| 死 | 470C20 31.70 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄙˇ [si3] | ||
| N. | (1) Death: 生死關頭 critical point between life and death; 生死有命 life and death lie in the lap of the gods; 生死不忘 will never forget as long as I live. (2) Dead people: 死而有知 if the dead knew. | |||||
| v.i. | (1) To die: 死亡，死活 [si3wang2], [si3huo2]↓; 九死一生 extreme danger, a ten percent chance of survival; 半生不死 (不活) dead-alive; 病死，老死，暴死 die of illness, old age, from violence. (2) Die for (cause): 死難 [si3nan4]↓; 死節 (man, woman) die for integrity, honor or in loyalty to dead husband. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Dead, condemned to die: 死囚，死罪，死刑 [si3qiu2], [si3zui4], [si3xing2]↓; 死鬼，死人 (abusive) [si2gui3], [si3ren2]↓; 該死 (excl. or abusive) damnation! simply awful; 真該死 really awful (of a bad mistake); 死馬當作活馬醫 make a last try to save an impossible situation, as a last resort; 死不瞑目 die with injustice unredressed (“refuse to close eyes in death”); 死文字 a dead language; 死灰 [si3hui1]↓; 死水兒 stagnant water; 死火山 dead volcano; 死路 dead end; 死胡同兒 dead alley; 死信 dead, undeliverable letter; 死肌 dead muscle; 死結，死扣兒 a fast knot; 死契 irrevocable deed; 死門兒 agreement never to see again child sold or given away; 釘死了 nailed fast; 睡得真死 dead asleep; 耳朵發死 hearing is blocked; 面部表情發死 show a dead or dead-pan expression; 死挺挺 dead and stiff or lie stiffly. (2) Inflexible: 死規矩，死套子 inflexible rule and regulations; 死法子 time-worn but useless method; 死板 [si3ban3]↓; 死頭腦 blockhead; 死工夫 by sheer work; 死心眼兒 single-minded, bent on one purpose; 死心塌地 completely, abjectly (in love), give one's heart. (3) Solid, not empty: 這管子是死的 it is a solid tube; 死瞠兒鐵柱 a solid iron pillar. (4) Dead set: 死仇 [si3chou2]↓; 死敵 irreconcilable enemy; 死對頭 deadly foe. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Extremely, (as in Eng. “dead tired” or “die of waiting”: 好看死了 wonderfully pretty; 壞死了 frightfully bad, wicked; 死辣，死鹹 (food) frightfully hot, salty; 甜死了 much too sweet; 冷死了 bitterly cold; 這人死不要臉 this person is devoid of shame; 死不 not for one's life; 死不承認 will never admit; 死要面子 dead determined to save face; 死要錢 dead set on getting money; 死不改 die hard; 死賣氣力 give all one's worth (to do s.t.); 哭（打）得死去活來 cried (beaten) half dead. (2) (Defend, etc.) to the death: 死打，死戰，死鬥 (殊死戰) fight to the death; 死守 defend to the death; 敢死隊 (mil.) suicide squad; 死黨，死士 [si2dang3], [si3shi4]↓; 死皮賴臉 shamelessly (beg, pester); 死乞白賴 lie shamelessly. (3) In a stupid, mechanical way: 死記 memorize mechanically; without doing any thing: 死丕丕閒坐 sit about the house without moving; 死等 wait forever; 死吃 eat without earning one's bread. | |||||
| Words | 1. 死板 [si2ban3] ([si2ban0]), adj., mechanical (singing), rigmarole (repeating); inflexible, solely guided by rules. 2. 死別 [si3bie2], v.i., part never to see each other again. 3. 死併 [si3bing4], v.i., fight to the death. 4. 死契 [si3qi4], n., irrevocable deed. 5. 死囚 [si3qiu2], n., one condemned to death; 死囚牢 death house. 6. 死仇 [si3chou2], n., eternal enemy. 7. 死黨 [si2dang3], n., partisans sworn to the death. 8. 死鬼 [si2gui3] ([si2gui0]), n., (abuse) the devil. 9. 死灰 [si1hui1], phr., 死灰復燃 old fire (“dead ashes”) is kindled again--said of repeated flareups of rebellion; 枯木死灰 (of a person) dead-alive, lifeless, a living corpse. 10. 死活 [si3huo2], phr., (不管）死活拉他來 bring him in regardless; 不知死活 have no news of person, dead or alive; (coll.) have no idea of death or danger. 11. 死者 [si2zhe3], n., (respectful reference) the dead, a dead person. 12. 死角 [si2jiao3], n., dead angle, corner sheltered from fire. 13. 死紀兒 [si3jie4er0], n., souvenir left by the dead. 14. 死忌 [si3ji4], n., anniversary of a person's death. 15. 死絕 [si3jUe2], v.i., be completely annihilated, die out. 16. 死啃 [si2ken3], v.i., (1) eat without work; (2) persist unduly in request or work; (3) read (book) without thinking. 17. 死摳兒 [si3kou1er0], (1) n., stubbornness; (2) adj., miserly, niggardly; studious, industrious. 18. 死力 [si3li4], n., brute force, utmost exertion: 盡死力 with all one's might. 19. 死路（兒） [si3lu4] ([er0]), n., dead end; also fatal route. 20. 死麵（兒） [si3mian4] ([si3miaher0]), n., unfermented flour. 21. 死命 [si3ming4], (1) n., destiny of death; n., 制其死命 get a stranglehold on s.o.; (2) adv., 死命抵抗 resist with all one has got, fight to the last man. 22. 死難 [si3nan4], v.i., (1) to die in tragic accidents such as shipwreck, flood, fire or airplane crash; (2) die a martyr's death. 23. 死牌子 [si3pai2zi0], n., fixed, unchangeable rule. 24. 死人 [si3ren2], n., (1) a dead person; (2) (abuse) dunderhead. 25. 死傷 [si3shang1], n., war casualties; killed and wounded. 26. 死生 [si3sheng1], n., question of life or death; life and death: 死生有命 a person's life and death are matters of fate. 27. 死相 [si3xiang4], excl., a teasing remark in disgust (girl to boy). 28. 死性 [si3xing4], n., obstinacy, inflexible character. 29. 死心 [si3xin1], v.i., (1) give up hope (of romance, etc.); (2) (do s.t.) with all one's heart and soul: 死心不息 persistently pleading, would not give up. 30. 死刑 [si3xing2], n., death penalty. 31. 死屍 [si3shi1], n., a corpse. 32. 死士 [si3shi4], n., (LL) dare-to-die soldier. 33. 死胎 [si3tai1], n., stillborn baby. 34. 死催的 [si3cui1de0], n., (abuse) one bent for hell. 35. 死鑿兒 [si3zao2er0], n., person unable to accommodate anybody. 36. 死罪 [si3zui4], phr., (1) sentence to death; (2) (court. at end of letter) 死罪，死罪! pardon for what I have said; (in speaking to emperor) risk life to give straight advice. 37. 死亡 [si3wang2], (1) v.i., to die; v.i., fall victim to famine, war, etc.; (2) n., those that have died: 死亡約會 rendezvous with death; n., 死亡證 death certificate. 38. 死樣 [si3yang4], n., dead pattern without change. 39. 死硬 [si1ying4], adj., intransigent, irreconcilable, stiff and unbending: 死硬派 [si1ying4pai4], diehard. 40. 死友 [si2you3], n., (LL) friends sworn to the death. | |||||