Cantonese Dictionary

絲路

si1 lou6

Mandarin: si1 lu4

the Silk road | abbreviation for 絲綢之路

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絲髮

si1 faat3

Mandarin: si1 fa4

Simplified: 丝发

(noun) hair

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綏

seoi1

Mandarin: sui2

Simplified: 绥

to pacify | Taiwan pr. [suī] | carriage harness | to stop | to appease | peaceful | fine | # adapted from cc-cedict

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綫

sin3

Mandarin: xian4

thread | string | wire | line M: 条tiáo [条] | 股gǔ [股] | 根gēn [根] | boundary | traffic route | political path | clue | an undercover agent | a ray of (hope), a quantifier | a territory | an area | the lower ranks | followers in a triad gang | # adapted from cc-cedict

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綫段

sin3 dyun6

Mandarin: xian4 duan4

line segment

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綫索

sin3 sok3

Mandarin: xian4 suo3

clue

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緒

seoi5

Mandarin: xu4

Simplified: 绪

beginnings | clues | mental state | thread | mood | remnants | remains | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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緒言

seoi5 jin4

Mandarin: xu4 yan2

introduction or preface (e. g. to a book)

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緒論

seoi5 leon6

Mandarin: xu4 lun4

introduction

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線

sin3

Mandarin: xian4

Simplified: 线

thread | string | wire | line M: 条tiáo [条] | 股gǔ [股] | 根gēn [根] ] | boundary | traffic route | political path | clue | an undercover agent | a ray of (hope), a quantifier | a territory | an area | the lower ranks | followers in a triad gang | # adapted from cc-cedict

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線上

sin3 soeng6

Mandarin: xian4 shang4

online; on-line | More used in TW

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線上查詢

sin3 soeng6 caa4 seon1

Mandarin: xian4 shang4 cha2 xun2

online search

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線人

sin3 jan4

Mandarin: xian4ren2

Simplified: 线人

(noun) Informant

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線人費

sin3 jan4 fai3

information money (given by police to informants for secret information)

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線圈

sin3 hyun1

Mandarin: xian4 quan1

a solenoid (electrical engineering); a coil

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線報

sin3 bou3

tip off

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線性方程

sin3 sing3 fong1 cing4

Mandarin: xian4 xing4 fang1 cheng2

[math.] linear equation

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線春

sin3 ceon1

Mandarin: xian4 chun1

a silk fabric with a geometric design (for spring wear)

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線材

sin3 coi4

Mandarin: xian4 cai2

Simplified: 线材

wire stock; wire rod

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線條

sin3 tiu4

Mandarin: xian4 tiao2

Simplified: 线条

(noun) (of body) Outline

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線步

sin3 bou6

Mandarin: xian4 bu4

Simplified: 线步

stitch

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線民

sin3 man4

Mandarin: xian4 min2

Simplified: 线民

people who provide clue; informant

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線眼

sin3 ngaan5

Mandarin: xian4 yan3

Simplified: 线眼

informer

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線粒體

sin3 lap1 tai2

Mandarin: xian4 li4 ti3

mitochondrion, mitochondria

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線索

sin3 sok3

Mandarin: xian4 suo3

trail; clues; story thread

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線絡

sin3 lok3

Mandarin: xian4 luo4

Simplified: 线络

(noun) line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; but ruote

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線網

sin3 mong5

wire gauze

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線膨脹

sin3 paang4 zoeng3

Mandarin: xian4 peng2 zhang4

Simplified: 线膨胀

Linear expansion

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線芯

sin3 sam1

[n] a bobbin (for sewing)

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線衫

sin3 saam1

Mandarin: xian4 shan1

Simplified: 线衫

undershirt

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