所 (so2 | suo3) : location; position; building; office

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所

so2

suo3

[1] [n] place; location; position [2] [n] building; office [3] that which

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 戶 (#63)

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

所

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不爲所動 bat1 wai4 so2 dung6 bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4 = to remain unmoved

廁所 ci3 so2 ce4 suo3 = toilet; washroom; bathroom (informal)

所以 so2 ji5 suo3 yi3 = so; therefore; hence; thus

所有 so2 jau5 suo3 you3 = to own; possessions; all

所有人 so2 jau5 jan4 = possessor

所有的 so2 jau5 dik1 suo3 you3 de5 = all 國

廁所板 ci3 so2 baan2 ce4 suo3 ban3 = toilet seat

所謂 so2 wai6 suo3 wei4 = so-called

無所謂 mou4*2 so2 wai6 wu2 suo3 wei4 = inconsequential; don't care

不知所謂 bat1 zi1 so2 wai6 bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4 = clueless 粵
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對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

你寄晒所有聖誕咭未呀？粵
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?

頭先總部𠹭我，所以遲咗粵
Headquarters called me just now which is why I'm late.
[Lit. Just now headquarters call me, therefore late-already]

廁所魔鏡，世間上邊個最靚？粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]

我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街粵
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]

我聽朝喺六點鐘開工，所以我今晚唔可以行公司粵
I‘ve got to start work at six tomorrow, so I can't go shopping tonight.
[Lit. I tomorrow morning at six o'clock start-work, therefore I this-evening cannot go-shopping]

我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity.
[You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]

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 his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

你可以留低﹐亦可以走人﹐對我嚟講都冇所謂。粵
You can stay or go, it's all the same to me.
[Sometimes we need more Cantonese syllables to express the simple English word "or". It's 亦可以 in this sentence. ]

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

請番嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實係個學生粵
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.

所謂專家原來係個學生粵
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

佢可以為咗你沕水撞牆都在所不惜。粵
He would dive into the water and collide/crash at the wall for you, without regards for the consequences.
[in other words: "He would do anything for you."]

佢想表達嘅係佢可以隨心所欲粵
He wants to show that he can have his own way.

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

正所謂"風水輪流轉" 粵
As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".

佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素粵
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.

今日所講嘅係國民教育。粵
What I'm going to talk today is national education.
[所 is used before the first verb 講 to form the first noun phrase 今日所講嘅, indicating that the second noun phrase (國民教育) must be a 'topic'. If 所 is omitted, the second noun phrase could either be a 'topic' or a 'speaker'. ]

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