釋 (sik1) — clear up; dispel; remove in Cantonese
sikˉ¹釋简 释
Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 釋
nounclear up; dispel; remove
nounrelease; set free; lay down
nounexplain; expound; elucidate
nounBuddhism; Sakyamuni; monk
Example Sentences with 釋
ho2-m4-ho2ji5可gaai2sik1-jat1haa5唔dim2gaai2可neiˏ₅以wuiˏ₅解mou4dyun1dyun1釋beiˍ₆一janˎ₄下laaiˉ¹點ne1?解妳會無端端被人拉呢？
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
janˎ₄人zi˗₃質cauˎ₄囚gam˗₃禁zoˊ²咗jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十jatˍ₆日hauˍ₆後wokˍ₆獲sikˉ¹釋。
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
keoiˏ₅佢bouˊ²保sikˉ¹釋zo2.咗。
He's been bailed out.
samˉ¹申hangˊ²請bouˊ²保sik1.釋。
Apply for bail.
seoiˉ¹需jiu˗₃要bouˊ²保sikˉ¹釋gam1.金。
Need bail money.
Words Containing 釋
愛不釋手oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2
to fondle admiringly
釋囚sik1 cau4
ex-convicts
釋疑sik1 ji4
remove doubts; dispel suspicion
稀釋hei1 sik1
dilution; dilute
假釋gaa2 sik1
(law) to release on parole or probation; conditional release
釋放sik1 fong3
release; liberate (a prisoner)
解釋執行gaai2 sik1 zap1 hang4
interpreted (computer)
釋典sik1 din2
Buddhist doctrine; sutras
如釋重負jyu4 sik1 cung5 fu6
as if relieved of a heavy load; breather freely, feel a sense of relief
釋經學sik1 ging1 hok6
hermeneutics
注釋zyu3 sik1
to make comments or notes at the margins; to annotate
獲釋wok6 sik1
obtain release (from prison)
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