衰 (seoi1 | shuai1) : decline; irritating

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衰

seoi1

shuai1

[1] decline; wane; go downhill; weakening
[2] [粵] irritating; annoying; dsigusting; unpleasant
[3] [粵] nasty-looking; ugly; bad
[4] [粵] fail; make a mistake; lose face; to be caught doing sth wrong

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

衰

Don't confuse with:
哀袞衷袁

This word has been viewed 14472 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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知衰 zi1 seoi1 zhi1 shuai1 = be aware and feel sorry for one's shortcomings and faults 粵

攞嚟衰 lo2 lai4/lei4 seoi1 = to bring misfortune 粵

衰弱 seoi1 joek6 shuai1 ruo4 = weak; feeble

衰老 seoi1 lou5 shuai1 lao3 = feeble and old

衰退 seoi1 teoi3 shuai1 tui4 = decline; fall; recession; drop; falter

樣衰 joeng6*2 seoi1 = ugly in appearance 粵

心臟衰竭 sam1 zong6 seoi1 kit3 = heart failure

唱衰 coeng3 seoi1 = to bad-mouth 粵

行衰運 haang4 seoi1 wan6 = bad luck

高大衰 gou1 daai6 seoi1 = lob

衰鬼 seoi1 gwai2 = a contemptible, worthless person 粵

衰到貼地 seoi1 dou3 tip3 dei6*2 = down on one's luck; extremely nasty or bad 粵

衰仔 seoi1 zai2 = a bad kid

衰人 seoi1 jan4 = a bad person, unpleasant person; the police (slang) 粵

半衰期 bun3 seoi1 kei4 ban4 shuai1 qi1 (PRC), ban4 shuai1 qi2 (Taiwan) = half-life period; half-time

衰仔樂園 seoi1 zai2 lok6 jyun4 shuai1 zai3 le4 yuan2 = South Park - TV show

唱衰香港 coeng3 seoi1 hoeng1 gong2 = badmouthing Hong Kong

衰格 seoi1 gaak3 = [adj] of bad character

衰女 seoi1 neoi5*2 = expresses irritation towards a girl

衰名 seoi1 meng4*2 = having a bad name or reputation

佗衰家 to4 seoi1 gaa1 = [n] a person who brings bad luck 粵

佗衰 to4 seoi1 = [v] to bring bad luck or misfortune to others 粵

大嚿衰 daai6 gau6 seoi1 = a nasty or obnoxious person 粵

大舊衰 daai6 gau6 seoi1 = a nasty or obnoxious person

衰鬼竇 seoi1 gwai2 dau6 = to be a pest; to be naughty 粵

衰公 seoi1 gung1 = an insult directed to men expressing irritation 粵

衰女包 seoi1 neoi5*2 baau1 = an insult for women along the lines of "bitch" or "cow"

衰神 seoi1 san4 = an untrustworthy person

衰衰噉 seoi1 seoi1 gam2 = annoying, irritating 粵

映衰 jing2 seoi1 = reflect badly upon 粵

等衰 ting3 seoi1 = ask for trouble 粵

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

睇衰 tai2 seoi1 = to look down upon, to despise 粵

唔衰攞嚟衰 m4 seoi1 lo2 lai4 seoi1 = make trouble for oneself 粵

衰鬼嘢 seoi1 gwai2 je5 = a nuisance; an irritation 粵

陰盛陽衰 jam1 sing6 joeng4 seoi1 yin1 sheng4 yang2 shuai1 = lots of women and few men

衰竭 seoi1 kit3 shuai1 jie2 = degenerate

衰咗 seoi1 zo2 shuai1 zuo3 = to fail; to fall flat; to turn for the bad 粵

歷久不衰 lik6 gau2 bat1 seoi1 li4 jiu3 bu4 shuai1 = to not wane or decline after a long period of time; to remain strong through the passing of time

盞衰 zaan2 seoi1 zhan3 shuai1 = do sth. only to end up in a dilemma; to do sth. that only leads to trouble 粵

衰過偷貓 seoi1 gwo3 tau1 maau1 shuai1 guo4 tou1 mao1 = nastier than somone who steals cats; very bad; very nasty 粵

衰硬 seoi1 ngaang6 = fail unavoidably; certain failure 粵

衰敗 seoi1 baai6 shuai1 bai4 = wilt away;waste away; whither away; decline; run to seed

衰氣 seoi1 hei3 shuai1 qi4 = bad luck 粵

影衰 jing2 seoi1 ying3 shuai1 = to bring one's name and reputation into disrepute 粵

衰在 seoi1 zoi6 shuai1 zai4 = the disadantage is...; the downside is...; the drawback is 粵

衰佬 seoi1 lou2 shuai1 lao3 = term referring to a man expressing irritation toward him 粵

經濟衰退 ging1 zai3 seoi1 teoi3 jing1 ji4 shuai1 tui4 = economic recession

放射性衰變 fong3 se6 sing3 seoi1 bin3 fang4 she4 xing4 shuai1 bian4 = radioactive decay

衰減因子 seoi1 gaam2 jan1 zi2 shuai1 jian3 yin1 zi3 = decay factor

衰變因子 seoi1 bin3 jan1 zi2 shuai1 bian4 yin1 zi3 = decay factor

神經衰弱 san4 ging1 seoi1 joek6 = neurasthenia

衰微 seoi1 mei4 shuai1 wei1 (PRC) wei2 (Taiwan) = to decline; to fall into decay; decadent

好衰唔衰 hou2 seoi1 m4 seoi1 = unfortunately 粵

Showing all 5 examples containing 衰

嘩！你個男朋友咁鬼樣衰㗎! 粵
Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,131965#msg-131965]

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious.
[大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係正衰人粵
She tells lie to me every time... she's a really horrible person.

個衰仔識埋成班豬朋狗友！粵
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

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