筲箕 (saau1 gei1 | shao1 ji1) : sieve

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筲箕

saau1 gei1

shao1 ji1

sieve; bamboo basin [kitchern utensil for washing rice or vegetables]

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

筲箕

This word has been viewed 3108 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Nov 2005 05:07 and last edited on 25th Aug 2010 15:08

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Characters in this word:

筲 saau1 - pail; bucket
箕 gei1 - winnowing basket; dustpan

1 compounds containing this word:

筲箕灣 - Shau Kei Wan (MTR station)

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用個筲箕隔咗D水! 粵
Use a colander to drain off the water!
[You can also simply say "隔咗D水", without specifying what's to be used.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 筲箕

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