稀 (hei1) — thin; light; not thick in Cantonese
heiˉ¹稀Mandarin Pinyin: xi1
Meaning of 稀
nounthin; light; not thick
nounlittle; rare; scarce
nounsparse; not dense
nounwatery; diluted
Example Sentences with 稀
朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種faaˉ¹花houˊ²好heiˉ¹稀jau5.有。
This kind of flower is very rare.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個geiˉ¹機wuiˍ₆會houˊ²好heiˉ¹稀jau5.有。
This opportunity is rare.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係heiˉ¹稀jauˏ₅有dungˍ₆動mat6.物。
It's a rare animal.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅ji˗₃意gaan˗₃見houˊ²好heiˉ¹稀jau5.有。
His opinion is rare.
Words Containing 稀
稀疏hei1 so1
thin, sparseness (hair, trees)
稀客hei1 haak3
infrequent visitor (various connotations exist such as "a sight for sore eyes", etc.)
年逾古稀nin4 jyu4 gu2 hei1
over seventy years old
薄稀稀bok6 hei1 hei1
"sparse" or "watery" (in reference to foods like congee)
稀釋hei1 sik1
dilution; dilute
稀少hei1 siu2
few; rare
稀有金屬hei1 jau5 gam1 suk6
(noun) rare metal
稀罕hei1 hon2
rare; scarce; uncommon; unusual
稀奇hei1 kei4
a few scattered, rare, strange
稀土hei1 tou2
rare earth
稀冧冧hei1 lam1 lam1
稀溜溜
稀有hei1 jau5
rarity, rare, unusual
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