杉 (caam3) — various species of pine and fir; China fir in Cantonese
caam˗₃杉Mandarin Pinyin: shan1
Meaning of 杉
nounvarious species of pine and fir; China fir
Example Sentences with 杉
wunˍ₆換gin˗₃件saamˉ¹杉
Change your shirt.
zoekˍ₆著gin˗₃件saamˉ¹杉
Put on a shirt.
ze˗₃借gin˗₃件saamˉ¹杉
Borrow a shirt.
gin˗₃件saamˉ¹杉geiˊ²幾leng˗₃靚
This shirt is quite nice.
niˉ¹呢gin˗₃件saamˉ¹杉
This shirt.
Words Containing 杉
頂心杉ding2 sam1 caam3
a thorn on one's side; a pain in the neck; an argumentative person; a person who is difficult to deal with
杉斑caam3 baan1
camouflage grouper; flowery grouper
杉樹caam3 syu6
China fir, a pine tree
柳杉lau5 caam3
Japanese cedar; peacock pine
杉板caam3 baan2
pine boards
杉木caam3 muk6
pine wood; Chinese fir wood
紅杉hung4 caam3
sequoia
一轆杉jat1 luk1 caam3
one who stand motionless or straight
碌杉luk1 caam3
stupid person; idiot; fool [colloquial]
蹺口杉手kiu5 hau2 caam5 sau2
difficult to deal with [colloquial]
托杉tok3 caam3
to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]
托杉唔識轉膊tok3 caam3 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3
describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]
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