袖 (zau6) — tuck inside the sleeve in Cantonese
zauˍ₆袖Mandarin Pinyin: xiu4
Meaning of 袖
nountuck inside the sleeve
nounsleeve; cuff
Example Sentences with 袖
lingˏ₅領sauˍ₆袖daai˗₃帶lingˍ₆領daaiˍ₆大gaaˉ¹家
The leader guides everyone.
lingˏ₅領zauˍ₆袖leotˍ₆率janˎ₄領manˎ₄人民
The leader led the people.
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻sau˗₃袖zanˉ¹珍jingˎ₄型gau2.狗。
This is a pocket-sized dog.
maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗sau˗₃袖zanˉ¹珍jingˎ₄型dinˍ₆電waa2.話。
Bought a mini phone.
sau˗₃袖zanˉ¹珍jingˎ₄型biuˊ²錶houˊ²好dakˉ¹得ji3.意。
The tiny watch is cute.
Words Containing 袖
領袖ling5 zau6
leader
衫袖saam1 zau6
shirt sleeves
紅袖添香hung4 zau6 tim1 hoeng1
have a pretty girl as a studying partner
捋高衫袖lyut3 gou1 saam1 zau6
to roll/pull up the sleeves; to be ready to do sth
袖珍zau6 zan1
pocket-sized (i.e. 袖珍辭典 = pocket dictionary)
袖珍辭典zau6 zan1 ci4 din2
pocket-sized dictionary [Var.] 袖珍詞典
傀儡領袖faai3 leoi5 ling5 zau6
a figurehead (lit., "puppet leader")
袖珍型zau6 zan1 jing4
pocket-size, mini-size
袖珍馬zau6 zan1 maa5
miniature horse
精神領袖zing1 san4 ling5 zau6
spiritual leader
長袖coeng4 zau6
long sleeves; long-sleeved
袖口鏈扣zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3
a cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse
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