十 sap⁶ {shí}

(adverb) all

十 sap⁶ {shí}

1. ten
2. 10

十卜 sap⁶ buk¹ {shí bǔ}

support

十日 sap⁶ jat⁶ {shí rì}

ten days

十扑 sap⁶ pok³ {shí pū}

Support

十兆 sap⁶ siu⁶ {shí zhào}

Ten trillion

十八 sap⁶ baat³ {shí bā}

1. eighteen
2. 18

十七 sap⁶ cat¹ {shí qī}

1. seventeen
2. 17

十全 sap⁶ cyun⁴ {shí quán}

1. perfect
2. complete

十分 sap⁶ fan¹ {shí fēn}

1. to divide into ten equal parts
2. very
3. hundred percent
4. completely
5. extremely
6. utterly
7. absolutely

十戒 sap⁶ gaai³ {shí jiè}

the ten commandments (religion)

十誡〔-诫〕 sap⁶ gaai³ {shí jiè}

ten commandments

十九 sap⁶ gau² {shí jiǔ}

1. nineteen
2. 19

十幾〔-几〕 sap⁶ gei² {shí jǐ}

1. more than ten
2. a dozen or more

十干 sap⁶ gon¹ {shí gān}

1. same as 天干
2. the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

十克 sap⁶ hak¹ {shí kè}

decagram

十項〔-项〕 sap⁶ hong⁶ {shí xiàng}

1. ten items
2. decathlon (athletics)

十一 sap⁶ jat¹ {shí yī}

1. eleven
2. 11

十二 sap⁶ ji⁶ {shí èr}

1. twelve
2. 12

十億〔-亿〕 sap⁶ jik¹ {shí yì}

1. one billion
2. giga-

十堰 sap⁶ jin² {Shí yàn}

Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei

十月 sap⁶ jyut⁶ {Shí yuè}

1. October
2. tenth month (of the lunar year)

十六 sap⁶ luk⁶ {shí liù}

1. sixteen
2. 16

十萬〔-万〕 sap⁶ maan⁶ {shí wàn}

hundred thousand

十五 sap⁶ ng⁵ {shí wǔ}

1. fifteen
2. 15

十倍 sap⁶ pui⁵ {shí bèi}

1. tenfold
2. ten times (sth)

十三 sap⁶ saam¹ {shí sān}

1. thirteen
2. 13

十四 sap⁶ sei³ {shí sì}

1. fourteen
2. 14

十成 sap⁶ sing⁴ {shí chéng}

completely

十數〔-数〕 sap⁶ sou³ {shí shù}

1. more than ten
2. a dozen or more

十位 sap⁶ wai² {shí wèi}

the tens place (or column) in the decimal system

十進〔-进〕 sap⁶ zeon³ {shí jìn}

1. decimal
2. calculations to base 10

十字 sap⁶ zi⁶ {shí zì}

1. cross road
2. cross-shaped
3. crucifix
4. the character ten

十足 sap⁶ zuk¹ {shí zú}

1. ample
2. complete
3. hundred percent
4. a pure shade (of some color)

十四K sap⁶ sei³ kei¹ {shí sì K}

a triad in Hong Kong which was the world's biggest gang in 1990s

十八日 sap⁶ baat³ jat⁶ {shí bā rì}

eighteen days; eighteenth [date]

十七日 sap⁶ cat¹ jat⁶ {shí qī rì}

seventeen days; seventeenth [date]

十分之 sap⁶ fan¹ zi¹ {shí fēn zhī}

fraction of the tenth

十九日 sap⁶ gau² jat⁶ {shí jiǔ rì}

nineteen days; nineteenth [date]

十個字〔-个-〕 sap⁶ go³ zi⁶ {shí gè zì}

1. ten words or characters 2. fifty minutes

十一日 sap⁶ jat¹ jat⁶ {shí yī rì}

eleven days; eleventh [date]

十二日 sap⁶ ji⁶ jat⁶ {shí èr rì}

twelve days; twelfth [date]

十六日 sap⁶ luk⁶ jat⁶ {shí liù rì}

sixteen days; sixteenth [date]

十五日 sap⁶ ng⁵ jat⁶ {shí wǔ rì}

fifteen days; fifteenth [date]

十三點〔--点〕 sap⁶ saam¹ dim² {shí sān diǎn}

(noun) 1. one o'clock pm or 13:00; (noun) a comic book, "Miss 13 Dot"; (slang) (of teenaged girl) naive, eccentric and silly

十三么 sap⁶ saam¹ jiu¹ {shí sān me}

13 terminal tiles, a type of winning hand in game of Mahjong

十四日 sap⁶ sei³ jat⁶ {shí sì rì}

fourteen days; fourteenth [date]

十字車〔--车〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ ce¹ {shí zì chē}

ambulance (spoken)

十字鋤〔--锄〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ co⁴ {shí zì chú}

Hoe

十字架 sap⁶ zi⁶ gaa² {shí zì jià}

triazolam (drug)

十字鎬〔--镐〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ hou⁶ {shí zì gǎo}

Pickaxe

十足十 sap⁶ zuk¹ sap⁶ {shí zú shí}

normally used to describe people or things that are very similar each other; to be exactly like something

十邊形〔-边-〕 sap⁶ bin¹ jing⁴ {shí biān xíng}

decagon

十多億〔--亿〕 sap⁶ do¹ jik¹ {shí duō yì}

1. over one billion
2. more than a billion

十角形 sap⁶ gok³ jing⁴ {shí jiǎo xíng}

decagon

十一月 sap⁶ jat¹ jyut⁶ {Shí yī yuè}

1. November
2. eleventh month (of the lunar year)

十一路 sap⁶ jat¹ lou⁶ {shí yī lù}

(coll.) going on foot

十日談〔--谈〕 sap⁶ jat⁶ taam⁴ {Shí rì Tán}

Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘

十二分 sap⁶ ji⁶ fan¹ {shí èr fēn}

1. exceedingly
2. hundred percent
3. everything and more

十二經〔--经〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ ging¹ {shí èr jīng}

twelve channels of TCM

十二宮〔--宫〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ gung¹ {shí èr gōng}

the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍, Sagittarius 人馬, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶, Pisces 雙魚

十二月 sap⁶ ji⁶ jyut⁶ {Shí èr yuè}

1. December
2. twelfth month (of the lunar year)

十二碼〔--码〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ maa⁵ {shí èr mǎ}

1. 12-yard (sports)
2. penalty kick

十二支 sap⁶ ji⁶ zi¹ {shí èr zhī}

the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

十堰市 sap⁶ jin² si⁵ {Shí yàn shì}

Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei

十月份 sap⁶ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {shí yuè fèn}

October

十六國〔--国〕 sap⁶ luk⁶ gwok³ {Shí liù guó}

1. Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
2. also written 五胡十六國

十萬位〔-万-〕 sap⁶ maan⁶ wai² {shí wàn wèi}

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

十三點〔--点〕 sap⁶ saam¹ dim² {shí sān diǎn}

1. half-witted
2. nitwit

十三經〔--经〕 sap⁶ saam¹ ging¹ {Shí sān jīng}

the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經, Book of History 尚書, Rites of Zhou 周禮, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮, Classic of Rites 禮記, Book of Changes 易經, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳, The Analects 論語, Erya 爾雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經, Mencius 孟子

