Home
CantoDict HomeCantoDict Settings

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

  si2   jyutping
  shi3   pinyin
[1] [n] excrement; dung; faeces; shit (vulgar)
[2] [n] excretion (of the eye, ear, etc)
[3] [adj] (of quality, ability, etc) no good, poor

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
Radical: (#44)

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

This word has been viewed 13847 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jun 2012 15:27

Output this character as a high resolution image
Add to vocab list:

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Mandarin | Spanish Language
Living in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese course in London

detail  si2 fat1 laa3   = buttcrack
detail  o1 si2   = defecate; to take a shit
detail 窿  si2 fat1 lung4*1   = the anus
detail  no6 mai5 si2 fat1   = a guest who overstays
detail  laa2 si2 soeng5 san1   = bring trouble to oneself
detail  zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1   = to bring trouble to oneself
detail  daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik6   = very honest
detail  si2 jau5*2  shi3 you3 = amateur; newbie
detail  ji5 si2  er3 shi3 = ear wax
detail  sek6 si2   = concrete
detail  ngaan5 si2   = secretions of the eyes; gum
detail  si2 haang1   = a country-style public toilet; dung pit
detail  si2 ngaan5   = anus
detail  jin1 si2   = smoke stain (yellow/brown of teeth); the ace (person or card)
detail  jin1 si2 ngaa4   = smoke-stained teeth
detail  gai1 si2 gwo2  ji1 shi3 guo3 = guava
detail  sek6 si2 sam1 lam4   = a concrete jungle
detail 尿  laan5 jan4 do1 si2 niu6   = to do nothing but make excuses and loaf (lit., "a lazy person often goes to the toilet")
detail  gau2 si2 laap6 saap3   = everything without discrimination; things of little value, junk (lit., "dog crap garbage")
detail  gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1   = cherish something of little value simply because one owns it
detail  si2 bo1   = [adj] bad skill, a poor attempt
detail  si2 dau2   = [adj] inferior, of poor quality
detail  sin1 si2   = cents (loanword)
detail  zau1 san1 si2   = in serious trouble
detail  liu1 bei6 si2   = pick snot; pick boogers
detail  ngau4 si2  niu2 shi3 = cow dung; [俗] hoodlum
detail  lok6 gau2 si2   = it's raining cats and dogs
detail  bei6 si2 gam3 do1   = a tailless pun for "鼻屎咁多--形容極少" (so much snot appears so little)
detail  caan1 si2   = opportunity, chance (as a loanword)
detail  cau3 si2 mat6 kam2   = keep smelly things secretly covered (keep scandals out of the public eye)
detail  daai6 se4 o1 si2   = a big business deal (lit., "big snake takes a crap")
detail  daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6   = to be completely trustworthy (lit., "to carry crap and not eat it")
detail  dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1   = to have spare time (lit., "idle and no need to take a crap")
detail  dou2 sek6 si2   = to mix concrete
detail  dou2 si2   = clean out a latrine (lit., "upend the crapper")
detail  dou2 si2 gam3 zou2   = very early in the morning
detail  faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 hai6 si2   = to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute
detail  fo2 si2   = left over odd cinders after a fire extinguishes (not completely burnt); a spark
detail  faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 si6 si2   = experience friends turning into enemies after a dispute
detail  gap1 si2  ji2 shi3 = urgently need to defecate
detail  gai1 si2 tang4*2   = Paederia scandens, skunk vine weed
detail  gai1 si2 baa1   = a chicken's rectal glands
detail  gaau2 si2   = to make trouble between people (also 搞事)
detail  jung6 si2 fat1 nam2 je5   = making an idiotic suggestion (lit., "using one's anus to think of things")
detail  ngaa4 si2 si2   = to boast; to talk big
detail  ngaa4 si2   = to boast; to talk big
