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洗 (sai2) — clear; erase; redress; purge in Cantonese

saiˊ²洗
Mandarin Pinyin: xi3

Meaning of 洗

nounclear; erase; redress; purge
nounshuffle (cards, etc)
noun(of film or photo) develop; process
nounwash; bathe; clean with water
nounsack; devastate; pillage

Example Sentences with 洗

dungˊ²董sinˉ¹先saangˉ¹生tauˉ¹偷paak˗₃拍neoiˏ₅女pangˎ₄朋jauˏ₅友dikˉ¹的sapˍ₆十loiˎ₄來seoi˗₃歲dikˉ¹的neoiˏ₅女jiˎ₄兒saiˊ²洗zouˊ²澡
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.
sikˍ₆食faanˍ₆飯cinˎ₄前jiu˗₃要sinˉ¹先saiˊ²洗sauˊ²手。
One should wash one's hands before having a meal.
ngˎ₄唔goiˉ¹該neiˏ₅你faai˗₃快faai˗₃快ceoi˗₃脆ceoi˗₃脆saiˊ²洗saai˗₃晒diˉ¹啲wunˊ²碗(keoi5;佢)。
Please wash all the dishes quickly.
ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2-gin6-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰件衫去乾洗
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2di1-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
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Words Containing 洗

洗劫sai2 gip3
to loot
洗心革面sai2 sam1 gaak3 min6
to totally reform one's ways; to turn over a new leaf; to thoroughly reform oneself
金盤洗手gam1 pun4 sai2 sau2
wash my hands of
洗髮皂sai2 faat3 zou6
shampoo (chiefly TW)
洗手盆sai2 sau2 pun4
wash hand basin [Syn.] 盥洗盆 , 洗手面盆 , 洗面盆
洗面梘sai2 min6 gaan2
Face cleanser
洗髮劑sai2 faat3 zai1
shampoo
洗牌sai2 paai2
riffle (shuffling cards/mahjong tiles)
洗面sai2 min6
to wash one's face. Mand.: 洗臉
洗米sai2 mai5
slang for a loser. (from the name of the character 洗米華 in a Cantonese TV series)
洗塵sai2 can4
to wash off the dust
洗澡間sai2 cou3 gaan1
bathroom, restroom, shower room

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