細 (sai3 | xi4) : small

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細

sai3

xi4

[1] fine
[2] tiny; small; little (often used in spoken Cantonese to describe objects or animals)
[3] slender; thin; tall but lean; slim
[4] petty; trifling; detailed
[5] precise; exquisite; delicate (workmanship, etc.)

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

細 / 细

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細個 sai3 go3 xi4 ge4 = small; young 粵

一家大細 jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3 = All Members of the Family.

老細 lou5 sai3 lao3 xi4 = boss; manager; owner 粵

細佬 sai3 lou2 xi4 lao3 = younger brother 粵

細佬哥 sai3 lou2 go1 = child; children (male or female) 粵

細妹 sai3 mui6*2 = younger sister 粵

細聲 sai3 seng1 = soft (volume) 粵

仔細 zi2 sai3 zi3 xi4 = careful; carefully; attentive; cautious

加細碼 gaa1 sai3 maa5 = extra small size (XS)

細碼 sai3 maa5 = small size (S)

細細地 sai3 sai3*2 dei6*2 = smallish 粵

大細 daai6 sai3 = size, proportions ; a game played with three dice in a casino 粵

自細 zi6 sai3 = since childhood 粵

細時 sai3 si4 xi4 shi2 = when one was child; back when one was small 粵

細蚊仔 sai3 man1 zai2 = children; child 粵

細路仔 sai3 lou6 zai2 = child; boy 粵

細路 sai3 lou6 = child; children 粵

細路女 sai3 lou6 neoi5*2 = girl 粵

心大心細 sam1 daai6 sam1 sai3 = to hesitate 粵

細小 sai3 siu2 xi4 xiao3 = small; petty; wee

細心 sai3 sam1 xi4 xin1 = paying attention to smallest details

細節 sai3 zit3 xi4 jie2 = details; particulars

細緻 sai3 zi3 xi4 zhi4 = delicate; fine

細胞 sai3 baau1 xi4 bao1 = cell (of living organisms)

細菌 sai3 kwan2 xi4 jun4 (Taiwan), xi1 jun1 (PRC) = germs; bacteria; virus

詳細 coeng4 sai3 xiang2 xi4 = in detail; detailed; minute

精打細算 zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3 jing1 da3 xi4 suan4 = spending wisely

精細 zing1 sai3 jing1 xi4 = meticulous; careful; fine

粗細 cou1 sai3 cu1 xi4 = thickness; fineness; level of refinement

細說 sai3 syut3 xi4 shuo1 = tell in detail

細工 sai3 gung1 xi4 gong1 = fine work, handicraft

細分 sai3 fan1 = fractionize; subdivision; subsection; subdivide

底細 dai2 sai3 = exact details

細粒 sai3 lap1 xi4 li4 = granule

細食 sai3 sik6 = smooth diet

家頭細務 gaa1 tau4 sai3 mou6 = chore

細細 sai3 sai3 = small and soft (voice), fine, delicate

細膽 sai3 daam2 = cowardice 粵

陰聲細氣 jam1 seng1 sai3 hei3 = to speak softly and tenderly (or with a creepy voice)

細電 sai3 din6 = AA size battery 粵

細紙 sai3 zi2 = small (denomination) notes

巨細 geoi6 sai3 ju4 xi4 = big and small

燃料元件細棒 jin4 liu6*2 jyun4 gin6 sai3 paang5 ran2 liao4 yuan2 jian4 xi4 bang4 = fuel pins

鐮刀細胞貧血 lim4 dou1 sai3 baau1 pan4 hyut3 lian2 dao1 xi4 bao1 pin2 xue4 (PRC), lian2 dao1 xi4 bao1 pin2 xie3 (Taiwan) = sickle cell anemia

性細胞 sing3 sai3 baau1 xing4 xi4 bao1 = sexual cell

幼細的 jau3 sai3 dik1 you4 xi4 de5 = delicate 國

植物細胞 zik6 mat6 sai3 baau1 zhi2 wu4 xi4 bao1 = plant cell

白血細胞 baak6 hyut3 sai3 baau1 bai2 xue4 xi4 bao1 (PRC), bai2 xie3 xi4 bao1 (Taiwan) = white blood cell

紅血細胞 hung4 hyut3 sai3 baau1 hong2 xue4 xi4 bao1 (PRC), hong2 xie3 xi4 bao1 (Taiwan) = red blood cell

細菌武器 sai3 kwan2 mou5 hei3 xi4 jun4 wu3 qi4 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 wu3 qi4 (PRC) = biological weapon (using germs)

神經細胞 san4 ging1 sai3 baau1 shen2 jing1 xi4 bao1 = nerve cells, neurons

微細 mei4 sai3 wei1 xi4 = microminiature (technology); small, trifling

尖細 zim1 sai3 jian1 xi4 = taper

事無巨細 si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3 shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4 = all affairs big or small

子宮頸細胞檢驗 zi2 gung1 geng2 sai3 baau1 gim2 jim6 zi3 gong1 jing3 xi4 bao1 jian3 yan4 = pap test

阿細 aa3 sai3*2 = familiar name for father's concubine or second wife

矮細 ai2 sai3 = diminutive

不細 bat1 sai3 = not small

炒老細魷魚 caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚) 粵

細碟 sai3 dip6*2 = record single 粵

大細超 daai6 sai3 ciu1 = unfair, unjust, to show favoritism

大細路 daai6 sai3 lou6 = an older person who is young at heart 粵

人細鬼大 jan4 sai3 gwai2 daai6 = though young of age is skilled or experienced

人仔細細 jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3 = small (of a person's age); year of small historical relevance

貴細 gwai3 sai3 = fragile, refined, "tender and expensive"

由細到大 jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6 = since childhood; ascending order 粵

細蝦大,無所謂,大蝦細,無智慧 sai3 haa1 daai6, mou4 so2 wai6, daai6 haa1 sai3, mou4 zi3 wai6 = when children bully adults it does not matter, adults bully children then it's not wise 粵

後生細仔 hau6 saang1 sai3 zai2 = a youngster 粵

幼細 jau3 sai3 = delicate; slender; small

縮細 suk1 sai3 = to reduce; to decrease; to miniaturize; to shrink

細膩 sai3 nei6 xi4 ni4 = fine and smooth, exquisite; minute

明細 ming4 sai3 ming2 xi4 = clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)

大食細 daai6 sik6 sai3 = Darwinism; the big fish eats the small fish 粵

大汗沓細汗 daai6 hon6 daap6 sai3 hon6 = sweating profusely 粵

大菌食細菌 daai6 kwan2 sik6 sai3 kwan2 = don’t worry too much about hygiene when you are eating 粵

細微 sai3 mei4 xi4 wei1 = fineness; slight, fine, subtle

細姐 sai3 ze2 = a step-mother; a concubine-mother 粵

冇大冇細 mou5 daai6 mou5 sai3 = detachment between parents and their adolescent children 粵

仔細女嫩 zai2 sai3 neoi5*2 nyun6 = young children 粵

細讀 sai3 duk6 xi4 du2 = read carefully and thoroughly

細語 sai3 jyu5 xi4 yu3 = speak softly

細搶 sai3 coeng2 xi4 qiang3 = (Hong Kong Fire Fighting Jargon) light rescue unit

細味 sai3 mei6 xi4 wei4 = 1. to ponder carefully 2. to savor

細雨 sai3 jyu5 xi4 yu3 = drizzle

細餸 sai3 sung3 xi4 song4 = to eat very little; to always have leftovers; to have a small appetite 粵

精挑細選 zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2 jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3 = selective

纖細 cim1 sai3 xian1 xi4 = fine; slim; tender; thin, tenuous

細碎 sai3 seoi3 xi4 sui4 = fragments; bits and pieces

內細胞團 noi6 sai3 baau1 tyun4 nei4 xi4 bao1 tuan2 = inner cell mass (ICM)

多細胞 do1 sai3 baau1 duo1 xi4 bao1 = multicellular

多細胞生物 do1 sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6 duo1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4 = multicellular life form

子細胞 zi2 sai3 baau1 zi3 xi4 bao1 = daughter cell

巨細胞病毒 geoi6 sai3 baau1 beng6 duk6 ju4 xi4 bao1 bing4 du2 = cytomegalovirus (CMV)

基底細胞癌 gei1 dai2 sai3 baau1 ngaam4 ji1 di3 xi4 bao1 ai2 = Basal cell carcinoma

單細胞 daan1 sai3 baau1 dan1 xi4 bao1 = single-celled (organism); unicellular

單細胞生物 daan1 sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6 dan1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4 = single-celled organism

