食 sik⁶ {shí}

1. to eat
2. food
3. animal feed
4. eclipse

食 sik⁶ {sì}

to feed

食晏 sik⁶ aan³ {shí yàn}

(verb) to eat lunch

食飽〔-饱〕 sik⁶ baau² {shí bǎo}

feeling full after eating (spoken)

食塵〔-尘〕 sik⁶ can⁴ {shí chén}

to be exposed to dust; to lag behind

食飯〔-饭〕 sik⁶ faan⁶ {shí fàn}

to have dinner;to have a meal

食飯〔-饭〕 sik⁶ faan⁶ {shí fàn}

to have a meal

食風〔-风〕 sik⁶ fung¹ {shí fēng}

taking advantage of wind direction or speed

食家 sik⁶ gaa¹ {shí jiā}

food critic

食價〔-价〕 sik⁶ gaa³ {shí jià}

price cheating; scalping (trading)

食經〔-经〕 sik⁶ ging¹ {shí jīng}

a 'food bible'

食鬼 sik⁶ gwai² {shí guǐ}

Pac-Man, an arcade game

食過〔-过〕 sik⁶ gwo³ {shí guò}

have eaten

食嘢 sik⁶ je⁵ {shí yě}

to eat

食烟 sik⁶ jin¹ {shí yān}

to smoke (cigarette / tobacco)

食煙〔-烟〕 sik⁶ jin¹ {shí yān}

(phrasal verb) to have a smoke; to smoke (a cigarette / tobacco)

食藥〔-药〕 sik⁶ joek⁶ {shí yào}

having medicine (spoken)

食力 sik⁶ lik⁶ {shí lì}

to support oneself by one's own labour

食埋 sik⁶ maai⁴ {shí mái}

to finish eating (something) also

食腦〔-脑〕 sik⁶ nou⁵ {shí nǎo}

smart (spoken)

食神 sik⁶ san⁴ {shí shén}

a gourmet

食水 sik⁶ seoi² {shí shuǐ}

drinking water; to make a large profit (often through corruption); the depth of water seeping into a ship

食屎 sik⁶ si² {shí shǐ}

eat shit; piss off

食糖 sik⁶ tong⁴ {shí táng}

having sweets or candies (spoken)

食堂 sik⁶ tong⁴ {shítáng}

(noun) Cafeteria or canteen

食糊 sik⁶ wu² {shí hú}

term used while playing majong where the moment a person manages to get the right combination and win the game

食胡 sik⁶ wu² {shí hú}

a term used when someone manage to get the right combination to win a mahjong game

食餬〔-糊〕 sik⁶ wu⁴ {shí hú}

a term used when someone manages to get the right combination to win a mahjong game

食齋〔-斋〕 sik⁶ zaai¹ {shí zhāi}

to be a vegetarian

食雜〔-杂〕 sik⁶ zaap⁶ {shí zá}

grocery (store); to eat meat

食滯〔-滞〕 sik⁶ zai⁶ {shí zhì}

eaten too much; indigestion (spoken)

食字 sik⁶ zi⁶ {sh? zì}

playing with words; paronomasia; pun

食蕉 sik⁶ ziu¹ {shí jiāo}

to eat banana; can also be used in a vulgar sense, especially when swearing at someone, implying to perform fellatio or to eat shit

