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  saau2   jyutping
  shao1   pinyin
a little; a bit; slightly; somewhat; rather


adverb
Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#115)

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

This word has been viewed 3924 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  saau2 sik1  shao4 xi1 (PRC); shao1 x1 (TW) = at ease!
detail  saau2 mei4  shao1 wei1 = a little bit
detail  saau2 dang2  shao1 deng3 = wait a moment; wait awhile; wait a bit
detail  saau2 hau6   = later on
detail  saau2 wai4  shao1 wei2 = slightly; rather
detail  saau2 on1 mat6 cou3  shao1 an1 wu4 zao4 = (to tell sb. to) settle down; be quiet
detail  saau2 zung3 zik1 sai6  shao1 zong4 ji2 shi4 = fleeting; here today, gone tomorrow; transient; time and opportunities can slip away if one is careless
detail  cing2 saau2 ji4 juk6 bou6  qing3 shao1 yi2 yu4 bu4 = please proceed...

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