諗縮數

简 谂缩数 · 繁 諗縮數
Cantonese · source Jyutpingnam2 suk1 sou3

Meanings

  1. (phrasal verb, with a negative connotation) to come up with some ideas
  2. tricks so as to reduce the cost or stop spending more than one wants; to be stingy and scheming selfishly with no consideration for others
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading difference from Unihan

  • 諗 has the reading nam2 here; Unihan’s citation reading is sam2. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 諗 nam2 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

Same syllable, six tones

namnam1—nam2—nam3—nam4—稔nam5beautynam6—
suk宿suk1lodge for the nightsuk2—suk3—suk4—suk5—属suk6category

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: shen3 suo1 shu4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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nam2 suk1 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 諗縮數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity諗縮數 谂缩数 [shen3 suo1 shu4] {nam2 suk1 sou3} /(phrasal verb, with a negative connotation) to come up with some ideas / tricks so as to reduce the cost or stop spending more than one wants; to be stingy and scheming selfishly with no consideration for others/

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