氏 (si6) — surname; family name; nee in Cantonese
siˍ₆氏Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 氏
nounsurname; family name; nee
nounused after famous persons such as scientists, inventors, etc
Example Sentences with 氏
wongˎ₄王siˍ₆氏houˊ²好naanˎ₄難gaauˊ²搞。
Mrs. Wong is difficult to deal with.
leiˏ₅李siˍ₆氏fuˉ¹夫fauˍ₆婦laiˎ₄嚟zoˊ²咗。
The Li couple has arrived.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係zoengˉ¹張siˍ₆氏。
She is Mrs. Cheung.
ziu˗₃趙siˍ₆氏gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日mˎ₄唔haiˊ²喺。
Mrs. Chiu is not here today.
canˎ₄陳siˍ₆氏houˊ²好jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢。
Mrs. Chan is very rich.
Words Containing 氏
無名氏mou4 meng4 si6
an anonymous person
中文姓氏zung1 man4 sing3 si6
a Chinese language surname
韓國姓氏hon4 gwok3 sing3 si6
a Korean surname
門氏五虎將mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3
Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan).Reason being that the five major swear words in Cantonese can each be written within the character 門. Also 一門五傑 or 粗口五傑.
沙門氏菌saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2
salmonella
攝氏sip3 si6
Celsius, centigrade
源氏物語jyun4 si6 mat6 jyu5
The Tale of Genji (a classic work of Japanese literature)
邵氏兄弟有限公司siu6 si6 hing1 dai6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
Shaw Brothers Ltd
春秋左氏傳ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6
Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals
亞氏保加症aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3
asperger syndrome (a mild form of autism)
氏族si6 zuk6
family, clan
攝氏溫度計sip3 si6 wan1 dou6 gai3
Centigrade thermometer; Celsius thermometer
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