芝麻 (zi1 maa4) — sesame in Cantonese
ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1 ma5
Meaning of 芝麻
nounsesame
nountrivial; small matter
Example Sentences with 芝麻
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼haiˊ²係houˊ²好ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻lukˍ₆綠dauˊ²豆ge˗₃嘅siˍ₆事laiˎ₄嚟ge˗₃嘅zeˉ¹啫，，唔mˎ₄好houˊ²喺haiˍ₆到dou˗₃囉loˉ¹囉loˉ¹唆soˉ¹唆！
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!
ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻waanˉ¹灣houˊ²好zingˍ₆靜。
Chi Ma Wan is very quiet.
zoˍ₆坐syunˎ₄船heoi˗₃去ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻waanˉ¹灣。
Take a boat to Chi Ma Wan.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想heoi˗₃去ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻waanˉ¹灣。
I want to go to Chi Ma Wan.
ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻waanˉ¹灣jauˏ₅有meˉ¹咩waanˊ²玩？
What is there to do in Chi Ma Wan?
Characters in 芝麻
Words Containing 芝麻
山芝麻saan1 zi1 maa4
Helicteres angustifolia (helicteres)
芝麻官zi1 maa4 gun1
a petty official
芝麻糊zi1 maa4 wu2
sesame paste soup -- a sweet Chinese dessert soup (糖水) made from sesame seeds
芝麻綠豆zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2
trivial; trifling | syn: 瑣碎
芝麻卷zi1 maa4 gyun2
A delicious Chinese desert, often served with dim sum.
芝麻開門zi1 maa4 hoi1 mun4
"open sesame"
芝麻灣zi1 maa4 waan1
Chi Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong
陳穀子爛芝麻zan6 guk1 zi2 laan6 zi1 maa4
old-time things or talk (gossip) that are of no particular importance
芝麻綠官zi1 maa4 luk6 gun1
a low ranking official [colloquial]
芝麻閂門zi1 maa4 saan1 mun4
"close sesame"
芝麻油zi1 maa4 jau4
sesame oil | Cant. sometimes 麻油
芝麻信用zi1 maa4 seon3 jung6
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