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  si1   jyutping
  shi1   pinyin
n. lion

Stroke count: 13
Level: 4
Radical: (#94)

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

This word has been viewed 9435 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2   = excessive demand
detail  si1 zi2  shi1 zi5 = lion; (placename) See Tze
detail  si1 sing4  shi1 cheng2 = Lion City
detail  si1 zi2 sing1 zo6   = Leo
detail  si1 zi2 jyu4*2  shi1 zi3 yu2 = a sea snail
detail  jan4 tau4 si1 san1  ren2 tou2 shi1 shen1 = sphinx
detail  mou5 si1   = a lion dance
detail  hoi2 si1   = a sea lion
detail  mou5 si1 tyun4   = lion dance troupes
detail  sing2 si1   = lion dance (lit., "awaken lion")
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Showing all 5 examples containing 獅
detail 獅子動物園出嚟
A lion escaped from the zoo.
detail 獅子動物園唔見咗
A lion went missing from the zoo.
detail 獅子動物園逃走
A lion escaped from the zoo.
[Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/]
detail 嗰陣時親眼見到獅子動物園嗰度出嚟
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]
detail 出現蹤影
the appearance of mountain lion tracks

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