十三日 sap⁶ saam¹ jat⁶ {shí sān rì}

thirteenth day of a month

十常侍 sap⁶ soeng⁴ si⁶ {shí cháng shì}

Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption

十天干 sap⁶ tin¹ gon¹ {shí tiān gān}

the ten Heavenly Stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

十進位〔-进-〕 sap⁶ zeon³ wai² {shí jìn wèi}

decimal system

十進制〔-进-〕 sap⁶ zeon³ zai³ {shí jìn zhì}

decimal

十字架 sap⁶ zi⁶ gaa² {shí zì jià}

1. cross
2. crucifix
3. yoke one has to endure

十字鎬〔--镐〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ gou² {shí zì gǎo}

pickaxe

十字軍〔--军〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ gwan¹ {shí zì jūn}

1. crusaders
2. army of crusaders
3. the Crusades

十字形 sap⁶ zi⁶ jing⁴ {shí zì xíng}

1. cruciform
2. cross shape

十字繡〔--绣〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ sau³ {shí zì xiù}

cross-stitch

十字絲〔--丝〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ si¹ {shí zì sī}

crosshairs

十八廿二 sap⁶ baat³ jaa⁶ ji⁶ {shí bā niàn èr}

eighteen to twenty-two; young age (slang)

十八羅漢〔--罗汉〕 sap⁶ baat³ lo⁴ hon³ {shí bā luó hàn}

the Eighteen Arhats, original followers of the Buddha

十八世紀〔---纪〕 sap⁶ baat³ sai³ gei² {shí bā shì jì}

18th century

十七世紀〔---纪〕 sap⁶ cat¹ sai³ gei² {shí qī shì jì}

17th century

十冬臘月〔--腊-〕 sap⁶ dung¹ laap⁶ jyut⁶ {shí dōng là yuè}

the winter lunar months of October to December

十九世紀〔---纪〕 sap⁶ gau² sai³ gei² {shí jiǔ shì jì}

19th century

十居其九 sap⁶ geoi¹ kei⁴ gau² {shí jū qí jiǔ}

most probably or likely

十一個字〔--个-〕 sap⁶ jat¹ go³ zi⁶ {shí yī gè zì}

1. eleven words or characters 2. fifty-five minutes

十二生肖 sap⁶ ji⁶ saang¹ ciu³ {shí èr shēng xiào}

The 12 Chinese zodiacs

十冤九仇 sap⁶ jyun¹ gau² sau⁴ {shí yuān jiǔ chóu}

ten wrong nine enmity, which means a deep hatred

十月芥菜 sap⁶ jyut⁶ gaai³ coi³ {Shí yuè gài cài}

when teenagers first experience love

十六進位〔--进-〕 sap⁶ luk⁶ zeon³ wai² {shí liù jìn wèi}

Hexadecimal

十五二十 sap⁶ ng⁵ ji⁶ sap⁶ {shí wǔ èr shí}

Fifteen-Twenty, a guessing game played between two with both hands

十五十六 sap⁶ ng⁵ sap⁶ luk⁶ {shí wǔ shí liù}

(adjective) (of making decision) uncertain; indecisive; unsure; at sixes and sevens

十年樹木〔--树-〕 sap⁶ nin⁴ syu⁶ muk⁶ {shí nián shù mù}

lit. ten years of the tree wood, meaning it takes ten years to grow a mature tree

十惡不赦〔-恶--〕 sap⁶ ok³ bat¹ se³ {shí è bù shè}

utterly evil and morally wrong

十室九空 sap⁶ sat¹ gau² hung¹ {shí shì jiǔ kōng}

to describe a place where mass of people have either died or fled

十進位制〔-进--〕 sap⁶ zeon³ wai² zai³ {shí jìn wèi zhì}

one of the kinds of decimal numeral system, base 10

十指孖埋 sap⁶ zi² maa¹ maai⁴ {shí zhǐ mā mái}

incapable to do anything (slang)

十七孔橋〔---桥〕 sap⁶ cat¹ hung² kiu⁴ {Shí qī kǒng qiáo}

Seventeen arch bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園, Beijing

十全十美 sap⁶ cyun⁴ sap⁶ mei⁵ {shí quán shí měi}

1. complete and beautiful
2. to be perfect (idiom)

十大神獸〔---兽〕 sap⁶ daai⁶ san⁴ sau³ {shí dà shén shòu}

the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)

十動然拒〔-动--〕 sap⁶ dung⁶ jin⁴ keoi⁵ {shí dòng rán jù}

to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)

