獅 (si1 | shi1) : lion

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獅

si1

shi1

n. lion

Stroke count: 13

Level: 4

Radical: 犬 (#94)

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

獅 / 狮

This word has been viewed 9511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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獅子開大口 si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2 = excessive demand 粵

獅子 si1 zi2 shi1 zi5 = lion; (placename) See Tze

獅城 si1 sing4 shi1 cheng2 = Lion City

獅子星座 si1 zi2 sing1 zo6 = Leo

獅子魚 si1 zi2 jyu4*2 shi1 zi3 yu2 = a sea snail

人頭獅身 jan4 tau4 si1 san1 ren2 tou2 shi1 shen1 = sphinx

舞獅 mou5 si1 = a lion dance

海獅 hoi2 si1 = a sea lion

舞獅團 mou5 si1 tyun4 = lion dance troupes

醒獅 sing2 si1 = lion dance (lit., "awaken lion")

美洲獅 mei5 zau1 si1 mei3 zhou1 shi1 = cougar; puma (lit., "American lion")

獅子狗 si1 zi2 gau2 shi1 zi5 gou3 = lion dog, pug-dog, Pekingese, chow chow, foo dog

馴獅者 seon4 si1 ze2 = a lion tamer

亞洲獅 aa3 zau1 si1 = Panthera leo persica (Asiatic lion)

北美毛皮海獅 bak1 mei5 mou4 pei4 hoi2 si1 = Arctocephalus townsendi (southern fur seal)

毛皮海獅 mou4 pei4 hoi2 si1 = Arctocephalus species (southern fur seals)

石獅子 sek6 si1 zi2 shi2 shi1 zi5 = a stone lion; [粵]: a film extra

獅子頭 si1 zi2 tau4 shi1 zi5 tou2 = pork meatballs

獅子咁大個鼻 si1 zi3 gam3 daai6 go3 bei6 shi1 zi3 han2 da4 ge4 bi2 = snotty; cocky; snobby; conceited 粵

獅子座 si1 zi2 zo6 = Leo

獅子山 si1 zi2 saan1 shi1 zi5 shan1 = Lion Rock

獅子山隧道 si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6 = Lion Rock Tunnel

獅子座流星 si1 zi2 zo6 lau4 sing1 = Leonid meteors

獅身人面像 si1 san1 jan4 min6 zoeng6 = the Sphinx

獅子山郊野公園 si1 zi2 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun4*2 shi1 zi3 shan1 jiao1 ye3 gong1 yuan2 = Lion Rock Country Park

鬆獅狗 sung1 si1 gau2 song1 shi1 gou3 = Chow Chow or Chow (type of dog)

獅子山下 si1 zi2 saan1 haa6 shi1 zi5 shan1 xia4 = under the Lion Rock, below the Lion Rock

魚尾獅 jyu4*2 mei5 si1 yu2 wei3 shi1 = The Merlion

獅子山隧道公路 si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6 gung1 lou6 = Lion Rock Tunnel Road

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有隻獅子喺動物園度走咗出嚟粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度唔見咗粵
A lion went missing from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度逃走咗粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.
[Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/]

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

出現山獅蹤影
the appearance of mountain lion tracks

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