臭四

Cantonese · source Jyutpingcau3 sei3

Meanings

  1. grumpy person; foul language to refer to someone who betrays their friend; a foul language for a henchman
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Same syllable, six tones

seisei1—死sei2to die四sei3labourersei4—sei5—sei6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: chou4 si4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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cau3 sei3

Cantonese word readings for 臭四. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity臭四 臭四 [chou4 si4] {cau3 sei3} /grumpy person; foul language to refer to someone who betrays their friend; a foul language for a henchman/

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