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sai2 si2 si3
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[粵] sai2 si2 [國] shi3 [1] send; despatch; summon [2] enable; cause; make [3] use; employ; apply [4] if; supposing; provided [粵] si3 [國] shi3 [1] diplomatic envoy; messsenger [2] be sent abroad for official missions Jyutping si2 is the literary pronunciation; sai2, the colloquial. However, these two pronunciations are often interchangeable.
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 便 |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Nov 2009 15:03 | ||
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唔使唔該
m4 sai2 m4 goi1 = you're welcome; don't mention it 粵
唔使多謝
m4 sai2 do1 ze6 = you're welcome; don't mention it 粵
天使
tin1 si3 = angel
唔使
m4 sai2 = need not; unnecessary 粵
即使
zik1 si2 = although; even though
使唔使
sai2 m4 sai2 = is there a need? 粵
唔使做
m4 sai2 zou6 = no need to to work / to get a job 粵
使用手冊
si2 jung6 sau2 caak3 = user's manual
使錢
sai2 cin4*2 = to spend money 粵
唔使客氣
m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 = no need to be so polite; don't mention it 粵See all 102 compounds |
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Showing 10 of 17 examples containing 使
你唔使返補習班咩？ 粵
Don't you need to go to cram school? [Lit. you no need return cram-class [particle]. Std. Chinese: 你不是要上補習班嗎？]
你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear? 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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Decimal representation of this word: 使
Unicode code for this character: U+4f7f (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 使
Unicode code for this character: U+4f7f (off-site link)
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