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小心
siu2 sam1
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careful, warning, "be careful" Level: 1 Google Frequency: 2,750,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:小 siu2 - small, tiny, little心 sam1 - heart 11 compounds containing this word:不小心 - careless滑地小心 - slippery floor, be careful! 小心翼翼 - (saying) carefully; cautiously 不小心駕駛 - careless driving 小心謹慎 - mind one's p's and q's 小心被雷劈 - warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad 小心收尾個幾年 - be careful for the last few years of your life (offensive) 小心後尾個幾年 - be careful for the last few years of your life (offensive) 小心後尾嗰幾年 - be careful for the last few years of your life (offensive) 小心收尾嗰幾年 - be careful for the last few years of your life (offensive) 小心駛得晚年船 - it pays a long way to be careful |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 小心 
我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。 粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀 粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way. |
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