曬 (saai3) — brightly sunlit in Cantonese
saai˗₃曬简 晒
Mandarin Pinyin: shai4
Meaning of 曬
nounbrightly sunlit
nounshine upon; bask/dry in the sun
nounto show off (Cantonese)
Example Sentences with 曬
佢曬太陽曬到黑猛猛
He sunbathed so much he got a great tan.
佢曬到好黑
He's tanned.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好saai˗₃曬gwo˗₃過jamˉ¹陰gonˉ¹乾
Don't sun-dry, air dry instead.
saai˗₃曬taai˗₃太joengˎ₄陽houˊ²好syuˉ¹舒fukˍ₆服
Sunbathing feels very comfortable.
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫beiˊ²俾taai˗₃太joengˎ₄陽saai˗₃曬nungˉ¹燶zoˊ²咗
The shirt got burnt by the sun.
Words Containing 曬
日曬雨淋jat6 saai3 jyu5 lam4
be exposed to the elements; in all types of weather
曬月光saai3 jyut6 gwong1
to date on a moonlit night
曬黑saai3 hak1
suntanned
曬圖saai3 tou4
blueprint; [v] make a blueprint
曬蓆saai3 zik6
drying mats, usually bamboo mats; stale business with few customers
曬嘢saai3 je5
to show off; to boast [colloquial]
曬馬檻saai3 maa5 laam2
to visit a brothel / prostitute; to go to a hourly love hotel [colloquial]
曬命saai3 meng6
swank, to show off, to boast [Var.] 晒命
曬馬纜saai3 maa5 laam2
to visit a brothel; to go to an hourly hotel (for sex)
曬衫saai3 saam1
to dry the laundry (out in the sun)
曬黑沙龍saai3 hak1 saa1 lung4
a tanning salon
曬馬saai3 maa5
to make a show of force/fighting strength (as with a triad). (Also 晒馬 as 晒 is common simplification used for 曬.)
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