Cantonese Dictionary

四個字

sei3 go3 zi6

Mandarin: si4 ge4 zi4

Simplified: 四个字

four words or characters | twenty minutes

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四個小時

sei3 go3 siu2 si4

Mandarin: si4 ge4 xiao3shi2

Simplified: 四个小时

four hours [written and colloquial]

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四八九

sei3 baat3 gau2

Mandarin: si4 ba1 jiu3

the 'Dragon head', the leader of a triad gang [colloquial]

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四六七零九三九四

sei3 luk6 cat1 ling4 gau2 saam1 gau2 sei3

Mandarin: si4 liu4 qi1 ling2 jiu3 san1jiu3 si4

describes a guy who go out to fool around with women, such as visiting prostitutes and having affairs etc [colloquial]

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四出

sei3 ceot1

Mandarin: si4 chu1

going around; going out to everywhere

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四分之一

sei3 fan6 zi1 jat1

Mandarin: si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1

one-quarter

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四分五散

sei3 fan1 ng5 saan3

Mandarin: si4 fen1 wu3 san4

dismantled; split into parts

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四分五裂

sei3 fan6 ng5 lit3

to be split apart; to fall apart

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四分衛

sei3 fan1 wai6

Mandarin: si4 fen1 wei4

quarterback (in American football); Backquarter (band name)

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四則

sei3 zak1

Mandarin: si4 ze2

Simplified: 四则

four rules, 四則運算 is the elementary arithmetic

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四十

sei3 sap6

Mandarin: si4 shi2

forty [Syn.] 卌

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四十一

sei3 sap6 jat1

Mandarin: si4 shi2 yi1

forty-one; 41

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四十七

sei3 sap6 cat1

Mandarin: si4 shi2 qi1

forty seven

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四十三

sei3 sap6 saam1

Mandarin: si4 shi2 san1

forty three; 43

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四十九

sei3 sap6 gau2

Mandarin: si4 shi2 jiu3

forty-nine; 49

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四十二

sei3 sap6 ji6

Mandarin: si4 shi2 er4

forty-two; 42

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四十五

sei3 sap6 ng5

Mandarin: si4 shi2 wu3

forty-five; 45

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四十八

sei3 sap6 baat3

Mandarin: si4 shi2 ba1

forty-eight; 48

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四十六

sei3 sap6 luk6

Mandarin: si4 shi2 liu4

forty six; 46

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四十四

sei3 sap6 sei3

Mandarin: si4 shi2 si4

forty four

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四十多

sei3 sap6 do1

Mandarin: si4 shi2 duo1

more than 40

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四十年代

sei3 sap6 nin4 doi6

Mandarin: si4 shi2 nian2 dai4

during the 40s (era)

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四千

sei3 cin1

Mandarin: si4 qian1

four thousand

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四合院

sei3 hap6 jyun6*2

Mandarin: si4 he2 yuan4

siheyuan -- a type of traditional Chinese-style home where the buildings are arranged in a square around a central courtyard

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四周圍

sei3 zau1 wai4

Mandarin: si4 zhou1 wei2

Simplified: 四周围

everywhere; all around; surrounding

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四味

sei3 mei2

Mandarin: si4 wei4

four types of sexual services, foot licking; fellatio, anilingus and sexual intercourse [colloquial]

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四哥

sei3 go1

Mandarin: si4 ge1

fourth elder brother | nickname for Patrick Tse, a Hong Kong actor

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四四六六

sei3 sei3 luk6 luk6

Mandarin: si4 si4 liu4 liu4

appropriately, justly; a suitable consensus

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四四聲

sei3 sei3 seng1

Mandarin: si4 si4sheng1

Simplified: 四四声

the sound of 'die die' all the time (the sound of 四 sounds like '死'die') [colloquial]

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四圈牌

sei3 hyun1 paai4*2

Mandarin: si4 quan1 pai2

(mahjong) an alternate name for a full game (i.e. a game that has gone through all four rounds) | cf. 一雀

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