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[1] [v, n, adj] die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活 [2] [adv] desperately; stubbornly; resolutely [3] [adj] regid; inflexible; dogmatic [4] [adv] extremely; terribly; unusually [5] [adj] irreconcilable; implacable; deadly [6] [adj] impassable; closed; blocked Jyutping si2 was once a variant reading but has been completely taken over by sei2.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: 歹 (#78)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 35591 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2013 02:32 |
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死亡證書 sei2 mong4 zing3 syu1 = death certificate 死水 sei2 seoi2 = stagnant water 凍死 dung3 sei2 = to freeze to death 怕死 paa3 sei2 = cowardly 致死 zi3 sei2 = cause death; deadly 浸死 zam3*6 sei2 = drown 粵 死海 sei2 hoi2 = the Dead Sea 失禮死人 sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4 = extremely embarrassing 粵 死訊 sei2 seon3 = news of sb's death 死敵 sei2 dik6 = arch enemy See all 241 compounds (CantoDict reports 255 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 16 examples containing 死
就嚟悶到我死啦。 粵
I am being bored to death. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,132172#msg-132172]
我架車死咗火,你快啲派架拖車嚟啦! 粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]
我哋唔可以畀佢死住 粵
Show all 16 examplesWe can't let him die yet. [Lit. 住 here means "yet"; 畀 indicates the passive voice and does NOT mean give.] 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. |