滯 (zai6 | zhi4) : stagnant; sluggish; bloated; fatty

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滯

zai6

zhi4

[1] stagnant; sluggish; motionless
[2] [粵] (of stomach) bloated; full; stuffed
[3] [粵] (of food) fatty; greasy; oily

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

滯 / 滞

This word has been viewed 8753 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Dec 2014 10:08

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食滯 sik6 zai6 = loss of appetite 粵

停滯 ting4 zai6 ting2 zhi4 = be at a standstill; be bogged down

阻滯 zo2 zai6 = block; blockade; blockage; blocking; retardation; stoppage 粵

澀滯 sap1 zai6 se4 zhi4 = not smooth flowing; rough going

迂滯 jyu1 zai6 = sluggish

板滯 baan2 zai6 ban3 zhi4 = stiff; dull

滯銷 zai6 siu1 zhi4 xiao1 = sell poorly; slow sales; poor market; unmarketable

得滯 dak1 zai6 = too much; excessive 粵

食滯咗 sik6 zai6 zo2 = have eaten too much 粵

滯留 zai6 lau4 zhi4 liu2 = to be held up; to remain in a place unwillingly
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 17 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 滯

飯熟晒咁滯粵
The rice is almost done.

啲湯熱得滯！唔好飲住。粵 ?!
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]

你唔覺得英國凍得滯咩？粵 ?!
Don't you think the UK's too cold?
[Lit. You not feel UK cold too-much [particle expressing surprise]]

你哋兩個嘈得滯，唔好嘈住我。粵
You two are too noisy, don't disturb me.

工人嚟齊咁滯粵
Nearly all the workers have come.

冇人嚟乜滯粵
Almost no one has come.

飯唔熟乜滯粵
The rice is not quite cooked enough.

佢唔睇書乜滯粵
He seldom if ever reads.

佢啲錢差唔多輸晒咁滯。粵
He has almost lost all his money.
[差唔多 and 咁滯 are two apparently redundant adverbs that share the meaning of "almost". However, when used together, they function as two split constituents that form part of a discontinuous construction.]

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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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