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 1 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")
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Showing all 5 examples containing 獅

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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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: 獅
Unicode code for this character: U+7345 (off-site link)

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