省 (saang2 sing2 | sheng3 xing3) : omit; province; examine

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省

saang2 sing2

sheng3 xing3

[粵]saang2,[普]sheng3
[1] omit; leave out; remove
[2] economize; save; frugal
[3] province; provincial

[粵]sing2,[普]xing3
[1] examine; inspect; observe
[2] visit (one's seniors); call on; ask after
[3] become conscious; be aware; wake up to

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

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

省

This word has been viewed 12196 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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省事 saang2 sing2 / si6 sheng3 xing3 / shi4 = saang2si6: to simplify matters; sing2si6: to handle administrative work

缺省 kyut3 saang2 que1 sheng3 = default (computer setting)

省錢 saang2 cin4*2 sheng3 qian2 = to save money (by limiting spending)

羅省 lo4 saang2 luo2 xing3 = Los Angeles (Cantonese version)

節省 zit3 saang2 jie2 sheng3 = frugal, to cut down on

省得 saang2 dak1 sheng3 de5 = so as to avoid (trouble; bother etc.)

省會 saang2 wui6 sheng3 hui4 = provincial capital

省略 saang2 loek6 sheng3 lve4 = omission

省長 saang2 zoeng2 sheng3 zhang3 = provincial governor

廣東省 gwong2 dung1 saang2 guang3 dong1 sheng3 = Guangdong province
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我同你冇仇噃，點解次次省波餅我食呢？粵
I didn't do anything to piss you off. Why are you throwing/kicking/[whatever action is appropriate] the ball at my body every time?
[Alternative translation: There's no grudge between us, why are you hitting me with the balls that you return?]

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Decimal representation of this word: 省
Unicode code for this character: U+7701 (off-site link)

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