髓 (seoi5) — (bone) marrow; (plant) pith in Cantonese
seoiˏ₅髓Mandarin Pinyin: sui3
Meaning of 髓
noun(bone) marrow; (plant) pith
nounessence; quintessence
Example Sentences with 髓
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jauˏ₅有sanˎ₄神seoiˊ²髓
He really has the essence.
zukˉ¹捉mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到keoiˏ₅佢sanˎ₄神seoiˊ²髓
Can't grasp its essence.
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種meiˍ₆味douˍ₆道jauˏ₅有sanˎ₄神seoiˊ²髓
This flavour has a unique quality.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個cit˗₃設gai˗₃計houˊ²好jauˏ₅有sanˎ₄神seoiˊ²髓
This design has a lot of character.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好jauˏ₅有ngaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術sanˎ₄神seoiˊ²髓
He's very artistic/has artistic flair.
Words Containing 髓
神髓san4 seoi5
essence; essential nature; the essential character
精髓zing1 seoi5
marrow, pith, quintessence, essence
食髓知味sik6 seoi5 zi1 mei6
Having tasted the marrow, the longing for its savour grows
骨髓炎gwat1 seoi5 jim4
osteomyelitis; medullitis
髓腔seoi5 hong1
pulp cavity
脊髓zek3 seoi5
spinal cord
龍肝鳳髓lung4 gon1 fung6 seoi5
rare and precious delicacies
脊髓灰質炎zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4
poliomyelitis
敲骨吸髓haau1 gwat1 kap1 seoi5
to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry
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