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  si6 zi1   jyutping
  shi4 zhi1   pinyin
[] si6 | [] shi4
[1] surname; family name; nee
[2] used after famous persons such as scientists, inventors, etc

[] zi1 | [] zhi1
mainly used in proper name 月氏

noun
Stroke count: 4
Level: 2
Radical: (#83)

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

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This word has been viewed 7747 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Sep 2013 02:42

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detail  sing3 si6  xing4 shi4 = surname
detail  si6 zuk6  shi4 zu2 = family, clan
detail  sip3 si6  she4 shi4 = Celsius, centigrade
detail  saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella
detail  zung1 man4 sing3 si6  zhong1 wen2 xing4 shi4 = a Chinese language surname
detail  hon4 gwok3 sing3 si6  han2 guo2 xing4 shi4 = a Korean surname
detail  siu6 si6 hing1 dai6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1  shao4 shi4 xiong1 di4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Shaw Brothers Ltd
detail  mou4 meng4 si6  wu2 ming2 shi4 = an anonymous person
detail  ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6  chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4 = Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals
detail  mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3  men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 = a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan)
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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