稍 (saau2) — a little; a bit; slightly; somewhat; rather in Cantonese
saauˊ²稍Mandarin Pinyin: shao1
Meaning of 稍
nouna little; a bit; slightly; somewhat; rather
Example Sentences with 稍
siuˉ¹稍hauˍ₆後lyunˎ₄聯lokˍ₆絡
Contact later.
cingˊ²請saauˉ¹稍hauˍ₆候dangˊ²等doi6.待。
Please wait a moment.
siuˉ¹稍siuˊ²微dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我zan6.陣。
Wait for me a moment.
siuˉ¹稍hauˍ₆後gin˗₃見
See you later.
Words Containing 稍
稍為saau2 wai4
slightly; rather
稍後saau2 hau6
later on
稍微saau2 mei4
a little bit
請稍移玉步cing2 saau2 ji4 juk6 bou6
please proceed...
稍息saau2 sik1
at ease! (military drill command)
稍遜一籌saau2 seon3 jat1 cau4
to be slightly inferior
稍縱即逝saau2 zung3 zik1 sai6
fleeting; here today, gone tomorrow; transient; time and opportunities can slip away if one is careless
稍等saau2 dang2
wait a moment; wait a while | Usu. with a 'please' ('請') in front, as in '請稍等' | Cant.: 等一陣 | Syn.: 等一下; 等一會兒
稍安勿躁saau2 on1 mat6 cou3
(to tell sb. to) settle down; be quiet
請稍等cing2 saau1 dang2
Please wait a moment; hold on a second.
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