瘦 [－]

Jyutping sau3
Pinyin shòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thin
  2. to lose weight
  3. (of clothing) tight
  4. (of meat) lean
  5. (of land) unproductive
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of land) unproductive / barren / desolate/emaciated/meagre
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    身型​窈窕​，​少肉​，​少​脂肪
    thin; slim
    • 佢瘦到好似饑民噉。
      佢瘦到好似饥民噉。
      He is so thin that he looks like victims of a famine.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​肉類​少肥膏​，​多​肌肉
    (of meat) lean
    • 我可唔可以淨係要瘦肉呀？啲肥嘅我唔要喇。
      我可唔可以净系要瘦肉呀？啲肥嘅我唔要喇。
      Can I have the lean meat only? I'll leave the greasy ones alone.
  3. 形容詞
    【​舊​】​形容​田地​貧瘠​，​冇​乜​營養
    [archaic](of land or soil) barren; desolate
    • 塊田咁瘦，耕嚟都嘥氣。
      块田咁瘦，耕嚟都嘥气。
      The land is barren. It is a waste of time to plough it.
  4. 反義詞
    肥
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of a person or animal
    thin; slender; skinny
  2. character
    to lose weight; to become thin
  3. character, of meat
    lean
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. thin, emaciated, lean
  2. meager
  3. Cangjie Input
    KHXE
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #702
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #210
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #343
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她瘦得只剩皮包骨了。
    她瘦得只剩皮包骨了。
    tā shòu dé zhǐ shèng pí bāo gǔ le 。
    • She is all skin and bone.
  2. Mandarin
    她是个又高又瘦, 留著一头又长又软的褐色头发的女孩。
    她是個又高又瘦, 留著一頭又長又軟的褐色頭髮的女孩。
    tā shì gè yòu gāo yòu shòu , liú zhù yī tóu yòu zhǎng yòu ruǎn de hè sè tóu fa de nǚ hái 。
    • She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
  3. Mandarin
    这个女人很瘦。
    這個女人很瘦。
    zhè ge nǚ rén hěn shòu 。
    • This woman is very thin.
  4. Mandarin
    说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
    説苗條比説瘦更有禮貌。
    shuō miáo tiao bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào 。
    • It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
  5. Mandarin
    如果你想变瘦，就应该少点在正餐以外吃零食。
    如果你想變瘦，就應該少點在正餐以外吃零食。
    rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng biàn shòu ， jiù yīng gāi shǎo diǎn zài zhèng cān yǐ wài chī líng shí 。
    • If you want to become thin, you should cut back on the between-meal snacks.
    • If you want to get skinny, you should stop grazing between meals.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    半肥瘦叉烧
    半肥瘦叉燒
    • half-fat half-lean cha siu
  2. Cantonese
    瘦叉
    瘦叉
    sau3 caa1
    • lean cha-siu
  3. Cantonese
    佢本身瘦底，显得佢个箩特别大。
    佢本身瘦底，顯得佢個籮特別大。
    keoi5 bun2 san1 sau3 dai2, hin2 dak1 keoi5 go3 lo1 dak6 bit6 daai6.
    • She's quite skinny, so her butt looks large in comparison.
  4. Cantonese
    包你半个月内激瘦 20 磅！
    包你半個月內激瘦 20 磅！
    baau1 nei5 bun3 go3 jyut6 noi6 gik1 sau3 ji6 sap6 bong6.
    • I guarantee you will drastically lose 20 pounds within half a month!
  5. Cantonese
    皮蛋瘦肉粥
    皮蛋瘦肉粥
    pei4 daan2 sau3 juk6 zuk1
    • congee with century egg and lean pork
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    老翁夜行无子携，眼昏失脚非有挤；明日寻者尔瘦妻，手提幼女哭嘶嘶。
    老翁夜行無子攜，眼昏失腳非有擠；明日尋者爾瘦妻，手提幼女哭嘶嘶。
    lǎo wēng yè xíng wú zǐ xié ， yǎn hūn shī jiǎo fēi yǒu jǐ ； míng rì xún zhě ěr shòu qī ， shǒu tí yòu nǚ kū sī sī ．
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    秋来应瘦尽，偏自着腰身。
    秋來應瘦盡，偏自着腰身。
    qiū lái yīng shòu jìn ， piān zì zhù yāo shēn ．
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    一时嫌人肥，一时嫌人瘦，都唔知点好。
    一时嫌人肥，一时嫌人瘦，都唔知点好。
    jat1 si4 jim4 jan4 fei4, jat1 si4 jim4 jan4 sau3, dou1 m4 zi1 dim2 hou2.
    • Sometimes, I'm criticized for being fat, while other times, I'm criticized for being skinny. I don't know what to do.
  4. Mandarin
    显瘦
    顯瘦
    xiǎn shòu
    • to make one appear slimmer
  5. Mandarin
    儿子很瘦削，说屁股痒，是不是有虫了？
    兒子很瘦削，説屁股癢，是不是有蟲了？
    ér zi hěn shòu xuē ， shuō pì gu yǎng ， shì bù shì yǒu chóng le ？
    • (My) son's gotten skinny, says his bottom is itchy, has he got worms?