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sik1 sek3
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[粵拼:] sik1, sek3 [v] cherish; value highly; care for tenderly [粵拼:] sik1 [v] spare; grudge; stint [v] have pity (on somebody); feel sorry (for somebody) [粵拼:] sek3 [v][粵] kiss Cantonese pronunciation depends on comound, but is nominally: [sik1] literary, [sek3] colloquial.
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: 心 (#61)
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可惜
ho2 sik1 = what a waste; what a pity
不惜
bat1 sik1 = to not stint; to not hesitate
珍惜
zan1 sik1 = to treasure; to value; to cherish
惋惜
jyun2/wun2 sik1 = feel sorry for sb. or about sth.; to pity; to sympathize with; to regret
愛惜
oi3 sek3 = cherish, treasure, use sparingly
痛惜
tung3 sik1 = lament over
敬惜字紙
ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 = "don't throw away scraps of paper that have been written on"
休惜
jau1 sik1 = recess
在所不惜
zoi6 so2 bat1 sik1 = will not grudge; will never balk at國
惜住
sek3 zyu6 = to favour (someone)粵See all 12 compounds |
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Showing 1 example containing 惜
可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。 國
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Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 惜
Unicode code for this character: U+60dc (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 惜
Unicode code for this character: U+60dc (off-site link)
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