實事求是 (sat6 si6 kau4 si6 | shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4) : to be pragmatic; to be practical; lit: to seek truth from facts

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實事求是

sat6 si6 kau4 si6

shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4

to be pragmatic; to be practical; lit: to seek truth from facts

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This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

實事求是 / 实事求是

This word has been viewed 2052 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 03:03 and last edited on 13th Jun 2014 19:46

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實 sat6 - solid; true
事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident
求 kau4 - request; seek; demand
是 si6 - is

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

實事求事 sat6 si6 kau4 si6 shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 = down-to-earth; realistic

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

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