斯文 (si1 man4) — cultured, refined, elegant, cultivated, genteel in Cantonese
siˉ¹斯manˎ₄文Mandarin Pinyin: si1 wen2
Meaning of 斯文
nouncultured, refined, elegant, cultivated, genteel
Example Sentences with 斯文
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好siˉ¹斯man4.文。
He is a very gentle person.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好siˉ¹斯man4,文，mˎ₄唔siˏ₅似nei5.你。
He's gentle, not like you.
siˉ¹斯manˎ₄文janˎ₄人mˎ₄唔wuiˏ₅會gamˊ²咁joeng6.樣。
Gentle people wouldn't act like that.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好siˉ¹斯manˎ₄文wo3.喎。
He looks very gentle.
zongˉ¹裝dou˗₃到houˊ²好siˉ¹斯man4.文。
Dressed very primly.
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