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秀 (sau3) — outstanding; excellent; standout in Cantonese

sau˗₃秀
Mandarin Pinyin: xiu4

Meaning of 秀

nounoutstanding; excellent; standout
nounelegant; beautiful; graceful
noun(of grain crops) put forth flowers or ears
nounshow [English transliteration]
nounclever; intelligent; brilliant

Example Sentences with 秀

neiˉ¹呢coengˎ₄場ngaaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sau˗₃秀houˊ²好taiˊ²睇
This art show is good to watch.
haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次jauˏ₅有ngaaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sau˗₃秀
There's an art show next time.
taiˊ²睇ngaaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sau˗₃秀houˊ²好munˍ₆悶
Watching the art show is boring.
keoiˏ₅佢gaauˊ²搞ngaaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sau˗₃秀
He/She is organizing an art show.
ngaaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sau˗₃秀geiˊ²幾siˎ₄時jyunˎ₄完
When does the art show end?
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Words Containing 秀

新秀san1 sau3
a rising star (e.g., in entertainment, sports, etc.)
真人秀zan1 jan4 sau3
tv reality, reality show [粵]: 真人騷
狼過華秀隻狗long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2
very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog
秀麗sau3 lai6
beautiful; pretty
脫口秀tyut3 hau2 sou3
a talkshow (as loanword)
秀才sau3 coi2
scholar; skilful writer; cultivated talent
華秀waa4 sau3
an extremely greedy person
優秀jau1 sau3
outstanding; excellent
陳秀雯can4 sau3 man4
Amy Chan Sau-man, a Hong Kong actress
仲狼過華秀隻狗zung6 long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2
very cruel and heartless; extremely viscous [colloquial]
狼過華秀雙狗long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 soeng1 gau2
to be very ruthless / ferocious [colloquial]
狼過華秀long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3
to be very ruthless / ferocious [colloquial]

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