Cantonese Dictionary

試味道

si3 mei6 dou6

Mandarin: shi4 wei4 dao4

Simplified: 试味道

To taste

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試問

si3 man6

Mandarin: shi4 wen4

Simplified: 试问

ask yourself; try asking (spoken)

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試圖

si3 tou4

Mandarin: shi4 tu2

to attempt, to try

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試射

si3 se6

test-fire

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試工

si3 gung1

to try out a workman or employee

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試探

si3 taam3

Mandarin: shi4 tan4

to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

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試用

si3 jung6

Mandarin: shi4 yong4

to try sth. out

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試用期

si3 jung6 kei4

Mandarin: shi4 yong4 qi2 (Taiwan), shi4 yong4 qi1 (PRC)

trial period; probation

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試算表

si3 syun3 biu2

spreadsheet

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試管

si3 gun2

Mandarin: shi4 guan3

test tube

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試管夾

si3 gun2 gaap3

Mandarin: shi4 guan3 jia1

test tube holder

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試管嬰兒

si3 gun2 jing1 ji4

Mandarin: shi4 guan3 ying1 er2

test-tube baby

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試管架

si3 gun2 gaa3

Mandarin: shi4 guan3 jia4

test tube rack

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試聽

si3 teng1

Mandarin: shi4 ting1

audition; to check by listening

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試行

si3 hang4

Mandarin: shi4 xing2

to test out sth.

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試製

si3 zai3

Mandarin: shi4 zhi4

[1] prototype [2] to try out

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試試

si3*2 si3

Mandarin: shi4 shi4

"give it a try" (short form of "試一試" with the deleted syllable "一". The tone of 一 merges to the left so 試33 一55 becomes 試35.) (source: "Tone Sandhi" by Matthew Y Chen)

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試試

si2 si3

Mandarin: shi4 shi5

Simplified: 试试

To try

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試身

si3 san1

Mandarin: shi4 shen1

Simplified: 试身

clothes fitting

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試身室

si3 san1 sat1

Mandarin: shi4 shen1 shi4

Simplified: 试身室

fitting room

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試過

si3 gwo3

Mandarin: shi4 guo4

Simplified: 试过

tried; experienced; encountered before

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試酒

si3 zau2

Mandarin: shi4 jiu3

wine tasting; to taste/test wine

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試鏡

si3 geng3

film test

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試鐘

si3 zung1

Mandarin: shi4 zhong1

Simplified: 试钟

for a pimp to test out a prostitute and teach them the skills for the trade [colloquial]

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試電筆

si3 din6 bat1

Mandarin: shi4 dian4 bi3

voltage tester (screwdriver)

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試音

si3 jam1

audition

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試題

si3 tai4

Mandarin: shi4 ti2

examination question, aptitude test question

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試食

si3 sik6

Mandarin: shi4 shi2

Simplified: 试食

food tasting

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試驗

si3 jim6

Mandarin: shi4 yan4

experiment; test; experimental

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試點

si3 dim2

Mandarin: shi4 dian3

test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme

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