sau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2羞於啟齒羞于启齿
Jyutpingsau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2
Yalesāu yyū kái chí

Definition

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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小熊座
siu2 hung4 zo6Ursa Minor (constellation)
水靜河飛水静河飞
seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1quiet like still water (slang)
石板路
sek6 baan2 lou6road or pavement laid with flagstones
數唔清数唔清
sou2 m4 cing1innumerable; uncountable; innumerable [colloquial]
所羅門所罗门
so2 lo4 mun4Solomon (name)
示波器
si6 bo1 hei3oscillograph
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