Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- xī
English
- put out, extinguish, quash
- to extinguish
- to switch off
- to put out (fire)
- to quench
- to stop burning
- to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
- to come to an end
- to wither away
- to die out
- Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- to extinguish; to put out
粵語
- 停止需要消耗能源嘅物件運作
Words containing 熄
- 熄滅sik1 mit6
to stop burning
- 熄匙sik1 si4
to turn off the engine for a car
- 熄燈sik1 dang1
turn out the lights
- 熄火sik1 fo2
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out
- 熄機sik1 gei1
(verb) (of computers, cellphones) switch off; turn off
- 吹熄ceoi1 sik1
to blow out (a flame)
- 智熄zi3 sik1
(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息[zhi4 xi1])
- 熄爐sik1 lou4
- 熄屏sik1 ping4
variant of 息屏[xi1 ping2]
- 撲熄pok3 sik1
to put out; exterminate; stamp out a fire
- 熄電話sik1 din6 waa3
- 熄電腦sik1 din6 nou5
- 撳熄gam6 sik1