圾 (saap3 | ji1) : garbage; refuse; rubbish; waste; trash

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圾

saap3

ji1

garbage; refuse; rubbish; waste; trash

Used only in compound form 垃圾.

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

圾

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Oct 2013 02:11

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垃圾袋 laap6 saap3 doi6*2 la1 ji1 dai4 = rubbish bag, garbage bag

垃圾 laap6 saap3 le4 se4 (Taiwan), la1 ji1 (PRC) = rubbish, refuse, trash; garbage

垃圾桶 laap6 saap3 tung2 la1 ji1 tong3 (PRC), le4 se4 tong3 (Taiwan) = rubbish bin, waste bin, trash can

垃圾篸 laap6 saap3 caam2 = waste bin; waste basket 粵

掉垃圾 diu6 laap6 saap3; deu6 laap6 saap3 diao4 le4 se4 (Taiwan), diao4 la1 ji1 (PRC) = to throw rubbish; to dispose of garbage; to trash

拋垃圾 paau1 laap6 saap3 pao1 la1 ji1; pao1 le4 se4 = to throw rubbish

丟垃圾 diu1 laap6 saap3 diu1 le4 se4 (Taiwan), diu1 la1 ji1 (PRC) = to throw rubbish; to dispose of garbage; to trash

垃圾筒 laap6 saap3 tung4*2 la1 ji1 tong3 = dustbin; trashcan

垃圾蟲 laap6 saap3 cung4 = litterbug

垃圾佬 laap3 saap3 lou2 le4 se4 lao3 (Taiwan), la1 ji1 lao3 (PRC) = trashman; garbageman; trash collector 粵
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!

垃圾桶要扱實隻蓋粵
Cover the garbage can tightly with the lid.

你要掉咗啲垃圾, 間辦公室好亂粵
Can you bin the junk that's lying around? The office is a mess.
[Lit. you need throw-away [particle used in imperatives] [plural particle] rubbish, [counter] office very messy Other words you could use instead of 好亂: 好亂龍, 亂晒, 亂晒龍, or 亂晒大龍]

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 圾
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