死心不息

Cantonese · source Jyutpingsei2 sam1 bat1 sik1

Meanings

  1. the spirit of never giving up; refusing to give up
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

seisei1—死sei2to die四sei3labourersei4—sei5—sei6—
bat不bat1notbat2—bat3—bat4—bat5—拔bat6to pull up
sik色sik1colorsik2—sik3—sik4—sik5—食sik6to eat

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: si3 xin1 bu4 xi1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei2 sam1 bat1 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 死心不息. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity死心不息 死心不息 [si3 xin1 bu4 xi1] {sei2 sam1 bat1 sik1} /the spirit of never giving up; refusing to give up/

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