屎 (si2 | shi3) : excrement; no good

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屎

si2

shi3

[1] [n] excrement; dung; faeces; shit (vulgar)
[2] [n] excretion (of the eye, ear, etc)
[3] [adj] (of quality, ability, etc) no good, poor

(Classifier(s): [粵] 篤, [國] 泡)

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 尸 (#44)

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

屎

This word has been viewed 16904 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jun 2012 15:27

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屎窟罅 si2 fat1 laa3 = buttcrack 粵

屙屎 o1 si2 = defecate; to take a shit 粵

屎窟窿 si2 fat1 lung4*1 = the anus 粵

糯米屎窟 no6 mai5 si2 fat1 = a guest who overstays 粵

揦屎上身 laa2 si2 soeng5 san1 = bring trouble to oneself 粵

捉蟲入屎窟 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1 = to bring trouble to oneself 粵

擔屎唔偷食 daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik6 = very honest 粵

屎友 si2 jau5*2 shi3 you3 = amateur; newbie 粵

耳屎 ji5 si2 er3 shi3 = ear wax

石屎 sek6 si2 = concrete 粵
See all 86 compounds (CantoDict reports 107 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 屎

屎你要屙晒出嚟！粵
You need to get it all out of your system at once! [Talking about excretion.]
[Lit. poo you need excrete all out! Note the X晒出嚟 construction here. 嘔晒出嚟 [throw everything up] 喊晒出嚟 [cry]]

你唔好咁惡屎能登啦！粵
Don't be so mean!
[The sound recording and the written sentence don't match. The recorder mispronounces 惡 (ok3) as ok6, 屎 (si2) as sei2, and 啦 (laa1) as aa1.]

呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論粵
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?

屎有邊個唔屙？粵
Everyone needs to relieve themselves.
[Lit. Poo have who not excrete?]

屙晒啲屎出嚟！粵
Get it all out of your system in one go! [Talking about excretion.]
[Lit. excrete completely the poo out]

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

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