食咗 sik⁶ zo² {shí zuo}

have eaten

食粥 sik⁶ zuk¹ {shí zhōu}

to eat rice porridge / congee

蝕水〔食-〕 sit⁶ seoi² {shí shuǐ}

to lose money

食品 sik⁶ ban² {shí pǐn}

1. foodstuff
2. food
3. provisions
4. CL: 種

食補〔-补〕 sik⁶ bou² {shí bǔ}

nutritional food that helps build up one's health

食醋 sik⁶ cou³ {shí cù}

table vinegar

食槽 sik⁶ cou⁴ {shí cáo}

manger

食道 sik⁶ dou⁶ {shí dào}

1. esophagus
2. the proper way to eat
3. food transportation route

食法 sik⁶ faat³ {shí fǎ}

cooking method

食俸 sik⁶ fung² {shí fèng}

1. salary of a public official
2. to be in government service

食具 sik⁶ geoi⁶ {shí jù}

tableware

食管 sik⁶ gun² {shí guǎn}

esophagus

食季 sik⁶ gwai³ {shí jì}

eclipse season

食客 sik⁶ haak³ {shí kè}

1. diner (in a restaurant etc)
2. hanger-on
3. sponger

食人 sik⁶ jan⁴ {shí rén}

1. man-eating (beast)
2. to eat people
3. fig. to oppress the people

食油 sik⁶ jau⁴ {shí yóu}

cooking oil

食鹽〔-盐〕 sik⁶ jim⁴ {shí yán}

edible salt

食言 sik⁶ jin⁴ {shí yán}

1. lit. to eat one's words
2. to break a promise
3. to go back on one's word
4. to renege
5. unsworn testimony

食慾〔-欲〕 sik⁶ juk⁶ {shí yù}

appetite

食肉 sik⁶ juk⁶ {shí ròu}

carnivorous

食用 sik⁶ jung⁶ {shí yòng}

1. food product
2. to use as food
3. edible

食頃〔-顷〕 sik⁶ king² {shí qǐng}

a short moment

食菌 sik⁶ kwan² {shí jùn}

edible mushroom

食料 sik⁶ liu² {shí liào}

foodstuff

食療〔-疗〕 sik⁶ liu⁴ {shí liáo}

1. food therapy
2. treatment via food (TCM)

食糧〔-粮〕 sik⁶ loeng⁴ {shí liáng}

food cereals

食量 sik⁶ loeng⁶ {shí liàng}

quantity of food

食祿〔-禄〕 sik⁶ luk⁶ {shí lù}

1. to draw government pay
2. to be in public service
3. salary of an official

食物 sik⁶ mat⁶ {shí wù}

1. food
2. CL: 種

食譜〔-谱〕 sik⁶ pou² {shí pǔ}

1. cookbook
2. recipe
3. diet
4. CL: 份,個

食肆 sik⁶ si³ {shí sì}

1. restaurant
2. eatery

食色 sik⁶ sik¹ {shí sè}

1. food and sex
2. appetite and lust

食宿 sik⁶ suk¹ {shí sù}

1. board and lodging
2. room and board

食堂 sik⁶ tong⁴ {shí táng}

1. dining hall
2. CL: 個,間

食指 sik⁶ zi² {shí zhǐ}

1. forefinger
2. mouths to feed

食白果 sik⁶ baak⁶ gwo² {shí bái guǒ}

all for nought; unprofitable (often used in gambling)

食品廠〔--厂〕 sik⁶ ban² cong² {shí pǐn chǎng}

a food factory

食品店 sik⁶ ban² dim³ {shí pǐn diàn}

a food store

食波餅〔--饼〕 sik⁶ bo¹ beng² {shí bō bǐng}

being hit by a ball (football, basketball, any balls etc.)

食錯藥〔-错-〕 sik⁶ co³ joek⁶ {shí cuò shuò}

1. taking the wrong medication 2. acting unreasonable (spoken)

食長糧〔-长粮〕 sik⁶ coeng⁴ loeng⁴ {shí cháng liáng}

rely on pension after retirement (spoken)

食得㗎 sik⁶ dak¹ gaa³ {shí de jià}

It's edible; if read as 'sik6 dak1 gaa4': Is it edible?

