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素 (sou3) — vegetarian food/diet; vegetable dish in Cantonese

sou˗₃素
Mandarin Pinyin: su4

Meaning of 素

nounvegetarian food/diet; vegetable dish
nounwhite silk; natural-coloured silk
nounbasic element/constituent
nounusually; always; ordinarily
nounwhite; natural-coloured
nounplain; simple; native; unprocessed

Example Sentences with 素

佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.
ngoiˍ₆外sangˉ¹生janˉ¹因sou˗₃素
External factors.
sanˉ¹新jyunˎ₄元sou˗₃素gau˗₃構singˎ₄成gau˗₃舊je5.嘢。
New elements make up old things.
zatˉ¹質sou˗₃素batˉ¹不seon˗₃遜jyuˉ¹於janˎ₄人。
The quality is not inferior to others.
paaiˎ₄排ceotˉ¹出dukˍ₆毒sou˗₃素
Expel toxins.
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Words Containing 素

尿素niu6 sou3
urea
動情激素dung6 cing4 gik1 sou3
estrogen, oestrogen
空氣質素hung1 hei3 zat1 sou3
air quality
因素jan1 sou3
element; factor
肝素gon1 sou3
heparin
化學信息素faa3 hok6 seon3 sik1 sou3
semiochemical
食用色素sik6 jung6 sik1 sou3
food colour
要素jiu3 sou3
factor; essential; constituent
素馨sou3 hing1
Jasminum grandiflorum L.
睾丸素gou1 jyun2 sou3
testosterone [Var.] 睪丸素
鹵素燈lou5 sou3 dang1
halogen lamp
心理素質sam1 lei5 sou3 zat1
psychological quality

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