sap6 san1 shi2 = thirty, 30

三十天 saam1 sap6 tin1 san1 shi2 tian1 = thirty days 國

三十年來 saam1 sap6 nin4 loi4 san1 shi2 nian2 lai2 = for the past thirty years

七月三十號 cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6 qi1 yue4 san1 shi2 hao4 = July 30

三月二十一號 saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6 san1 yue4 er4 shi2 yi1 hao4 = March 21

二十一世紀 ji6 sap6 jat1 sai3 gei3*2 er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4 = 21st century

二十世紀 ji6 sap6 sai3 gei3*2 er4 shi2 shi4 ji4 = 20th Century

二十多 ji6 sap6 do1 er4 shi2 duo1 = over 20

五六十歲 ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3 wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4 = (in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)

八九不離十 baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6 ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2 = pretty close; very near; about right

十三經 sap6 saam1 ging1 shi2 san1 jing1 = the Thirteen Confucian Classics

十倍 sap6 pui5 shi2 bei4 = tenfold; ten times (sth)

十克 sap6 hak1 shi2 ke4 = decagram

十字形 sap6 zi6 jing4 shi2 zi4 xing2 = cruciform; cross shape

十幾個月 sap6 gei2 go3 jyut6 shi2 ji3 ge4 yue4 = ten months or so; about ten months

十誡 sap6 gaai3 shi2 jie4 = ten commandments

板板六十四 baan2 baan2 luk6 sap6 sei3 ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4 = unaccommodating; rigid

百分之九十 baak3 fan6 zi1 gau2 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 jiu3 shi2 = 90 percent

百分之五十 baak3 fan6 zi1 ng5 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 wu3 shi2 = fifty percent

十二碼 sap6 ji6 maa5 shi2 er4 ma3 = penalty kick (football)

幾十億 gei2 sap6 jik1 ji3 shi2 yi4 = several billion

十多億 sap6 do1 jik1 shi2 duo1 yi4 = over one billion; more than a billion

十邊形 sap6 bin1 jing4 shi2 bian1 xing2 = [geom.] decagon

十字路口兒 sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 ji4 shi2 zi4 luk4 kour3 = intersection, right-angle junction of two streets (like the character 十) 國

十八格習字紙 sap6 baat3 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the paper used in Chinese copybooks for characters approximately 1cm x 1cm

七十一便利店 cat1 sap6 jat1 bin6 lei6 dim3 = 7-Eleven convenience stores

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1 = Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

農曆八月十五 nung4 lik6 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 = the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar (Mid-Autumn Festival)

八月十五 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3 = Mid-Autumn Festival; [粵] buttocks

十次有九次 sap6 ci3 jau5 gau2 ci3 = "nine times out of ten"

十字街頭 sap6 zi6 gaai1 tau4 shi2 zi4 jie1 tou2 = crisscross streets; busy city streets

十分淒涼 sap6 fan1 cai1 loeng4 shi2 fen1 qi1 liang2 = in dire misery (common formation)

十滴水 sap6 dik6 seoi2 shi2 di1 shui3 = a popular medicine for summer ailments (lit., "ten drops")

十年樹木 sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 = it takes ten years to grow a tree (...but a hundred for a person)

十有八九 sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2 shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3 = have nine chances out of ten

十四K sap6 sei3 kei1 = the 14K triad society 粵

打十三張 daa2 sap6 saam1 zoeng1 = to play the 13 cards game

打醒十二個精神 daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4 = to be extremely alert (120% awake) 粵

打醒十二分精神 daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 fan1 zing1 san4 = to be extremely alert (120% awake) 粵

大喊十 daai6 haam3 sap6 = someone who cries easily, a crybaby 粵

紅十字車 hung4 sap6 zi6 ce1 = an ambulance

十分之 sap6 fan1 zi1 = completely, very, extremely

十月革命 sap6 jyut6 gaak3 ming6 shi2 yue4 ge2 ming4 = October Revolution (common formation)

幾十歲人 gei2 sap6 seoi3 jan4 = middle-aged or old people

幾十歲 gei2 sap6 seoi3 = middle-aged, old

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

十字車 sap6 zi6 ce1 = ambulance 粵

幾十 gei2 sap6 = great many 粵

幾十百 gei2 sap6 baak3 = an exaggeration of 幾十 ("a great many") 粵

十四行詩 sap6 sei3 hong4 si1 shi2 si4 hang2 shi1 = sonnet

一目十行 jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4 yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2 = take in ten lines in a single glance; to read rapidly