detail  jin1 si2 hau4   = smoker's voice (hoarseness)
detail  jing6 si2 jing6 pei3  ren4 shi3 ren4 pi4 = to be boastful (lit., "admit feces, admit farts")
detail  si2 kiu4*2   = a useless plan, device, scheme or trick
detail  ngaa4 si2 zaam2 zaam2   = to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)
detail  joeng4 me1 si2   = constipation
detail  o1 joeng4 me1 si2   = constipation
detail  laai1*6 si2  la1 shi3 = [普]: to defecate (lit., "to discharge shit"); [粵]: to defecate involuntarily
detail  laai6 si2  lai4 shi3 = to defecate involuntarily; Fecal incontinence
detail  o1 laan6 si2   = to have diarrhea
detail  sik6 baau2 faan6 dang2 si2 o1   = have nothing to do
detail  gaau2 si2 gwan3   = a troublemaker (lit., "a stick that stirs excrement"); to stir up trouble between people
detail  hing3 gwo3 fo2 si2   = extremely angry
detail  hing3 gwo3 fo2 taan3 si2   = extremely angry
detail  daa2 bin1 lou4 tung4 daa2 si2 fat1   = out of all comparison
detail  noeng4*1 si2   = uncool; old-fashioned
detail 尿  si2 lam4 niu6 laai6   = scared shitless
detail  si2 haang1 cung4   = muckworms, maggots
detail  si2 haang1 gai3*2   = a bad plan, poor strategy
detail  laai6 si2   = to defecate involuntarily; Fecal incontinence
detail  mak6 si2   = freckles
detail  gaat3 zaat6/6*2 si2   = freckles (lit., "cockroach excrement")
detail  laai6 si2 fu3  lai4 shi3 ku4 = Hip Hop or skateboard trousers/pants
detail  ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2   = to scramble madly for something, even that not worth taking
detail  zyu1 si2 zaa2   = a magpie robin
detail  si2 taap3   = a toilet
detail  hiu1 si2   = arrogant; overbearing; insolent; haughty; lordy
detail  sou1 zau1 si2  su1 zhou1 shi3 = a mess left behind from someone else; knotty problem or sticky business that needs to be dealt with
detail  caang1 si2 teng5  cheng1 shi3 ting3 = Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)
detail  sek6si2 lau4*2  shi2 shi3 lou2 = a building constructed of concrete and steel
detail  mei5*1 mei5*1 si2  wei3 wei3 shi3 = the very last; at the very back
detail  ding1 si2 gam3 do1  ding1 shi3 han2 duo1 = a tiny bit; a little bit; very few
detail  si2 pei4  shi3 pi2 = weak, poor, bad
detail  san1 jau5 si2   = have skeleton in the closet
detail  bei6 si2  bi2 shi3 = boogers; bogeys
detail  ok3 si2 nang4 dang1  e4 shi3 neng2 deng1 = very mean; very rude (a pun on 惡死能登)
detail  mou5 ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4   = rather embracing ignorance than knowing the upsetting thing
detail 尿  o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5   = blame the tools for bad workmanship
detail  san4 toi4 maau1 si2   = disgusting, unwelcome
detail  san1 si2 haang1   = a passing fad
detail  gik1 si2   = unsociable, cold; arrogant, "stuck up"; actively controlling one's sphincter

Showing all 6 examples containing 屎
detail 出嚟
You need to get it all out of your system at once! [Talking about excretion.]
[Lit. poo you need excrete all out! Note the X晒出嚟 construction here. 嘔晒出嚟 [throw everything up] 喊晒出嚟 [cry]]
detail audio 唔好惡屎能登
Don't be so mean!
[The sound recording and the written sentence don't match. The recorder mispronounces 惡 (ok3) as ok6, 屎 (si2) as sei2, and 啦 (laa1) as aa1.]
detail 打邊爐同打屎窟可以
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?
detail 邊個
Everyone needs to relieve themselves.
[Lit. Poo have who not excrete?]
detail 出嚟
Get it all out of your system in one go! [Talking about excretion.]
[Lit. excrete completely the poo out]
detail audio 雖然老公出便嫖賭飲吹至少賺錢返嚟養家冇眼屎乾淨盲
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

Legend
: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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.
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.102586 secs
Rows returned from database=369
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2024.