緒 (seoi5) — beginning; commencement; clue in Cantonese
seoiˏ₅緒简 绪
Mandarin Pinyin: xu4
Meaning of 緒
nounbeginning; commencement; clue
nounmental/emotional state; mood
nounremnants; remains; leftovers
nountask; cause; undertaking
Example Sentences with 緒
keoiˏ₅佢cingˎ₄情soengˍ₆緒hongˍ₆亢zeon3.進。
His emotions are running high.
keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹思syu˗₃緒houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂
His thoughts are very messy.
keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹思syu˗₃緒houˊ²好cingˉ¹清satˉ¹晰
Her thoughts are very clear.
leiˏ₅理cingˉ¹清siˉ¹思syu˗₃緒sinˉ¹先
Sort out your thoughts first.
ngoˏ₅我siˉ¹思syu˗₃緒faanˉ¹返mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到
I can't get my thoughts together.
Words Containing 緒
心緒不寧sam1 seoi5 bat1 ning4
feel unsettled; in a disturbed state of mind; in a flutter
情緒病cing4 seoi5 beng6
mood disorders, affective disorders
情緒低落cing4 seoi5 dai1 lok6
in low spirits; down in spirits; depressed; gloomy
思緒si1 seoi5
emotional state; mood; feeling
愁緒sau4 seoi5
gloomy; melancholy
情緒商數cing4 seoi5 soeng1 sou3
emotional quotient
就緒zau6 seoi5
ready; in order
緒論seoi5 leon6
introduction
頭緒tau4 seoi5
clue; main threads; idea; shape
情緒化cing4 seoi5 faa3
emotional; sentimental
緒言seoi5 jin4
introduction or preface (e. g. to a book)
情緒cing4 seoi5
depression; moodiness; sulks
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