| 塞 | 921C05 62.11-2 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄙㄜˋ [se4] (*ㄙㄞˋ [sai4] , *ㄙㄞ [sai1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) (*[sai4]) A frontier pass, a fort: 要塞 fortress; 關塞 mountain pass; 塞外 [se4wai4]↓. (2) (*[sai1]) (*[sai1zi0], *[sai1er0]) A stopper. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To fill up, stuff up: 塞耳不聞 turn a deaf ear to; 塞責 [se4ze2]↓. (2) (sp. pr. *[sai1]) To stuff up: 塞住 plug up (a hole, leak); 塞滿 stuff place full of things; 塞牙 (food morsels) stick between teeth; 塞狗洞 (sl.) give bribe (“fill dog kennel”). | |||||
| Words | 1. 塞門 [se4men2], n., (1) (AC) gate screen to prevent passengers from seeing house; (2) (*[sai4men2]) fort gate; (3) (*[sai1men2] (water) faucet. 2. 塞子 *[sai1zi0], n., (bottle) stopper. 3. 塞責 [se4ze2], v.i., do s.t. for form's sake or just enough to exculpate oneself (“to stop blame”). 4. 塞外 *[sai4wai4], n., beyond the northern (Mongolian) frontier. 5. 塞藥 *[sai1yao4], n., (med.) suppository. 6. 塞垣 *[sai4yUan2], n., (LL) part of the Great Wall built during the Hahn Dyn. | |||||