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受 (sau6) — preceding a verb to form a passive voice in Cantonese

sauˍ₆受
Mandarin Pinyin: shou4

Meaning of 受

nounpreceding a verb to form a passive voice
nounreceive; accept; get;
nounbe pleasant to (the ears, etc)
nountake; bear; stand; suffer; tolerate; endure

Example Sentences with 受

我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.
塊紙板唔受力﹐唔好加咁重。
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.
亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.
sikˍ₆食faanˍ₆飯haiˍ₆係hoengˊ²享sauˍ₆受。
Having a meal is a joy.
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Words Containing 受

受落sau6 lok6
welcome, receive, accept
促進感受性cuk1 zeon3 gam2 sau6 sing3
sensitization
最受歡迎zeoi3 sau6 fun1 jing4
top-rated
受薪sau6 san1
receive a salary; to receive wages
難受naan4 sau6
feel unwell, suffer pain
受罰sau6 fat6
be punished; receive punishment
受寵若驚sau6 cung2 joek6 ging1
to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered
受到影響sau6 dou3 jing2 hoeng2
to be affected (usually adversely); to suffer
受僱sau6 gu3
to be employed;to be hired; hired; paid; mercenary
不受處罰的bat1 sau6 cyu2 fat6 dik1
unpunished
受災sau6 zoi1
affected by a disaster
受罪sau6 zeoi6
to be mentally tortured (lit., "receive punishment")

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