十分之一 sap⁶ fan⁶ zi¹ jat¹ {shí fēn zhī yī}

one tenth

十幾個月〔-几个-〕 sap⁶ gei² go³ jyut⁶ {shí jǐ gè yuè}

1. ten months or so
2. about ten months

十國春秋〔-国--〕 sap⁶ gwok³ ceon¹ cau¹ {shí guó chūn qiū}

History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣, 77 scrolls

十項全能〔-项--〕 sap⁶ hong⁶ cyun⁴ nang⁴ {shí xiàng quán néng}

decathlon

十一月份 sap⁶ jat¹ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {shí yī yuè fèn}

November

十有八九 sap⁶ jau⁵ baat³ gau² {shí yǒu bā jiǔ}

1. most likely
2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
3. vast majority

十二邊形〔--边-〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ bin¹ jing⁴ {shí èr biān xíng}

dodecagon

十二地支 sap⁶ ji⁶ dei⁶ zi¹ {shí èr dì zhī}

the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

十二經脈〔--经脉〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ ging¹ mak⁶ {shí èr jīng mài}

twelve channels of TCM

十二角形 sap⁶ ji⁶ gok³ jing⁴ {shí èr jiǎo xíng}

dodecagon

十二月份 sap⁶ ji⁶ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {shí èr yuè fèn}

December

十二面體〔---体〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ min⁶ tai² {shí èr miàn tǐ}

dodecahedron

十二時辰〔--时-〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ si⁴ san⁴ {shí èr shí chen}

twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy

十二星座 sap⁶ ji⁶ sing¹ zo⁶ {shí èr xīng zuò}

1. the twelve constellations on the ecliptic plane
2. the signs of the zodiac

十二指腸〔---肠〕 sap⁶ ji⁶ zi² coeng⁴ {shí èr zhǐ cháng}

duodenum

十億位元〔-亿--〕 sap⁶ jik¹ wai² jyun⁴ {shí yì wèi yuán}

gigabit

十月革命 sap⁶ jyut⁶ gaak³ ming⁶ {Shí yuè Gé mìng}

October Revolution

十里洋場〔---场〕 sap⁶ lei⁵ joeng⁴ coeng⁴ {shí lǐ yáng chǎng}

1. the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
2. (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

十六烷值 sap⁶ luk⁶ jyun⁴ zik⁶ {shí liù wán zhí}

cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

十六位元 sap⁶ luk⁶ wai² jyun⁴ {shí liù wèi yuán}

16-bit (computing)

十六進制〔--进-〕 sap⁶ luk⁶ zeon³ zai³ {shí liù jìn zhì}

hexadecimal

十萬火急〔-万--〕 sap⁶ maan⁶ fo² gap¹ {shí wàn huǒ jí}

1. most urgent
2. post-haste
3. express

十面埋伏 sap⁶ min⁶ maai⁴ fuk⁶ {shí miàn mái fú}

1. Ambush from ten sides (pipa solo piece)
2. House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀)

十拿九穩〔---稳〕 sap⁶ naa⁴ gau² wan² {shí ná jiǔ wěn}

1. extremely certain
2. ninety percent sure

十四行詩〔---诗〕 sap⁶ sei³ hong⁴ si¹ {shí sì háng shī}

sonnet

十成九穩〔---稳〕 sap⁶ sing⁴ gau² wan² {shí chéng jiǔ wěn}

to be 90 percent sure (idiom)

十進算術〔-进-术〕 sap⁶ zeon³ syun³ seot⁶ {shí jìn suàn shù}

decimal calculation

十進位法〔-进--〕 sap⁶ zeon³ wai² faat³ {shí jìn wèi fǎ}

decimal system

十之八九 sap⁶ zi¹ baat³ gau² {shí zhī bā jiǔ}

1. most likely
2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
3. vast majority

十字花科 sap⁶ zi⁶ faa¹ fo¹ {shí zì huā kē}

Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)

十字架刑 sap⁶ zi⁶ gaa² jing⁴ {shí zì jià xíng}

crucifiction

十字路口 sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶ hau² {shí zì lù kǒu}

