蝕 (sik6) — (of moths, etc) eat into; nibble away in Cantonese
sikˍ₆蝕简 蚀
Mandarin Pinyin: shi2
Meaning of 蝕
noun(of moths, etc) eat into; nibble away
nouneclipse | [variant] 食
nounerode; corrode
noun(verb) 1. eclipse; 2. termite
Example Sentences with 蝕
呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎
This venture... is loss-making.
gamˉ¹今maanˏ₅晚jauˏ₅有jyutˍ₆月saip6.蝕。
There's a lunar eclipse tonight.
taiˊ²睇mˎ₄唔taiˊ²睇jyutˍ₆月saip6?蝕？
Watch the lunar eclipse?
mouˏ₅冇gin˗₃見gwo˗₃過jyutˍ₆月saip6.蝕。
Haven't seen a lunar eclipse.
gei˗₃記lukˍ₆錄daiˉ¹低ci˗₃次jyutˍ₆月saip6.蝕。
Record this lunar eclipse.
Words Containing 蝕
蝕水sit6 seoi2
lose money (horse racing jargon)
偷雞唔到蝕拃米tau1 gai1 m4 dou2 sit6 zaa1 mai5
偷雞唔到蝕揸米, 偷雞唔到蝕渣米
腐蝕fu6 sik6
corrosion; corroding; diabrosis
日蝕jat6 sik6
solar eclipse; eclipse of the sun | Also written as 日食
鏽蝕sau3 sik6
rusty; corroded by rust
侵蝕作用cam1 sik6 zok3 jung6
erosion
虧蝕kwai1 sit6
lose money; have a deficit
蝕底sit6 dai2
to take a loss; to suffer misfortune; to come to grief; to bite the dust | Std. Chin.: 吃虧 | Syn.: 輸蝕
腐蝕作用fu6 sik6 zok3 jung6
caustic
怕蝕底paa3 sit6 dai2
fear of being taken advantage
蝕本sit6 bun2
disinvestment; lose one's capital; see also 折本
土壤侵蝕tou2 joeng6 cam1 sik6
soil erosion
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