斜 (ce4 ce3 | xie2) : slanting; sloping

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斜

ce4 ce3

xie2

slanting; sloping; leaning; inclined; oblique; diagonal; tilted; askew

See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

ce3 is well accepted as a colloquial pronunciation in HK.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 斗 (#68)

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

斜

This word has been viewed 8563 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jun 2013 17:13

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歪斜 waai1 ce4 = crooked; askew

傾斜 king1 ce4 qing1 xie2 = slope; inclination; to tilt; to incline; to lean; to slant

斜坡 ce3 bo1; ce4 bo1 xie2 po1 = slope

上斜 soeng5 ce3 = acclivity; ramp

斜路 ce3 lou6*2 = slope

傾斜量 king1 ce4 loeng6 qing1 xie2 liang4 = gradient

斜度 ce4 dou6 xie2 du4 = slope, obliqueness

斜棱 ce4 ling4 xie2 leng2 = slant edge

斜率 ce4 leot6 xie2 lv4 = gradient, slope

斜角 ce4 gok3 xie2 jiao3 = inclination

斜邊 ce4 bin1 xie2 bian1 = hypotenuse

斜高 ce4 gou1 xie2 gao1 = slant height

向左斜 hoeng3 zo2 ce3 = to tilt to the left

向右斜 hoeng3 jau6 ce3 = to tilt to the right

入口斜路 jap6 hau2 ce3 lou6*2 ru4 kou3 xie2 lu4 = on ramp (common formation)

出口斜路 ceot1 hau2 ce3 lou6*2 chu1 kou3 xie2 lu4 = off ramp; exit ramp (common formation)

斜角式停車 ce4 gok3 sik1 ting4 ce1 = angle parking (common formation)

斜地裡 ce4 dei6 leoi5 = sideways

長命斜 coeng4 meng6 ce3 = a steep slope 粵

行斜路 haang4 ce4 lou6*2 = to earn a dishonest living (lit., "walk the slanting road") 粵

西斜 sai1 ce4 xi1 xie2 = (of a room) to have western exposure (to the sun) 粵

西斜熱 sai1 ce4 jit6 xi1 xie2 re4 = heat produced from a room with western exposure 粵

斜歪 ce3 me2 xie2 wai1 = crooked; askew; slanted

斜視 ce4/3 si6 xie2 shi4 = a squint; sideways glance, to look askance

斜截式 ce4 zit6 sik1 xie2 jie2 shi4 = [math.] slope-intercept form

斜率截距式 ce4 leot6 zit6 keoi5 sik1 xie2 lv4 jie2 ju4 shi4 = [math.] slope-intercept form

點斜式 dim2 ce4 sik1 dian3 xie2 shi4 = [math.] point-slope form

比薩斜塔 bei2 saat3 ce4 taap3 = The Leaning Tower of Pisa

斜體 ce4 tai2 xie2 ti3 = italic, italics

斜支架式 ce4 zi1 gaa3*2 sik1 = [yoga] Vasisthasana, Side Plank

Showing 1 example containing 斜

哪懼明天風高路斜
What could there be to fear from the adversity ahead?
[Literally: what could (we) fear from tomorrow's high winds and crooked roads]

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