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[1] fine [2] tiny; small; little (often used in spoken Cantonese to describe objects or animals) [3] slender; thin; tall but lean; slim [4] petty; trifling; detailed [5] precise; exquisite; delicate (workmanship, etc.) Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: 糸 (#120)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Oct 2009 09:59 | ||
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一家大細
jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3 = All Members of the Family.
老細
lou5 sai3 = boss; manager; owner 粵
細佬
sai3 lou2 = younger brother 粵
細佬哥
sai3 lou2 go1 = child; children (male or female) 粵
細妹
sai3 mui6*2 = younger sister 粵
細聲
sai3 seng1 = soft (volume) 粵
仔細
zi2 sai3 = careful; carefully; attentive; cautious
加細碼
gaa1 sai3 maa5 = extra small size (XS)
細碼
sai3 maa5 = small size (S)
大細
daai6 sai3 = size, proportions ; a game played with three dice in a casino 粵See all 119 compounds (CantoDict reports 125 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 細
詳細嘅情況我唔可以透露 粵
I can't let you in on the details. [Lit. small-details information I not-allowed divulge.]
因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼 粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now. [Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If it his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]
啲細路仔匿埋喺張枱下便 粵
The kids are hiding under the table. [Lit. the kids hide at [counter] table underneath.]
間辦公室畀啲細路你搞亂咗 粵
The office was turned upside-down by the children. [Lit. [counter] office by [plural counter] children make-chaotic already] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+7d30 (off-site link)
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