煞 (saat3 | sha4 sha1 ) : evil spirit; extremely; check

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煞

saat3

sha4 sha1

[粵] saat3 [國] sha4
[1] evil spirit; goblin; malignant deity
[2] extremely; very; indeed

[粵] saat3 [國] sha1
[1] check; halt; bring to a close
[2] fasten; tighten; bind
[3] reduce; offset; mitigate

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

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

煞

This word has been viewed 5650 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2009 00:26

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煞攤 saat3 taan1 = to finish; to end; to terminate; to conclude; to close; termination; closure 粵

煞氣 saat3 hei3 sha4 qi4 = fierce look; evil spirit

大煞風景 daai6 saat3 fung1 ging2 da4 sha4 feng1 jing3 = dampening one's spirit

抹煞 mut3 saat3 mo3 sha4 (Taiwan), mo3 sha1 (PRC) = to wipe out; to obliterate

抹煞事實 mut3 saat3 si6 sat6 mo3 sha1 shi4 shi2 = to explain away

煞車 saat3 ce1 sha1 che1 = variant of 剎車

手煞車 sau2 saat3 ce1 shou3 sha4 che1 = hand brake

煞掣 saat3 zai3 = to apply the brakes (in a vehicle) 粵

煞科 saat3 fo1 = ending; finish off 粵

煞科宴 saat3 fo1 jin3 sha4 ke1 yan4 = Celebration banquet (for the completion of a movie etc.) 粵
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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