細〔细〕 sai³ {xì}

(adjective) 1. small; 2. tiny

細〔细〕 sai³ {xì}

1. thin or slender
2. finely particulate
3. thin and soft
4. fine
5. delicate
6. trifling
7. (of a sound) quiet
8. frugal

細髀〔细-〕 sai³ bei² {xì bì}

leg calf

細半〔细-〕 sai³ bun³ {xì bàn}

The smaller half

細膽〔细胆〕 sai³ daam² {xì dǎn}

(adjective) cowardly; timid

細個〔细个〕 sai³ go³ {xì gè}

(adjective / adverb) young; small

細故〔细-〕 sai³ gu³ {xì gù}

trivial matters that are not worth fussing over

細工〔细-〕 sai³ gung¹ {xì gōng}

general labourer

細鬼〔细-〕 sai³ gwai² {xì guǐ}

kid; the smaller of the two jokers in a pack of cards (the black and white one rather than the color one)

細粒〔细-〕 sai³ lap¹ {xìlì}

(adjective) Small piece; (of people) 1. Petite

細佬〔细-〕 sai³ lou² {Xì lǎo}

(noun of sibling) younger brother; slang for penis

細佬〔细-〕 sai³ lou² {xì lǎo}

younger brother

細路〔细-〕 sai³ lou⁶ {Xì lù}

(slang) kids, children; child; kid

細路〔细-〕 sai³ lou⁶ {xì lù}

kid

細碼〔细码〕 sai³ maa⁵ {xì mǎ}

small size (clothes)

細妹〔细-〕 sai³ mui² {xì mèi}

a younger sister

細膩〔细腻〕 sai³ nei⁶ {xìnì}

(adjective) (of work) Detail and delicate

細藝〔细艺〕 sai³ ngai⁶ {xì yì}

activity; skills; an activity to occupy oneself with

細婆〔细-〕 sai³ po² {xì pó}

Concubine; mistress

細紗〔细纱〕 sai³ saa¹ {xì shā}

Spun yarn

細細〔细细〕 sai³ sai³ {xì xì}

(adjective) small; tiny

細嬸〔细婶〕 sai³ sam² {xì shěn}

the wife of husband's younger brother

細聲〔细声〕 sai³ seng¹ {xì shēng}

a soft voice

細時〔细时〕 sai³ si⁴ {xì shí}

in childhood; when one was a small child

細食〔细-〕 sai³ sik⁶ {xì shí}

a small appetite

細餸〔细-〕 sai³ sung³ {xì sòng}

to have/eat a small quantity of the accompanying dishes (food such as the meat and vegetables that are used to accompany rice in a meal)

細姐〔细-〕 sai³ ze² {xì jiě}

one addressing father's concubines

細隻〔细只〕 sai³ zek³ {xì zhī}

small

細緻〔细致〕 sai³ zi³ {xìzhì}

(adjective) (of work) Small and detail

細節〔细节〕 sai³ zit³ {xì jié}

fine print

細胞〔细-〕 sai³ baau¹ {xì bāo}

cell (biology)

細部〔细-〕 sai³ bou⁶ {xì bù}

1. small part (of a whole ensemble)
2. detail

細察〔细-〕 sai³ caat³ {xì chá}

to observe carefully

細長〔细长〕 sai³ coeng⁴ {xì cháng}

slender

細分〔细-〕 sai³ fan¹ {xì fēn}

1. subdivision
2. segmentation

細粉〔细-〕 sai³ fan² {xì fěn}

powder

細究〔细-〕 sai³ gau³ {xì jiū}

to look into (a matter)

細河〔细-〕 sai³ ho⁴ {Xì hé}

1. Xihe river in Fuxin
2. Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

細看〔细-〕 sai³ hon³ {xì kàn}

1. to peer
2. to scan
3. to examine carefully

細潤〔细润〕 sai³ jeon⁶ {xì rùn}

fine and glossy

細姨〔细-〕 sai³ ji¹ {xì yí}

concubine

細鹽〔细盐〕 sai³ jim⁴ {xì yán}

1. refined salt
2. table salt

細腰〔细-〕 sai³ jiu¹ {xì yāo}

1. slender waist
2. fig. pretty woman
3. mortise and tenon joint on a coffin

細雨〔细-〕 sai³ jyu⁵ {xì yǔ}

1. fine rain
2. drizzle
3. poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱

