衣 (ji1) — (human) placenta in Cantonese
jiˉ¹衣
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1
Meaning of 衣
noun(human) placenta
nounclothing; clothes; garment; dress
nouncoating; covering; membrane
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Example Sentences with 衣
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
正值減價，你多買幾件衣服吧。
We're right in the midst of a sale, you should buy a few more shirts.
ginˍ₆件daaiˍ₆大jiˉ¹衣geiˊ²幾gwai˗₃貴
This coat is quite expensive.
zoekˍ₆著ginˍ₆件daaiˍ₆大jiˉ¹衣
Put on a coat.
daaiˍ₆大jiˉ¹衣taai˗₃太hauˍ₆厚
The coat is too thick.
Words Containing 衣
衣櫃ji1 gwai6
wardrobe (Cantonese also uses 衫櫃)
衣不蔽體ji1 bat1 bai3 tai2
be wearing nothing bu rags; be half-naked
游泳衣jau4 wing6 ji1
swimsuit; bathing suit. Can also be used in shorter form, 泳衣
衣字旁ji1 zi6 pong4
Kangxi radical 145 (衣) in its component form
衣領ji1 leng5
collar; neck
便衣人員bin6 ji1 jan4 jyun4
plain-clothes officer
衣字邊ji1 zi6 bin1
Kangxi radical 145 (衣) in its component form
救生衣gau3 saang1 ji1
life jacket; lifejacket
大衣daai6 ji1
overcoat; cloak | [粵]: 大褸
脫衣舞tyut3 ji1 mou5
striptease, stripteaser
睡衣店seoi6 ji1 dim3
a pajamas shop; a pyjamas shop
穿衣cyun1 ji1
to wear clothes; to put on a shirt; to put on a dress [Syn.] 穿衣服 [粵]: 着衫 , 著衫
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