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細胞 (sai3 baau1) — cell (of living organisms) in Cantonese

sai˗₃細baauˉ¹胞
简 细胞
Mandarin Pinyin: xi4 bao1

Meaning of 細胞

nouncell (of living organisms)

Characters in 細胞

細sai3
fine
胞baau1
siblings; children of same parents

Words Containing 細胞

植物細胞zik6 mat6 sai3 baau1
plant cell
生殖細胞sang1 zik6 sai3 baau1
gamete
子宮頸細胞檢驗zi2 gung1 geng2 sai3 baau1 gim2 jim6
pap test, pap smear, cervical smear (a medical test designed to detect cervical cancer)
性細胞sing3 sai3 baau1
sexual cell
紅血細胞hung4 hyut3 sai3 baau1
red blood cell
鐮刀細胞貧血lim4 dou1 sai3 baau1 pan4 hyut3
sickle cell anemia
真核細胞zan1 hat6 sai3 baau1
Eukaryotic Cells
神經細胞san4 ging1 sai3 baau1
nerve cells, neurons
細胞生物學sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6 hok6
cell biology
白血細胞baak6 hyut3 sai3 baau1
white blood cell

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