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  si6   jyutping
  shi4   pinyin
[1] commendable person; scholar
[2] person trained in a certain field
[3] soldier; noncommissioned officer



noun
Stroke count: 3
Level: 2
Radical: (#33)

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

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This word has been viewed 18436 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jul 2013 01:49

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detail  baa1 si6*2   = bus
detail  dik1 si6*2   = taxi
detail  do1 si6*2   = toast
detail  zi1 si6*2  zhi1 shi4 = cheese
detail  baa1 si6*2 zaam6   = bus stop, bus station
detail  neoi5 si6  nv3 shi4 = lady; madam; Ms
detail  san1 si6*2  shen1 shi4 = gentleman
detail  si6 do1   = store, shop
detail  tip3*1 si6*2   = tip; gratuity
detail  zin3 si6  zhan4 shi4 = soldier; warrior; fighter; trooper
See all 257 compounds (CantoDict reports 278 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 士
detail 巴士半路拋錨
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]
detail 巴士半路拋錨
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]
detail 巴士可以上環
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?
detail 噉就的士!
A taxi it will be, then!
detail 出啲紳士風度開車
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?
detail 士巴拿擰實螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.
detail 我地的士?
Let's take a taxi, shall we?

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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