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蛇 (se4) — to goof off in Cantonese

seˎ₄蛇
Mandarin Pinyin: she2 yi2

Meaning of 蛇

nounto goof off
nounsnake; serpent
noun/seu4/ transliteration for 'sir', used when addressed policeman or male school teachers.
noun(slang) 1. to take a break; (slang)/Illegal immigrants; (loanword of sir) male police officer or male teacher

Example Sentences with 蛇

seˎ₄蛇cungˎ₄蟲haiˊ²喺dou˗₃度
There are snakes and insects here.
seˎ₄蛇douˉ¹都louˍ₆露haaiˍ₆械
Even snakes expose their fangs.
haaˍ₆下ninˎ₄年haiˍ₆係seˎ₄蛇jyunˎ₄元nin4.年。
Next year is the Year of the Snake.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jimˎ₄鹽se2.蛇。
He is a salt snake (stingy person).
neiˏ₅你zanˍ₆陣gaanˉ¹間maiˏ₅咪zouˍ₆做jimˎ₄鹽se2.蛇。
Don't be stingy later.
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Words Containing 蛇

蚺蛇jim4 se2
boa constrictor
牛鬼蛇神ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4
monsters and freaks (lit., "ox-headed demons and serpent gods") as originally referred by Buddhists
屈蛇wat1 se4
to cross a border illegally
踩著芋莢都當蛇caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4
false suspicion
青竹蛇ceng1 zuk1 se4
bamboo snake (a kind of viper)
水蛇腰seoi2 se4 jiu1
waist slightly bent; slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose
水蛇春咁長seoi2 se4 ceon1 gam3 coeng4
lengthy (lit., "as lenthy as a chain of snake eggs")
蛇口心腸se4 hau2 sam1 coeng4
vicious intentions
大蛇屙屎daai6 se4 o1 si2
a big business deal (lit., "big snake takes a crap")
虎頭蛇尾fu2 tau4 se4 mei5
a tiger's head but a snake's tail (anticlimax; cop out)
蛇泡簕se4 paau1 lak6
Rubus reflexus
蛇頭se4 tau4
snakehead, sb involved in immigrant smuggling from China

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