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se4 ji4 seu4
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[1] snake; serpent [2] [粵] [slang] to goof off [3] [粵] /seu4/ transliteration for 'sir', used when addressed policeman or male school teachers. (1) For goofing off, that context can be found in the compound 蛇王.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: (2) For Jyutping "ji4" and Pinyin "yi2", those pronunciations can only be found in the compound 委蛇. Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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蛇頭鼠眼 se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5 = shifty-eyed; wily-looking 粵 委蛇 wai1 ji4 = carefree, in a self-possessed manner 蛇足 se4 zuk1 = superfluous 蛇精 se4 zing1 = snake spirit 蛇王 se4 wong4 = lazy; a lazy person 粵 鹽蛇 jim4 se4*2 = gekko; lizard 粵 蟒蛇 mong5 se4 = python; boa constrictor 打蛇先打頭 daa2 se4 sin1 daa2 tau4 = When attacking a snake, strike the head first 蛇頭 se4 tau4 = serpenthead; snakehead 三蛇 saam1 se4 = the three snakes;three types of poisonous snakes 粵 See all 71 compounds (CantoDict reports 74 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 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. |