瘦 (sau3) — thin; lean; skinny; emaciated; slim in Cantonese
sau˗₃瘦
Mandarin Pinyin: shou4
Meaning of 瘦
nounthin; lean; skinny; emaciated; slim
noun(of land) barren; sterile; unproductive
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Example Sentences with 瘦
keoiˏ₅佢caanˊ²產hauˎ₄後sau˗₃瘦zoˊ²咗houˊ²好do1.多。
She lost a lot of weight postpartum.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好sau˗₃瘦coeng4.長。
He/She is tall and thin.
zek˗₃隻maauˉ¹貓houˊ²好sau˗₃瘦coeng4.長。
The cat is long and thin.
tiuˎ₄條gengˊ²頸houˊ²好sau˗₃瘦coeng4.長。
The neck is long and slender.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好sau˗₃瘦coeng4.長。
He/She looks tall and thin.
Words Containing 瘦
瘦子sau3 zi2
thin person | Cant. coll. possible terms: 瘦骨仙; 吊門桔; 鶴
清瘦cing1 sau3
(of people) thin; lean; wiry; spare
瘦骨仙sau3 gwat1 sin1
a bony immortal
追到瘦zeoi1 dou3 sau3
to bother desparately
瘦弱sau3 joek6
thin and feeble | [粵]: 瘦削, 奀瘦
瘦田冇人耕，耕開有人爭sau3 tin4 mou5 jan4 gaang1, gaang1 hoi1 jau5 jan4 zaang1
describes something / someone which no one wanted at first but became popular as soon as one person started to take an interest [colloquial]
瘦長sau3 coeng4
long and thin; tall and thin; lanky
瘦瘦地sau3 sau2 dei2
a little lean, sparely
暴瘦bou6 sau3
to suddenly become thin
肥瘦fei4 sau3
girth of a garment, etc; proportion of fat and lean
瘦身sau3 san1
slim down
不肥不瘦bat1 fei4 bat1 sau3
has a medium build (lit, "not fat, not thin")
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