蛇 (se4 ji4 seu4 | she2 yi2) : snake

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蛇

se4 ji4 seu4

she2 yi2

[1] snake; serpent
[2] [粵] [slang] to goof off
[3] [粵] /seu4/ transliteration for 'sir', used when addressed policeman or male school teachers.

(Classifier(s): 條)

(1) For goofing off, that context can be found in the compound 蛇王.
(2) For Jyutping "ji4" and Pinyin "yi2", those pronunciations can only be found in the compound 委蛇.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#142)

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

蛇

This word has been viewed 16537 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Nov 2013 11:32

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蛇頭鼠眼 se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5 = shifty-eyed; wily-looking 粵

委蛇 wai1 ji4 = carefree, in a self-possessed manner

蛇足 se4 zuk1 = superfluous

蛇精 se4 zing1 she2 jing1 = snake spirit

蛇王 se4 wong4 = lazy; a lazy person 粵

鹽蛇 jim4 se4*2 = gekko; lizard 粵

蟒蛇 mong5 se4 mang3 she2 = python; boa constrictor

打蛇先打頭 daa2 se4 sin1 daa2 tau4 da3 she2 xian1 da3 tou2 = When attacking a snake, strike the head first

蛇頭 se4 tau4 she2 tou2 = serpenthead; snakehead

三蛇 saam1 se4 = the three snakes；three types of poisonous snakes 粵
See all 71 compounds (CantoDict reports 74 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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: 蛇
Unicode code for this character: U+86c7 (off-site link)

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