十五 (sap6 ng5 | shi2 wu3) : fifteen; 15

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十五

sap6 ng5

shi2 wu3

fifteen; 15

Level: 1
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

十五

This word has been viewed 2102 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Mar 2006 06:44 and last edited on 27th Jul 2009 17:13

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Characters in this word:

十 sap6 - ten
五 ng5 - five; fifth

20 compounds containing this word:

你做初一，我做十五 - (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
農曆八月十五 - the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar (Mid-Autumn Festival)
八月十五 - Mid-Autumn Festival; [粵] buttocks
十五十六 - hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16
你做初一我做十五 - do me harm and I will return the favour
十五大 - 15th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)
十五二十 - 15-20, a Chinese drinking game
Common Formations:
十五年 - fifteen years
二十五日 - 25th day of the month
十五日 - 15th day of the month
二十五 - twenty-five; 25
六十五 - sixty-five; 65
第十五 - fifteenth
八十五 - eighty-five; 85
七十五 - seventy-five; 75
九十五 - ninety-five; 95
五十五 - fifty-five; 55
三十五 - thirty-five; 35
十五世紀 - 15th Century
四十五 - forty-five; 45

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佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦粵
He's almost 15 years old.
[Lit. he almost 15 year [particles]]

我撴嚫個八月十五。粵
I fell on my bottom.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,127822,127824#msg-127824]

你做初一我做十五
tit for tat, an eye for an eye
[Lit. "what you do for the first half of the month, I will do back to you for the second half" i.e do me harm and I will return the favour. See a video featuring this phrase [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84620]here.[/url]]

妳嘅八月十五好大。粵
Your butt is huge.

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