細語〔细语〕 sai³ jyu⁵ {xì yǔ}

to chat with a low voice

細軟〔细软〕 sai³ jyun⁵ {xì ruǎn}

1. fine and soft
2. valuables

細菌〔细-〕 sai³ kwan² {xì jūn}

1. bacterium
2. germ

細粒〔细-〕 sai³ lap¹ {xì lì}

1. fine grain
2. fine-grained

細密〔细-〕 sai³ mat⁶ {xì mì}

1. fine (texture)
2. meticulous
3. close (analysis)
4. detailed

細微〔细-〕 sai³ mei⁴ {xì wēi}

1. tiny
2. minute
3. fine
4. subtle
5. sensitive (instruments)

細毛〔细-〕 sai³ mou⁴ {xì máo}

1. fuzz
2. fine fur (of marten etc)

細目〔细-〕 sai³ muk⁶ {xì mù}

1. detailed listing
2. specific item

細膩〔细腻〕 sai³ nei⁶ {xì nì}

1. exquisite
2. meticulous

細嫩〔细-〕 sai³ nyun⁶ {xì nèn}

tender

細沙〔细-〕 sai³ saa¹ {xì shā}

fine sand

細心〔细-〕 sai³ sam¹ {xì xīn}

1. careful
2. attentive

細辛〔细-〕 sai³ san¹ {xì xīn}

Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)

細碎〔细-〕 sai³ seoi³ {xì suì}

1. fragments
2. bits and pieces

細線〔细线〕 sai³ sin³ {xì xiàn}

1. string
2. thread

細繩〔细绳〕 sai³ sing⁴ {xì shéng}

1. string
2. twine
3. cord

細小〔细-〕 sai³ siu² {xì xiǎo}

1. tiny
2. fine
3. minute

細數〔细数〕 sai³ sou² {xì shǔ}

1. count-down
2. breakdown
3. to list
4. to enumerate
5. to run through

細說〔细说〕 sai³ syut³ {xì shuō}

to tell in detail

細聽〔细听〕 sai³ ting¹ {xì tīng}

to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)

細挑〔细-〕 sai³ tiu¹ {xì tiāo}

slender

細調〔细调〕 sai³ tiu⁴ {xì diào}

to fine tune

細則〔细则〕 sai³ zak¹ {xì zé}

1. detailed rules and regulations
2. bylaws

細緻〔细致〕 sai³ zi³ {xì zhì}

1. delicate
2. fine
3. careful
4. meticulous
5. painstaking

細節〔细节〕 sai³ zit³ {xì jié}

1. details
2. particulars

細作〔细-〕 sai³ zok³ {xì zuò}

1. police spy
2. secret agent

細個仔〔细个-〕 sai³ go³ zai² {xì gè zǐ}

kids (spoken)

細葉榕〔细叶-〕 sai³ jip⁶ jung⁴ {xì yè róng}

Chinese Banyan

細菌學〔细-学〕 sai³ kwan² hok⁶ {xì jūn xué}

Bacteriology

細佬哥〔细--〕 sai³ lou² go¹ {xì lǎo gē}

(n.) children; child.

細路哥〔细--〕 sai³ lou² go¹ {xì lù gē}

kid

細路女〔细--〕 sai³ lou⁶ neoi² {xì lù nǚ}

(n.) a little girl

細路仔〔细--〕 sai³ lou⁶ zai² {xì lù zǐ}

(slang) kids, children; child; a little boy

細蚊仔〔细--〕 sai³ man¹ zai² {xì wén zǐ}

(slang) kids; children; child; a little boy

細細個〔细细个〕 sai³ sai³ go³ {xì xì gè}

a very young age

細胞壁〔细--〕 sai³ baau¹ bik¹ {xì bāo bì}

cell wall

細胞毒〔细--〕 sai³ baau¹ duk⁶ {xì bāo dú}

cytotoxin

細胞核〔细--〕 sai³ baau¹ hat⁶ {xì bāo hé}

nucleus (of cell)

細胞器〔细--〕 sai³ baau¹ hei³ {xì bāo qì}

organelle

細胞學〔细-学〕 sai³ baau¹ hok⁶ {xì bāo xué}

cytology

細胞膜〔细--〕 sai³ baau¹ mok² {xì bāo mó}

cell membrane

細胞質〔细-质〕 sai³ baau¹ zat¹ {xì bāo zhì}

cytoplasm

細頸瓶〔细颈-〕 sai³ geng² ping⁴ {xì jǐng píng}

jug

細河區〔细-区〕 sai³ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Xì hé qū}

Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

細香蔥〔细-葱〕 sai³ hoeng¹ cung¹ {xì xiāng cōng}

chive

細葉脈〔细叶脉〕 sai³ jip⁶ mak⁶ {xì yè mài}

veinlet in a leaf

細菌群〔细--〕 sai³ kwan² kwan⁴ {xì jūn qún}

bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)

