霎 (saap3 | sha4) : instant; argue

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霎

saap3

sha4

[1] [n] instant; moment; very short time
[2] [粵] argue; bicker; squabble

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#173)

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

霎

This word has been viewed 3575 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jan 2012 04:23

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霎時 saap3 si4 = in a moment; in an instant

冇搭霎 mou5 daap3 saap3 = not proper 粵

霎下霎下 saap3*6 haa5 saap3*6 haa5 = silly, absent minded 粵

冇厘搭霎 mou5 lei4 daap3 saap3 = not taking sth seriously 粵

嗌霎 aai3 saap3 = quarrelling, arguing 粵

霎時間 saap3 si4 gaan1 sha4 shi2 jian1 = in a moment; in an instant

霎戇 saap3 ngong6 = stupid; ridiculous 粵

霎氣 saap3 hei3 = lose temper 粵

搭霎 daap3 saap3 = dependable; peace of mind 粵

霎眼 saap3 ngaan5 sha4 yan3 = blink; in an instant

Showing 1 example containing 霎

你都霎戇嘅！粵
You are ridiculous!

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Decimal representation of this word: 霎
Unicode code for this character: U+970e (off-site link)

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