幹細胞 gon3 sai3 baau1 gan4 xi4 bao1 = stem cell

單細胞的 daan1 sai3 baau1 dik1 dan1 xi4 bao1 de5 = unicellular 國

多細胞的 do1 sai3 baau1 dik1 duo1 xi4 bao1 de5 = multicellular 國

動物細胞 dung6 mat6 sai3 baau1 dong4 wu4 xi4 bao1 = [bio.] animal cell

毛細管 mou4 sai3 gun2 mao2 xi4 guan3 = [化] capillary (tube)

細胞分裂 sai3 baau1 fan1 lit6 xi4 bao1 fen1 lie4 = [bio.] cell division

細胞壁 sai3 baau1 bik1 si4 bao1 bi4 = [bio.] cell wall

細胞核 sai3 baau1 hat6 /wat6 xi4 bao1 he2 = [bio.] nucleus

細胞膜 sai3 baau1 mok6*2 si4 bao1 mo4 = [bio.] cell membrane

細胞質 sai3 baau1 zat1 xi4 bao1 zhi4 = [bio.] cytoplasm

雄性性細胞 hung4 sing3 sing3 sai3 baau1 xiong2 xing4 xing4 xi4 bao1 = male sex cell

雌性性細胞 ci1 sing3 sing3 sai3 baau1 ci1 xing4 xing4 xi4 bao1 = female sex cell

白細胞 baak6 sai3 baau1 bai2 xi4 bao1 = white blood cell; white corpiscle; leucocyte

細胞週期 sai3 baau1 zau1 kei4 xi4 bao1 zhou1 qi1 (PRC), xi4 bao1 zhou1 qi2 (Taiwan) = cell cycle, mitotic cycle

細胞因子 sai3 baau1 jan1 zi2 xi4 bao1 yin1 zi3 = cytokine

細胞培養 sai3 baau1 pui4 joeng5 xi4 bao1 pei2 yang3 = cell culture

細胞毒性 sai3 baau1 duk6 sing3 xi4 bao1 du2 xing4 = cytotoxicity

小亞細亞 siu2 aa3 sai3 aa3 = [n] Asia Minor

細胞學 sai3 baau1 hok6 xi4 bao1 xue2 = cytology

細菌學 sai3 kwan2 hok6 xi4 jun4 xue2 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 xue2 (PRC) = bacteriology

血細胞 hyut3 sai3 baau1 xie3 xi4 bao1 (Taiwan), xue4 xi4 bao1 (PRC) = haemocyte; haemocytes; hemacyte; hemocyte

體細胞 tai2 sai3 baau1 ti3 xi4 bao1 = [bio.] somatic cell, a body cell (non-germ cell); somatoplasm

吞噬細胞 tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1 = a phagocyte

大雞唔食細米 daai6 gai1 m4 sik6 sai3 mai5 = eagles catch no flies 粵

亞細安 aa3 sai3 on1 ya4 xi4 an1 = ASEAN

鉅細靡遺 geoi6 sai3 mei5 wai4 ju4 xi4 mi3 yi2 = to not neglect even the smallest detail; to leave no detail undone; down to the last detail

細葉榕 sai3 jip6 jung4 xi4 ye4 rong2 = Chinese Banyan

細作 sai3 zok3 xi4 zuo4 = police spy

細罷特 sai3 baa6 dak6 xi4 ba4 te4 = Shevat

Showing all 17 examples containing 細

要好好珍惜你細佬粵
You need to take care of your brother.
[Lit. you need cherish you brother.]

細路仔好興奮！粵
The children are getting excited!

詳細嘅情況我唔可以透露粵
I can't let you in on the details.
[Lit. small-details information I not-allowed divulge.]

我好憎湊細蚊仔粵 ?!
I hate looking after brats.
[Lit. I very hate look-after little-mosquitoes.]

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

啲細路仔匿埋喺張枱下便粵
The kids are hiding under the table.
[Lit. the kids hide at [counter] table underneath.]

間辦公室俾啲細路搞到立立亂。粵
The office was turned upside-down by the kids.
[[parsing] (classifier) office by (plural classifier) kids make (extent particle) chaotic http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128766 ]

咪用藤條拂細路。粵
Don't hit kids with a cane.
[Lit. don't use cane whip children.]

老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。粵
We'll go wherever the boss says.
[Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇粵
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙粵
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

每位藝術家對作品的細節一點都不敢苟且
All the artists pay very careful details towards their art pieces.

而家啲細路真係身在福中不知福！粵
Children nowadays really don't know how fortunate they are.

細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother.
[In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]

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