誓 (sai6) — swear; pledge; take an oath in Cantonese
saiˍ₆誓Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 誓
nounswear; pledge; take an oath
nounoath; vow; pledge
Example Sentences with 誓
haiˍ₆係zanˉ¹真ge3,嘅，ngoˏ₅我hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以saiˍ₆誓jyunˍ₆願gaa˗₃㗎。
It's true I swear!
sai˗₃誓jiu˗₃要zouˍ₆做neiˏ₅你baakˍ₆白sauˊ²首。
Vow to be with you until old age.
keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓jiu˗₃要baauˊ²保sauˊ²守bei˗₃秘mat6,密，jatˉ¹一zikˍ₆直gaamˉ¹緘hauˊ²口。
He swore to keep the secret and remain silent always.
keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓mˎ₄唔gamˉ¹甘sau1.休。
He vowed not to give up.
keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜
He swore it was like eating raw vegetables (i.e., it was nothing to him).
Words Containing 誓
宣誓syun1 sai6
to swear an oath; to make a vow
信誓旦旦soen3 sai6 daan3 daan3
vow solemnly; take a sincere pledge
誓約sai6 joek3
an oath
誓願當食生菜sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
not being serious when making a vow or a pledge
誓願sai6 jyun6
an oath, a pledge
誓詞sai6 ci4
oath; pledge
宣誓書syun1 sai6 syu1
affidavit
誓言sai6 jin4
oath; pledge; promise
發誓faat3 sai6
to vow; to pledge; to swear | [粵]: 誓願
誓死sai6 sei2
swear to death
起誓hei2 sai6
to swear; to vow
宣誓就職syun1 sai6 zau6 zik1
swearing in the oath of office
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