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仔細

简仔细 · 繁仔細

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ xì

careful; attentive; cautious
to be careful; to look out
(dialect) thrifty; frugal

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仔: zǐ · small thing, child; young animal
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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3–4 · zi3 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 sai3

Cantonese word readings for 仔細. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

careful; attentive; meticulous
(Northeastern Mandarin) frugal; thrifty; economical

verb

to be careful; to be cautious
(transitive) to be careful about; to mind; to watch; to look out for

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