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  sau3   jyutping
  shou4   pinyin
[1] thin; lean; skinny; emaciated; slim
[2] (of land) barren; sterile; unproductive

adjective
Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: (#104)

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

This word has been viewed 12608 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Apr 2014 15:08

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detail  sau3 juk6  shou4 rou4 = lean meat
detail  sau3 joek6  shou4 ruo4 = thin and feeble
detail  sau3 zi2  shou4 zi5 = thin person
detail  sau3 gwat1 sin1   = a bag of bones
detail  fei4 sau3  fei2 shou4 = girth of a garment, etc; proportion of fat and lean
detail  pei4 daan6*2 sau3 juk6 zuk1  pi2 dan4 shou4 rou4 zhou1 = congee with preserved duck egg and pork
detail  sau3 soek3   = very thin; gaunt; angular
detail  sau3 maang5*2 maang5*2  shou4 meng3 meng3 = very thin
detail  sau3 sau3*2 dei6*2   = a little lean, sparely
detail  zeoi1 dou3 sau3   = to bother desparately
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