紗 (saa1) — textile/fabric products in Cantonese
saaˉ¹紗简 纱
Mandarin Pinyin: sha1
Meaning of 紗
nountextile/fabric products
noungauze; yarn; sheer fabric
noungauze-like products
Example Sentences with 紗
搵個紗罩嚟扱實啲嘢食
Find a mesh cover to cover the food.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好soengˊ²想zangˉ¹爭wuˉ¹烏saa1.紗。
He really wants to vie for the position.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想daai˗₃戴wuˉ¹烏saa1.紗。
He wants to wear the official hat.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做wuˉ¹烏saa1.紗。
I don't want to be an official.
mouˏ₅冇zoˊ²咗wuˉ¹烏saaˉ¹紗dimˊ²點syun3?算？
What to do if I lose my official post?
Words Containing 紗
婚紗店fan1 saa1 dim3
a bridal shop
紗布saa1 bou3
gauze
紗紙saa1 zi2
tissue paper
紗窗saa1 coeng1
screen window (a window with a mesh used to keep insects out)
紗籠saa1 lung4
Sarong
紗錠saa1 ding3
Spindles
紗燈saa1 dang1
gauze lantern
窗紗coeng1 saa1
curtains (usually refers to those made using thin or lacy fabric; use 窗簾 for regular curtains); can also refer to the mesh used in screen windows (see 紗窗)
香雲紗hoeng1 wan4 saa1
a kind of light silk, gambiered Guangzhou gauze
抽紗cau1 saa1
drawn work; a kind of ornamental work in which certain threads of a woven fabric, usually linen, are drawn or cut out, and those remaining are embroidered or hemstitched into patterns.
面紗min6 saa1
veil
婚紗fan1 saa1
wedding dress
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