擏惜

Chinese edit

		pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
trad. (擏惜)	擏	惜
simp. ^#(擏惜)	擏	惜
alternative forms	儆惜敬惜擏錫／擏锡儆錫／儆锡鏡錫／镜锡

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Cantonese (Jyutping): geng⁶ sek³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geng⁶ sek³
  - Yale: gehng sek
  - Cantonese Pinyin: geng⁶ sek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: géng⁶ ség³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛːŋ²² sɛːk̚³/

Verb edit

擏惜

(Cantonese) to cherish; to treasure; to take good care of something
擏錫住用啊！部新電話好貴㗎！ [Cantonese, trad.]
擏锡住用啊！部新电话好贵㗎！ [Cantonese, simp.]
geng⁶ sek³ zyu⁶ jung⁶ aa¹! bou⁶ san¹ din⁶ waa^6-2 hou² gwai³ gaa³! [Jyutping]
Take good care of the new phone while using it! It's very expensive!
- 本店地方淺窄，有請各位賓客食還食，自己背脊自己擏錫，咪郁（啲）就話比人屌背脊！ [Cantonese, trad.]
  本店地方浅窄，有请各位宾客食还食，自己背脊自己擏锡，咪郁（啲）就话比人屌背脊！ [Cantonese, simp.]
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  bun² dim³ dei⁶ fong¹ cin² zaak³, jau⁵ cing² gok³ wai^6-2 ban¹ haak³ sik⁶ waan⁴ sik⁶, zi⁶ gei² bui³ zek³ zi⁶ gei² geng⁶ sek³, mai⁵ juk¹ (di¹) zau⁶ waa⁶ bei² jan⁴ diu² bui³ zek³! [Jyutping]
  (We're sorry that) our shop is narrow, dear customers please don't just eat, watch out of your back yourselves. Don't always complain others for fucking your back!