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裁 (coi4) — (of art) select and plan; form of writing in Cantonese

coiˎ₄裁
Mandarin Pinyin: cai2

Meaning of 裁

noun(of art) select and plan; form of writing
nounadjudicate; judge; rule; decide
nouncut paper or cloth (with knife or scissors) into parts
nounreduce; cut down; dismiss
noun(verb) 1. Lay off; 2. Decide;/Judge

Example Sentences with 裁

mouˏ₅母gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司jiu˗₃要coiˊ²裁jyunˎ₄員。
The parent company needs to lay off staff.
coi˗₃裁punˍ₆判beiˊ²俾hungˎ₄紅paai4.牌。
The referee gave a red card.
coiˎ₄裁fangˎ₄縫laaiˉ¹拉cit˗₃尺houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻。
The tailor is good at shortening clothes.
gouˉ¹高jyunˊ²院jauˏ₅有coiˎ₄裁gwat1.決。
There's a ruling from the High Court.
zungˉ¹終samˊ²審choiˎ₄裁gwatˍ₆決liuˏ₅了
The final ruling has been made.
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Words Containing 裁

死因裁判官sei2 jan1 coi4 pun3 gun1
a coroner
獨裁duk6 coi4
dictatorship | 專制 is a related term
總裁zung2 coi4
director-general (of a company, etc)
裁斷coi4 dyun3
contemplate and decide
女裝裁縫師neoi5 zong1 coi4 fung2 si1
dressmaker
裁汰coi4 taai3
to cut back and eliminate; lay off and eliminate
裁減軍備coi4 gaam2 gwan1 bei6
arms reduction
仲裁zung6 coi4
to arbitrate; arbitration
不受制裁的bat1 sau6 zai3 coi4 dik1
unpunished
裁縫師coi4 fung2 si1
a tailor
制裁zai3 coi4
sanctions (usu. economic)
審裁sam2 coi4
a tribunal | also 審裁處

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