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Jyutping zin2 coi4
Pinyin jiǎn cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to tailor (clothes)
  2. to trim (expenditure)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​布料​、​紙張​切割​時​,​按照​一定​嘅​尺寸​、​式樣​剪開
    to tailor; to cut and trim
    • 呢個裁縫師傅剪裁西裝好好工夫。
      呢个裁缝师傅剪裁西装好好工夫。
      ni1 go3 coi4 fung2 si1 fu2 zin2 coi4 sai1 zong1 hou2 hou2 gung1 fu1.
      The master tailor has very good cutting skills for suits.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to tailor (clothes); to trim; to prune; to crop
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    因为有高而闭合的领子、紧身的剪裁和在笔直裙子两边的开口,旗袍有着独一无二传达端庄和性感的能力。
    因為有高而閉合的領子、緊身的剪裁和在筆直裙子兩邊的開口,旗袍有着獨一無二傳達端莊和性感的能力。
    yīn wèi yǒu gāo ér bì hé de lǐng zi 、 jǐn shēn de jiǎn cái hé zài bǐ zhí qún zi liǎng bian de kāi kǒu , qí páo yǒu zhe dú yī wú èr chuán dá duān zhuāng hé xìng gǎn de néng lì 。
    • With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    剪裁
    剪裁
    • to cut and trim
  2. Cantonese
    呢个裁缝师傅剪裁西装好好工夫。
    呢個裁縫師傅剪裁西裝好好工夫。
    ni1 go3 coi4 fung2 si1 fu2 zin2 coi4 sai1 zong1 hou2 hou2 gung1 fu1.
    • The master tailor has very good cutting skills for suits.