十五十六 sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6 shi2 wu3 shi2 liu4 = hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16

十字準線 sap6 zi6 zeon2 sin3 shi2 zi4 zhun3 xian4 = crosshair, cross-hair

十字光標 sap6 zi6 gwong1 biu1 = a crosshair cursor (common formation)

行百里半九十 haang4 baak3 lei5 bun3 gau2 sap6 = the going is toughest toward the end of a journey

五十步笑百步 ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6 = someone that has not reached the goal laughs at others that also have not

衰十一 seoi1 sap6 jat1 = to have sex with a minor; to be convicted of having sex with a minor 粵

十一奉獻 sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3 shi2 yi1 feng4 xian4 = tithes, offerings

九出十三歸 gau2 ceot1 sap6 saam1 gwai1 = money lending rule: lend 90% of the amount and expect to have 130% returned

屈尾十 wat1 mei5 sap6 = a quick turn around 粵

十扑 sap6 pok3*1 = support (as a loanword) 粵

十卜 sap6 buk1 = to support; encourage 粵

十四號 sap6 sei3 hou6 shi2 si4 hao = the fourteenth day of the month; [粵]: the 14K triad society

年三十晚謝灶──好做唔做 nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5 ze6 zou3 hou2 zou6 m4 zou6 = did not do what one should have done 粵

古老十八代 gu2 lou5 sap6 baat3 doi6 = very old-fashioned 粵

中氣十足 zung1 hei3 sap6 zuk1 zhong1 qi4 shi2 zu2 = resonant voice 粵

十字螺絲批 sap6 zi6 lo4 si1 pai1 shi2 zi4 luo2 si1 pi1 = Philips screwdriver 粵

十萬火急 sap6 maan6 fo2 gap1 shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2 = extremely urgent

十劃都未有一撇 sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3 shi2 hua4 dou1 wei4 you3 yi4 pie3 = There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet 粵

養兒一百歲，長憂九十九 joeng5 ji4 jat1 baak3 seoi3 coeng4 jau1 gau2 sap6 gau2 yang3 er5 yi1 bai3 sui4 chang2 you1 jiu3 shi2 jiu3 = parents worry about their children forever

六十後 luk6 sap6 hau6 liu4 shi2 hou4 = the people who was born during the 60's

十惡不赦 sap9 ok3 bat1 se3 shi2 e4 bu2 she4 = guilty of unpardonable wickedness; unpardonably evil

五十年不變 ng5 sap6 nin4 bat1 bin3 wu3 shi2 nian2 bu2 bian4 = (the basic law in HK) fifty years without change

十架 sap gaa3 / gaa3*2 shi2 jia4 = cross (short for 十字架)

十指孖埋 sap6 zi2 maa1 maai4 shi2 zhi3 ma1 mai2 = to be incompetent or uncapable of doing things 粵

十冤九仇 sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4 shi2 yuan1 jiu3 chou2 = deep-rooted hatred 粵

十萬九千七 sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1 shi2 wan4 jiu3 qian1 qi1 = a huge sum; a huge number 粵

十賭九輸 sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1 = don't gamble, you'll lose nine out of ten times 粵

你做初一我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = do me harm and I will return the favour 粵

唔理三七二十一 m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1 = no matter what 粵

搭十一號 daap3 sap6 jat1 hou6 = to go on foot; to walk 粵

十問九唔應 sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing3 shi2 wen4 jiu3 wu2 ying4 = unresponsive; uncooperative when being questioned (also：十問九唔答) 粵

十問九唔答 sap6 man6 gau2 m4 daap3 shi2 wen4 jiu3 wu2 da2 = unresponsive; uncooperative when being questioned (also：十問九唔應) 粵

十個茶壺九個蓋 sap6 go3 caa4 wu4*2 gau2 go3 goi3 shi2 ge4 cha2 hu2 jiu3 ge5 gai4 = ten tea pots and nine lids; demand out numbers supply; not enough 粵

十字批 sap6 zi6 pai1 shi2 zi4 pi1 = philips screwdriver 粵

祖宗十八代 zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6 zu3 zong1 shi2 ba1 dai4 = ancestors to the 18th generation

八十歲返頭嫁 baat3 sap6 seoi3 faan1 tau4 gaa3 ba1 shi2 sui4 fan3 tou2 jia4 = to bring trouble oneself 粵

十拿九穩 sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3 = extremely certain; ninety percent sure

