芯 (sam1) — core of an object, e.g. wick, fuse, etc in Cantonese
samˉ¹芯Mandarin Pinyin: xin1
Meaning of 芯
nouncore of an object, e.g. wick, fuse, etc
Example Sentences with 芯
wunˍ₆換faai˗₃塊sanˉ¹新dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯。
Change a new lamp wick.
dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯siuˉ¹燒ziuˉ¹焦zoˊ²咗。
The wick is burnt.
maaiˏ₅買tiuˎ₄條dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯。
Buy a lamp wick.
jauˎ₄油dangˉ¹燈mouˎ₄無dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯。
The oil lamp has no wick.
samˉ¹芯coengˎ₄長gwo˗₃過tauˎ₄頭。
The wick is too long.
Words Containing 芯
燃料芯塊jin4 liu2 sam1 faai3
fuel pellets
鉛筆芯jyun4 bat1 sam1
pencil lead | Also written as '鉛筆心'
線芯sin3 sam1
a bobbin (for sewing)
筆芯電bat1 sam1 din6
AA size battery [Syn.] 細電
燭芯zuk1 sam1
candlewick; wick of a candle | Also as: 燭心
電芯din6 sam1
electric cell (alternate form of 電心) [華]: 電池
鉛芯jyun4 sam1
Also used to refer to the graphite in pencils.
燈芯拎成鐵dang1 sam1 ling1 sing4 tit3
even something light will feel heavy after a long journey
蒜芯syun3 sam1
garlic scapes, garlic moss
燈芯dang1 sam1
lampwick; wick
鉛芯筆jyun4 sam1 bat1
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil, the kind with incredibly thin and fragile lead that snaps off if you push it out too far.
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