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sit3
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[1] [v] steal; burglarise [2] [n] thief; burglar [3] [v] usurp [4] stealthy [5] a self-derogatory way of saying "I" Stroke count: 22
Level: 3
Radical: 穴 (#116)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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竊取
sit3 ceoi2 = to steal; to seize
竊聽
sit3 teng1 = to eavesdrop; to wiretap
盜竊
dou6 sit3 = to steal
偷竊
tau1 sit3 = to steal; to pilfer; theft; pilferage
爆竊
baau3 sit3 = burglary
竊聽器
sit3 ting1 hei3 = listening/bugging device, "bug"
竊聽電話
sit3 teng1 din6 waa6*2 = phone tapping; wiretapping
剽竊
piu5 sit3 = to pirate; to plagiarize
鼠竊狗偷
syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1 = petty theft |
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Showing 1 example containing 竊
唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷 粵
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No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them. |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 竊
Unicode code for this character: U+7ACA (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2773/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">竊</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 竊
Unicode code for this character: U+7ACA (off-site link)
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