1. crossroads
2. intersection

十字轉門〔--转门〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ zyun³ mun⁴ {shí zì zhuàn mén}

turnstile

十八般武藝〔----艺〕 sap⁶ baat³ bun¹ mou⁵ ngai⁶ {shí bā bān wǔ yì}

skilled in various type of combat; one with great and varied abilities

十人生九品 sap⁶ jan⁴ saang¹ gau² ban² {shí rén shēng jiǔ pǐn}

Nine charateristics: Confident, humble, appreciated, content, knowing mistakes, calm, forgiving, and self-realized, willing

十萬八千里〔-万---〕 sap⁶ maan⁶ baat³ cin¹ lei⁵ {shí wàn bā qiān lǐ}

lit. one hundred and eight thousand kilometres, meaning very far away

十萬九千七〔-万---〕 sap⁶ maan⁶ gau² cin¹ cat¹ {shí wàn jiǔ qiān qī}

1. lit. one hundred and nine thousand and seven hundred, meaning very far 2. horse betting term in Hong Kong, meaning to bet fully on Triple Trio

十問九唔應〔-问--应〕 sap⁶ man⁶ gau² m⁴ jing¹ {shí wèn jiǔ ń yìng}

not responsive, not answering even when being asked questions many times

十三恐懼症〔---惧-〕 sap⁶ saam¹ hung² geoi⁶ zing³ {shí sān kǒng jù zhèng}

Triskaidekaphobia, a disorder of being scared of the digit "13"

十二平均律 sap⁶ ji⁶ ping⁴ gwan¹ leot⁶ {shí èr píng jūn lǜ}

equal temperament

十六國春秋〔--国--〕 sap⁶ luk⁶ gwok³ ceon¹ cau¹ {Shí liù guó Chūn qiū}

history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls

十字軍東征〔--军东-〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ gwan¹ dung¹ zing¹ {shí zì jūn dōng zhēng}

1. the Crusades
2. crusaders' eastern expedition

十字軍遠征〔--军远-〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ gwan¹ jyun⁵ zing¹ {shí zì jūn yuǎn zhēng}

the Crusades

十字頭螺刀〔--头--〕 sap⁶ zi⁶ tau⁴ lo⁴ dou¹ {shí zì tóu luó dāo}

Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)

十畫未有一撇〔-画----〕 sap⁶ waak⁶ mei⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ pit³ {shí huà wèi yǒu yì piě}

just saying; have not or just begin preparation (slang)

十個茶壺九個蓋〔-个-壶-个盖〕 sap⁶ go³ caa⁴ wu⁴ gau² go³ goi³ {shí gè chá hú jiǔ gè gài}

lit. ten teapots with nine covers; meaning not capable to handle current situation or resolve current issues

十劃都未有一撇〔-画-----〕 sap⁶ waak⁶ dou¹ mei⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ pit³ {shí huà dōu wèi yǒu yì piě}

lit. not even one strokes drawn from the ten strokes, meaning one is far from completion or without progress

十畫都未有一撇〔-画-----〕 sap⁶ waak⁶ dou¹ mei⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ pit³ {shí huà dōu wèi yǒu yì piě}

lit. not even one strokes drawn from the ten strokes, meaning one is far from completion or without progress

十隻手指有長短〔-只---长-〕 sap⁶ zek³ sau² zi² jau⁵ coeng⁴ dyun² {shí zhī shǒu zhǐ yǒu cháng duǎn}

everything/ everyone is different in the world

十指不沾陽春水〔----阳--〕 sap⁶ zi² bat¹ zim¹ joeng⁴ ceon¹ seoi² {shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ}

1. to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
2. to lead a pampered life

十年唔耕，九年唔種〔--------种〕 sap⁶ nin⁴ m⁴ gaang¹ ，gau² nin⁴ m⁴ zung³ {shí nián ń gēng , jiǔ nián ḿ zhǒng}

loss of skills if not used for a long time

十年樹木，百年樹人〔--树----树-〕 sap⁶ nin⁴ syu⁶ muk⁶ ，baak³ nin⁴ syu⁶ jan⁴ {shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén}

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.