塞 (sak1) — stop up; obstruct; plug in Cantonese
sakˉ¹塞Mandarin Pinyin: sai1
Meaning of 塞
nounstop up; obstruct; plug
nounstopper; plug; cork; seal
nounfill/squeeze in; cram/jam into
nounblock up (sth abstract)
noun(adjective) 1. stuck 2. get stuck
Example Sentences with 塞
擸埋啲碎銀塞入櫃桶
Grab the coins and shove them into the drawer.
除一隻襪塞佢個口。
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]
diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢sakˉ¹塞zyuˍ₆住houˊ²好wat1.鬱。
It feels stuffy and unpleasant.
seoiˊ²水lokˍ₆落gunˊ²管coi˗₃塞zo2.咗。
The drain pipe is blocked.
tiuˎ₄條seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠sakˉ¹塞zoˊ²咗
The drain is blocked.
Words Containing 塞
充塞cung1 sak1
plug up; fill up; congest
茅塞頓開maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light
阻塞zo2 sak1
to block
塞車sak1 ce1
traffic jam
慢性阻塞性肺病maan6 sing3 zo2 sak1 sing3 fai3 beng6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
鼻塞bei6 sak1
have a stuffy nose
塞翁失馬,焉知非福coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
塞翁失馬
交通堵塞gaau1 tung1 dou2 sak1
traffic jam; congestion
塞翁失馬coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5
禍為福所倚
交通擠塞gaau1 tung1 zai1 sak1
congested with traffic
出塞ceot1 coi3
on the frontier; leaving for the frontier
毛孔閉塞mou4 hung2 bai3 sak1
clogged pores
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