獅子 (si1 zi2 | shi1 zi5) : lion; (placename) See Tze

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獅子

si1 zi2

shi1 zi5

lion; (placename) See Tze

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,670,000

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

獅子 / 狮子

This word has been viewed 4018 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

獅 si1 - lion
子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary

14 compounds containing this word:

獅子開大口 - excessive demand
獅子星座 - Leo
獅子魚 - a sea snail
獅子狗 - lion dog, pug-dog, Pekingese, chow chow, foo dog
石獅子 - a stone lion; [粵]: a film extra
獅子頭 - pork meatballs
獅子咁大個鼻 - snotty; cocky; snobby; conceited
獅子座 - Leo
獅子山 - Lion Rock
獅子山隧道 - Lion Rock Tunnel
獅子座流星 - Leonid meteors
獅子山郊野公園 - Lion Rock Country Park
獅子山下 - under the Lion Rock, below the Lion Rock
獅子山隧道公路 - Lion Rock Tunnel Road

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有隻獅子喺動物園度走咗出嚟粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度唔見咗粵
A lion went missing from the zoo.

有隻獅子喺動物園度逃走咗粵
A lion escaped from the zoo.
[Not as common as this version: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/1391/]

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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