勢 (sai3) — posture; carriage; gestures in Cantonese
sai˗₃勢简 势
Mandarin Pinyin: shi4
Meaning of 勢
nounposture; carriage; gestures
nounmale genitals
nounpower; force; strength; influence
nounsituation; state of affairs; circumstances
Example Sentences with 勢
我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.
佢起勢噉做晒啲嘢
He finished the work with vigour.
佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.
bunˉ¹搬cungˏ₅重jeˏ₅嘢ge˗₃嘅siˎ₄時hauˍ₆候，jiu˗₃要bouˊ²保ciˎ₄持ziˉ¹姿sai˗₃勢zing˗₃正kok˗₃確。
When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture.
foˊ²火sai˗₃勢liuˉ¹燎jyunˎ₄原
The fire spread like wildfire.
Words Containing 勢
形勢逼人jing4 sai3 bik1 jan4
the pressure is mounting; the situation is pressing
起勢hei2 sai3
continuously; nonstop; without pause
走勢zau2 sai3
tendency
攻勢gung1 sai3
offensive; campaign; initiative; push
排開陣勢paai4 hoi1 zan6 sai3
line up in battle formation
造勢zou6 sai3
build up; build up momentum
大勢已去daai6 sai3 ji5 heoi3
of a situation to be hopeless or irretrievable
上升趨勢soeng5 sing1 ceoi1 sai3
uptrend
宣傳攻勢syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3
publicity campaign
核勢hat6 sai3
nuclear potential
起勢噉hei2 sai3 gam2
continuously; nonstop; without pause
審時度勢sam2 si4 dok6 sai3
size up the situation; review the situation; read the signs of the times
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