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Jyutping si6 si6
Pinyin shì shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. everything
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    每一件​事
    everything; every matter; every affair
    • 事事關心
      事事关心
      si6 si6 gwaan1 sam1
      to care about everything
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    everything; every matter; all things
    (syn.) 每事
  2. verb, literary
    to engage in something; to do things
    (syn.) 干事, 取事, 办事, 治事, 辦事, 做事, 行事, 幹事
    • 無所事事
      无所事事
      wú suǒ shì shì
      to have nothing to do
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    吉姆工作努力,而约翰却无所事事。
    吉姆工作努力,而約翰卻無所事事。
    jí mǔ gōng zuò nǔ lì , ér yuē hàn què wú suǒ shì shì 。
    • Jim works hard, but John is idle.
  2. Mandarin
    在假期中我无所事事。
    在假期中我無所事事。
    zài jià qī zhōng wǒ wú suǒ shì shì 。
    • I did nothing during the holidays.
  3. Mandarin
    他更愿意工作而不是无所事事。
    他更願意工作而不是無所事事。
    tā gèng yuàn yì gōng zuò ér bú shi wú suǒ shì shì 。
    • He preferred working to doing nothing.
  4. Mandarin
    我了解的情况是看韩剧者基本上是一些无所事事的女人。
    我瞭解的情況是看韓劇者基本上是一些無所事事的女人。
    wǒ liǎo jiě de qíng kuàng shì kàn hán jù zhě jī běn shang shì yī xiē wú suǒ shì shì de nǚ rén 。
    • From what I understand, those who watch Korean soap operas basically are women with nothing to do.
  5. Mandarin
    人生总有太多遗憾,不可能做到事事完美。
    人生總有太多遺憾,不可能做到事事完美。
    rén shēng zǒng yǒu tài duō yí hàn , bù kě néng zuò dào shì shì wán měi 。
    • There are many regrets in a person's life. It's not possible to do everything well.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    班废老终日无所事事,至叻就系批斗啲后生仔。
    班廢老終日無所事事,至叻就係批鬥啲後生仔。
    baan1 fai3 lou5 zung1 jat6 mou4 so2 si6 si6, zi3 lek1 zau6 hai6 pai1 dau3 di1 hau6 saang1 zai2.
    • The elderly sit around and do nothing, yet they excel in criticising the younger generation.
  2. Cantonese
    你大佬终日无所事事,流离浪荡噉过日辰,又唔揾嘢做。
    你大佬終日無所事事,流離浪蕩噉過日辰,又唔揾嘢做。
    nei5 daai6 lou2 zung1 jat6 mou4 so2 si6 si6, lau4 lei4 long5 dong6 gam2 gwo3 jat6 san4, jau6 m4 wan2 je5 zou6.
    • Your elder brother does nothing all day, spending his hours wandering around the streets but not finding jobs.
  3. Cantonese
    我唔明点解佢毕业之后唔揾工,成日都无所事事。
    我唔明點解佢畢業之後唔揾工,成日都無所事事。
    ngo5 m4 ming4 dim2 gaai2 keoi5 bat1 jip6 zi1 hau6 m4 wan2 gung1, sing4 jat6 dou1 mou4 so2 si6 si6.
    • I don't understand why he doesn't look for a job but does nothing all day.
  4. Cantonese
    暑假无所事事,好闷呀!
    暑假無所事事,好悶呀!
    syu2 gaa3 mou4 so2 si6 si6, hou2 mun6 aa3!
    • I have nothing to do during the summer holiday. I am bored!
  5. Cantonese
    家事国事天下事,事事关心
    家事國事天下事,事事關心
    • to concern about everything, from family issues to national problems
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这孩子无所事事,只是在街头闲荡。
    這孩子無所事事,只是在街頭閒蕩。
    zhè hái zi wú suǒ shì shì , zhǐ shì zài jiē tóu xián dàng .
    • The kid has nothing to do but hang around the street corners.
  2. Mandarin
    上了年纪的人都是前怕狼后怕虎,事事有顾虑。
    上了年紀的人都是前怕狼後怕虎,事事有顧慮。
    shàng le nián jì de rén dōu shì qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ , shì shì yǒu gù lǜ .
    • The elderly are always overly cautious and worry about every little thing.
  3. Mandarin
    无所事事
    無所事事
    wú suǒ shì shì
    • to have nothing to do
  4. Mandarin
    一切真知都是从直接经验发源的。但人不能事事直接经验,事实上多数的知识都是间接经验的东西,这就是一切古代的和外域的知识。
    一切真知都是從直接經驗發源的。但人不能事事直接經驗,事實上多數的知識都是間接經驗的東西,這就是一切古代的和外域的知識。
    yī qiè zhēn zhī dōu shì cóng zhí jiē jīng yàn fā yuán de . dàn rén bù néng shì shì zhí jiē jīng yàn , shì shí shàng duō shù de zhī shi dōu shì jiàn jiē jīng yàn de dōng xi , zhè jiù shì yī qiè gǔ dài de hé wài yù de zhī shi .
    • All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. But one cannot have direct experience of everything; as a matter of fact, most of our knowledge comes from indirect experience, for example, all knowledge from past times and foreign lands.