肆 (si3 sei3 | si4) : wanton; unbridled; market place

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肆

si3 sei3

si4

[粵] si3 | [國] si4
[1] [v,adj] wanton; unbridled; indulge in
[2] [n] marketplace; shop; store
[3] [v] do one's best; devote efforts to

[粵] sei3 | [國] si4
[n] four - used for the numeral 四 on cheques, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations
[Var.] 䦉

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 聿 (#129)

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

肆

This word has been viewed 5296 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2012 10:59

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大肆 daai6 si3 da4 si4 = wanton; reckless; indiscriminate; wantonly; recklessly; indiscriminately; without careful thought

食肆 sik6 si3 shi2 si4 = restaurant (all types of)

放肆 fong3 si3 fang4 si4 = unbridled; wanton

肆虐 si3 joek6 si4 nve4 = indulge in wanton massacre or persecution; wreak havoc, to devastate

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自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

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Decimal representation of this word: 肆
Unicode code for this character: U+8086 (off-site link)

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