十二星座 sap6 ji6 sing1 zo6 = zodiac signs

女子十二樂坊 neoi5 zi2 sap6 ji6 ngok6 fong1 = Twelve Girls Band

十三么 sap6 saam1 jiu1 shi2 san1 yao1 = (mahjong) thirteen orphans/thirteen unique wonders

十八羅漢 sap6 baat3 lo4 hon3 shi2 ba1 luo2 han4 = the 18 Arhats; (mahjong) four kong/quadruplet hand

十二張包自摸 sap6 ji6 zoeng1 baau1 zi6 mo2*1 shi2 er4 zhang1 bao1 zi4 mo1 = (mahjong) twelve pieces declaration

三歲定八十 saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6 san1 sui4 ding4 ba1 shi2 = the character of a person at age three is already formed and will never change

本篤十六世 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 ben3 du3 shi2 liu4 shi4 = Benedict XVI (Roman Catholic pope)

十五大 sap6 ng5 daai6 shi2 wu3 da4 = 15th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)

十字軍 sap6 zi6 gwan1 shi2 zi4 jun1 = crusaders; army of crusaders; the Crusades

南十字座 naam4 sap6 zi6 zo6 nan2 shi2 zi4 zuo4 = Southern Cross

十二指腸 sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4 shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2 = [anat.] duodenum

十進位制 sap6 zeon3 wai6 zai3 shi2 jin4 wei4 zhi4 = [math.] denary system (decimal system, base 10 system)

十進位法 sap6 zeon3 wai6 faat3 shi2 jin4 wei4 fa3 = [math.] denary scale (decimal)

十進數 sap6 zeon3 sou3 shi2 jin4 shu4 = [math.] denary number (base 10)

十面埋伏 sap6 min6 maai4 fuk6 shi2 mian4 mai2 fu2 = to lay for (enemy) on all sides (common formation)

十八歲卜卜脆 sap6 baat3 seoi3 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 = refers to sexually mature girls (lit., "18 years old and crispy") 粵

十八廿二 sap6 baat3 jaa6 ji6*2 = women in the bloom of youth (lit., "eighteen and twenty-two") 粵

十堰 sap6 jin2 shi2 yan4 = Shiyan (city in Hubei)

香港紅十字會 hoeng1 gong2 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 = Red Cross, HK

香港紅十字會輸血服務中心 hoeng1 gong2 hung4 sap6 zi6 wui6*2 syu1 hyut3 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1 xiang1 gang3 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4 shu1 xue4/xie3 fu2 wu4 zhong1 xin1 (PRC/Taiwan) = Red Cross, HK, Blood Transfusion Service Centre

二十世紀殺人網絡 ji6 sap6 sai3 gei3*2 saat3 jan4 mong5 lok3 = The Matrix

教宗本篤十六世 gaau3 zung1 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 = Pope Benedict XVI

十五二十 sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6 shi2 wu3 er2 shi2 = 15-20, a Chinese drinking game

風水佬呃你十年八年 fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4 = Time will tell 粵

八十二銀行 baat3 sap6 ji6 ngan4 hong4 = Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (common formation)

十六銀行 sap6 luk6 ngan4 hong4 = Juroku Bank, Ltd. (common formation)

合十 hap6 sap6 he2 shi2 = simplified form of 合什

七十二家房客 cat1 sap6 ji6 gaa1 fong4 haak3 qi1 shi2 er4 jia1 fang2 ke4 = The House of 72 Tenants

十三恐懼症 sap6 saam1 hung2 geoi6 zing3 shi2 san1 kong3 ju4 zheng4 = triskaidekaphobia (common formation)

一暴十寒 jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 = to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort

格雷的五十道陰影 gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2 = Fifty Shades of Grey

十二指腸潰瘍 sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4 kui2 joeng4 shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2 kui4 yang2 = duodenal ulcer

未見官先打八十 mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6 wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2 = pay heavy price to pursue an objective

十月芥菜 sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3 shi2 yue4 gai4 cai4 = begin to cherish romantic fantasies 粵

十年唔逢一閏 sap6 nin4 m4 fung4 jat1 jeon6 = once in a blue moon 粵

Showing 10 of 26 examples containing 十

一隊足球隊有十一個人。
A football team consists of eleven members.

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

一分鐘有六十秒。
There are sixty seconds in a minute.

一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.

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.

我哋嗰個年代十七歲粵
We were 17 (years old) back then.
[Lit. We that generation 17 years old]

佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦粵
He's almost 15 years old.
[Lit. he almost 15 year [particles]]

佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years.
[喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]

一呎是十二吋長國
One foot is twelve inches long.

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