「字」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: zi6
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • character; word (measure word: 隻 / 個 / 行)
    (Cant.) 漢字hon3 zi6
    (Eng.) Chinese character; Japanese kanji
    (Cant.) 英jing1文man2字zi6
    (Eng.) an English word
    (Cant.) 字母zi6 mou5
    (Eng.) alphabet
    (Cant.) 字型zi6 jing4
    (Eng.) font
    (Cant.) 字義zi6 ji6
    (Eng.) the meaning of a word; lexical meaning
    (Cant.) 簡筆字gaan2 bat1 zi6
    (Eng.) abbreviated character
    (Cant.) 「你nei5篇pin1論leon6文man2寫se2咗zo2幾gei2多do1字zi6?」「五ng5千cin1字zi6左zo2右jau2啦laa1。」
    (Eng.) "How many words did you write for your essay?" "Around 5,000."
    (Cant.) 「門mun4」字zi6有jau5幾gei2多do1劃waak6㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) How many strokes are there in the character 門?

  • five minutes; literally 'number' (referring to the distance between two adjacent numbers on a clock) (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 半bun3個go3字zi6
    (Eng.) two minutes and a half
    (Cant.) 七cat1點dim2九gau2個go3半bun3字zi6
    (Eng.) 7:47 (time)
    (Cant.) 你nei5等dang2多do1我ngo5三saam1個go3字zi6吖aa1,我ngo5就zau6快faai3得dak1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Please wait for me, I'll be ready in 15 minutes.
    (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1六luk6點dim2兩loeng5個go3字zi6。
    (Eng.) It is 6:10.

  • written pledge, contract
    (Cant.) 簽字
    (Eng.) to sign and confirm the agreement
    (Cant.) 白baak6紙zi2黑hak1字zi6寫se2清cing1楚co2協hip3議ji5內noi6容jung4,可ho2以ji5保bou2障zoeng3大daai6家gaa1嘅ge3權kyun4利lei6。
    (Eng.) Putting the agreement in writing will protect everyone's rights.

  • script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy (measure word: 手)
    (Cant.) 你nei5手sau2字zi6好hou2靚leng3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Your handwriting/calligraphy is beautiful!

  • tails (of a coin)
    (Cant.) 擲zaak6到dou2公gung1我ngo5就zau6俾bei2一jat1蚊man1你nei5,擲zaak6到dou2字zi6你nei5就zau6俾bei2一jat1蚊man1我ngo5。
    (Eng.) If it's heads, I'll give you a dollar; if it's tails, you'll have to give me a dollar.

  • pronunciation (of a word or character)
    (Cant.) 字正腔圓zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4
    (Eng.) to speak with clear articulation
    (Cant.) 新san1聞man4主zyu2播bo3咬ngaau5字zi6一jat1定ding6要jiu3清cing1楚co2。
    (Eng.) News anchors must pronounce words clearly.

  • (in Chinese culture) zi, i.e. a courtesy name bestowed upon a man at his coming-of-age ceremony at 20. Although the courtesy name usually matches in meaning with the given name, the former is usually used in place of the latter by acquaintances of the same generation as a term of address.
    (Cant.) 岳ngok6飛fei1,字zi6鵬paang4舉geoi2
    (Eng.) Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju

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