細菌戰〔细-战〕 sai³ kwan² zin³ {xì jūn zhàn}

1. biological warfare
2. germ warfare

細尾獴〔细--〕 sai³ mei⁵ mung⁴ {xì wěi měng}

1. meerkat
2. see 狐獴

細明體〔细-体〕 sai³ ming⁴ tai² {Xì míng tǐ}

Mincho narrow font

細嘴鷗〔细-鸥〕 sai³ zeoi² au¹ {xì zuǐ ōu}

(Chinese bird species) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

細胞毒性〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ duk⁶ sing³ {xì bāo dú xìng}

cytotoxicity

細胞分裂〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ fan¹ lit⁶ {xì bāo fēn liè}

cell division

細胞骨架〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ gwat¹ gaa² {xì bāo gǔ jià}

cytoskeleton (of a cell)

細胞器官〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ hei³ gun¹ {xì bāo qì guān}

organelle

細胞因子〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ jan¹ zi² {xì bāo yīn zǐ}

cytokine

細胞融合〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ jung⁴ hap⁶ {xì bāo róng hé}

cell fusion

細胞外液〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ ngoi⁶ jik⁶ {xì bāo wài yè}

extracellular fluid

細胞培養〔细--养〕 sai³ baau¹ pui⁴ joeng⁵ {xì bāo péi yǎng}

cell culture

細胞色素〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ sik¹ sou³ {xì bāo sè sù}

cytochrome

細胞周期〔细---〕 sai³ baau¹ zau¹ kei⁴ {xì bāo zhōu qī}

cell cycle

細大不捐〔细---〕 sai³ daai⁶ bat¹ gyun¹ {xì dà bù juān}

1. not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
2. all-embracing

細顆粒物〔细颗--〕 sai³ fo² lap¹ mat⁶ {xì kē lì wù}

1. fine particle (PM 2.5)
2. fine particulate matter (air pollution etc)

細菌病毒〔细---〕 sai³ kwan² beng⁶ duk⁶ {xì jūn bìng dú}

1. bacteriophage
2. virus that infects bacteria

細菌武器〔细---〕 sai³ kwan² mou⁵ hei³ {xì jūn wǔ qì}

biological weapon (using germs)

細紋噪鶥〔细纹-鹛〕 sai³ man⁴ cou³ mei⁴ {xì wén zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)

細紋葦鶯〔细纹苇莺〕 sai³ man⁴ wai⁵ ang¹ {xì wén wěi yīng}

(Chinese bird species) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)

細微末節〔细--节〕 sai³ mei⁴ mut⁶ zit³ {xì wēi mò jié}

1. tiny insignificant details
2. niceties

細磨刀石〔细---〕 sai³ mo⁴ dou¹ sek⁶ {xì mò dāo shí}

whetstone (for honing knives)

細皮嫩肉〔细---〕 sai³ pei⁴ nyun⁶ juk⁶ {xì pí nèn ròu}

1. soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
2. smooth-skinned

細細品味〔细细--〕 sai³ sai³ ban² mei⁶ {xì xì pǐn wèi}

1. delicate flavor
2. fine taste

細細地流〔细细--〕 sai³ sai³ dei⁶ lau⁴ {xì xì de liú}

to trickle

細聲細氣〔细声细气〕 sai³ seng¹ sai³ hei³ {xì shēng xì qì}

in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

細水長流〔细-长-〕 sai³ seoi² coeng⁴ lau⁴ {xì shuǐ cháng liú}

1. lit. thin streams flow forever
2. fig. economy will get you a long way
3. to work steadily at something little by little

細嘴黃鸝〔细-黄鹂〕 sai³ zeoi² wong⁴ lei⁴ {xì zuǐ huáng lí}

(Chinese bird species) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)

細枝末節〔细--节〕 sai³ zi¹ mut⁶ zit³ {xì zhī mò jié}

1. minor details
2. trifles

細嚼慢嚥〔细--咽〕 sai³ zoek³ maan⁶ jin³ {xì jiáo màn yàn}

to eat slowly (idiom)

細胞培養器〔细--养-〕 sai³ baau¹ pui⁴ joeng⁵ hei³ {xì bāo péi yǎng qì}

cell cultivator

細胞生物學〔细---学〕 sai³ baau¹ sang¹ mat⁶ hok⁶ {xì bāo shēng wù xué}

cell biology

細菌性痢疾〔细----〕 sai³ kwan² sing³ lei⁶ zat⁶ {xì jūn xìng lì jí}

bacillary dysentery

細支氣管炎〔细-气--〕 sai³ zi¹ hei³ gun² jim⁴ {xì zhī qì guǎn yán}

bronchiolitis

細嘴短趾百靈〔细----灵〕 sai³ zeoi² dyun² zi² baak³ ling⁴ {xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng}

(Chinese bird species) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)