砂 (saa1) — sand; grit; gravel in Cantonese
saaˉ¹砂Mandarin Pinyin: sha1
Meaning of 砂
nounsand; grit; gravel
nounsth like tiny pieces of stone
Example Sentences with 砂
maauˉ¹貓zaiˊ²仔haiˊ²喺saaˉ¹砂punˎ₄盆oˉ¹屙jiu3.尿。
The kitten peed in the litter box.
ngoˏ₅我wunˍ₆換zoˊ²咗saaˉ¹砂pun4.盆。
I changed the litter box.
go˗₃個saaˉ¹砂punˎ₄盆houˊ²好chau3.臭。
The litter box smells bad.
maaiˏ₅買go˗₃個sanˉ¹新saaˉ¹砂pun4.盆。
Buy a new litter box.
saaˉ¹砂punˎ₄盆jiu˗₃要gonˉ¹乾ging6.淨。
The litter box needs to be clean.
Words Containing 砂
金鋼砂gam1 gong3 saa1
emery
吊砂煲diu3 saa1 bou1
to go hungry; to be out of work
砂紙saa1 zi2
sandpaper, abrasive paper
鐵砂tit3 saa1
iron sand; shot (in a shotgun cartridge); pellets
打爛砂盆問到篤daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1
when the clay pot breaks, the cracks go from the top to the bottom
一啖砂糖一啖屎jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2
lit. one mouthful of sugar, follow by a mouthful of shit; meaning good things follow by the bad, switching alternately
砂紙機saa1 zi2 gei1
sander (machine)
金剛砂gam1 gong1 saa1
emery; corundum; carborundum
砂礫saa1 lik1
gravel
砂煲saa1 bou1
a clay pot (used for cooking)
砂盆saa1 pun4
(noun) a sand tray; a clay pot
飛砂走石fei1 saa1 zau2 sek6
disorderly and chaotic (lit, "flying sand and rolling stones")
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