Cantonese Dictionary

勢利

sai3 lei6

Mandarin: shi4 li4

Simplified: 势利

(adjective) Acquisitive

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勢利眼

sai3 lei6 ngaan5

Mandarin: shi4 li5 yan3

to be a snob; to be self-interested | [粵]: 白鴿眼, 勢利

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勢力

sai3 lik6

Mandarin: shi4 li5

power; influence

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勢力範圍

sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4

Mandarin: shi4 li5 fan4 wei2

Simplified: 势力范围

area of influence

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勢孤力弱

sai3 gu1 lik6 joek6

Mandarin: shi4 gu1 li4 ruo4

not have enough manpower and weak

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勢必

sai3 bit1

Mandarin: shi4 bi4

is bound (to happen)

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勢成騎虎

sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2

Mandarin: shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3

it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so (lit., "if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off")

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勢能

sai3 nang4

Mandarin: shi4 neng2

[phys.] potential energy

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勢色

sai3 sik1

Mandarin: shi4 se4

Simplified: 势色

face, situation, circumstance

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勢諗唔到

sai3 nam2 m4 dou3*2

Mandarin: shi4 shen3 wu2 dao4

Cantonese

variant of 勢估唔到

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勢頭

sai3 tau4

Mandarin: shi4 tou2

momentum, tendency

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勢頭大

sai3 tau4 daai6

Mandarin: shi4 tou2 da4

powerful

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勺子

soek3 zi2

Mandarin: shao2 zi5

(n) scoop; ladle | Cant.: 殼 /hok3/ (eg. 飯殼)

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匙

si4

Mandarin: chi2

key | # adapted from cc-cedict

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匙扣

si4 kau3

Mandarin: chi2 kou4

key chain

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十一

sap6 jat1

Mandarin: shi2 yi1

eleven

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十一世紀

sap6 jat1 sai3 gei3*2

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4

11th Century

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十一個字

sap6 jat1 go3 zi6

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 ge4 zi4

Simplified: 十一个字

eleven words or characters | fifty-five minutes

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十一個月

sap6 jat1 go3 jyut6

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 ge5 yue4

11 months

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十一奉獻

sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 feng4 xian4

[Christian] tithes, offerings, contribution (for support a religious organization)

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十一年

sap6 jat1 nin4

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 nian2

eleven years

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十一日

sap6 jat1 jat6

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 ri4

eleven days; eleventh [date]

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十一月

sap6 jat1 jyut6

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 yue4

[1] November [2] eleventh month of the Lunar Calendar

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十一點鐘

sap6 jat1 dim2 zung1

Mandarin: shi2 yi1 dian3 zhong1

11 o'clock

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十七

sap6 cat1

Mandarin: shi2 qi1

seventeen; 17

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十七世紀

sap6 cat1 sai3 gei2

Mandarin: shi2 qi1 shi4 ji4

Simplified: 十七世纪

17th century

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十七世紀

sap6 cat1 sai3 gei3*2

Mandarin: shi2 qi1 shi4 ji4

17th Century

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十七日

sap6 cat1 jat6

Mandarin: shi2 qi1 ri4

seventeen days; seventeenth [date]

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十三

sap6 saam1

Mandarin: shi2 san1

thirteen; 13

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十三世紀

sap6 saam1 sai3 gei3*2

Mandarin: shi2 san1 shi4 ji4

13th Century

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