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獅子
si1 zi2 |
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lion; (placename) See Tze Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,670,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2973 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)] |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |