濕 (sap1 | shi1) : wet; moist; damp; humid

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濕

sap1

shi1

[1] [adj] wet; moist; damp; humid
[2] [n] humidity - one of the six external factors that cause diseases according to Chinese medicine)

[variant] 溼

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

濕 / 湿

This word has been viewed 15184 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Apr 2014 11:32

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鹹濕佬 haam4 sap1 lou2 = lecherous man 粵

濕氣 sap1 hei3 shi1 qi4 = humid air

濕度 sap1 dou6 shi1 du4 = humidity

濕潤 sap1 jeon6 shi1 run4 = moist

潮濕 ciu4 sap1 chao2 shi1 = damp; moist; wet; humid

陰濕 jam1 sap1 yin1 shi1 = wicked; malevolent; tricky 粵

去濕 heoi3 sap1 = dewetting, remove moisture

乾濕褸 gon1 sap1 lau5*1 = coat; mackintosh 粵

濕疹 sap1 can2 shi1 zhen3 = eczema; atopic dermatitis

濕電 sap1 din6 shi1 dian4 = alternating current (AC)
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 6 examples containing 濕

以前有個經理咸濕佢粵
There was a manager who sexually harassed him before.
[Lit. before have [counter] manager sexually-harrass him]

你呢條計好陰濕。粵
Your plot is very wicked.

唔好玩水，唔係就會𢱕濕衫喇。粵
Don't play in the water, or else you will get your clothes wet.

當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

張櫈咁濕，咪𠱂落去。粵
Don't rashly sit on the chair; it's so wet.

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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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