食得落 sik⁶ dak¹ lok⁶ {shí de luò}

to be be able to eat; good enough to be eaten; to feel like eating

食豆腐 sik⁶ dau⁶ fu⁶ {shí dòu fu}

handsy with female (spoken)

食風栗〔-风-〕 sik⁶ fung¹ leot⁶ {shí fēng lì}

literally: 'to eat chestnuts', to get knocked on the head by someone's knuckles

食夾棍〔-夹-〕 sik⁶ gaap³ gwan³ {shí jiā gùn}

to take a profit from both sides of a deal, often through trickery; to suffer an attack from both sides

食穀種〔-谷种〕 sik⁶ guk¹ zung² {shí gǔ zhǒng}

(slang) to live off one's savings when in a desperate situation with no income; to rest on one's laurels

食人唔 sik⁶ jan⁴ m⁴ loe¹ gwat¹ {Shí rén wú luó gǔ}

(to eat someone and not spit out the bones); be ruthless and avaricious

食人族 sik⁶ jan⁴ zuk⁶ {shí rén zú}

the cannibals

食夜粥 sik⁶ je⁶ zuk¹ {shí yè zhōu}

practiced kung fu / martial arts

食軟飯〔-软饭〕 sik⁶ jyun⁵ faan⁶ {shí ruǎn fàn}

describes the situation where a man who doesn't work hard in life takes the easy way out by solely relying on a woman to survive (especially in the financial aspect); literally 'to eat soft rice'

食螺螄〔--蛳〕 sik⁶ lo⁴ si¹ {shí luó si}

to trip over one's tongue, cannot speak properly / inarticulate (causing others to have difficulty understanding)

食晚飯〔--饭〕 sik⁶ maan⁵ faan⁶ {shí wǎn fàn}

to have supper / dinner

食貓面〔-猫-〕 sik⁶ maau¹ min⁶ {shí māo miàn}

to be scolded / told off by someone, normally used in the workplace where a staff member that has made mistakes is being told off by his/her superior

食貓麵〔-猫面〕 sik⁶ maau¹ min⁶ {shí māo miàn}

to be told off by someone, normally used in workplace where a staff member that has made mistakes is being told off by his/her superior

食尾糊 sik⁶ mei⁵ wu⁴ {shí wěi hú}

the last to reap the benefits or profits (slang)

食檸檬〔-柠-〕 sik⁶ ning⁴ mung¹ {shí níng méng}

being turned down while dating (spoken)

食偏門〔--门〕 sik⁶ pin¹ mun⁴ {shí piān mén}

to make a living by not doing things properly/in a legit way (sometimes crimes are involved)

食生菜 sik⁶ saang¹ coi³ {shí shēng cài}

easy tasks (slang)

食塞米 sik⁶ sak¹ mai⁵ {shí sāi mǐ}

(phrase) describes someone who is so stupid and useless that it is a waste of food and money to raise him; describes someone who is undersized and doesn't appear to grow in size

食死貓〔--猫〕 sik⁶ sei² maau¹ {shí sǐ māo}

(slang) to be a scapegoat; to be framed; to take the blame for someone else's mistakes or wrongdoings

食水深 sik⁶ seoi² sam¹ {shí shuǐ shēn}

making excessive profits (slang)

食宵夜 sik⁶ siu¹ je² {shí xiāo yè}

to have supper / midnight snack

食糖水 sik⁶ tong⁴ seoi² {shí táng shuǐ}

to have sweet dessert soup; to go to an hourly hotel for sex

食環署〔-环-〕 sik⁶ waan⁴ cyu⁵ {shí huán shǔ}

 The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD)

食枉米 sik⁶ wong² mai⁵ {shí wǎng mǐ}

a slacker; a way of reprimanding someone as useless

食詐和〔-诈-〕 sik⁶ zaa³ wu² {shí zhà hé}

declaring a false win in Mahjong game; to be extremely certain of a sure success, only to proven wrong in the end

食詐糊〔-诈-〕 sik⁶ zaa³ wu² {shí zhà hú}

to announce good news by mistake, often used while playing majong when a person mistakenly thinks that he/she has won the game

食滯咗〔-滞-〕 sik⁶ zai⁶ zo² {shí zhì zuo}

eat too much; to be too full

食井水 sik⁶ zeng² seoi² {shí jǐng shuǐ}

(prostitutes) to get married; or women living on boats to get married to someone and live on dry land; to get married to someone of a higher social class and live comfortably

食自己 sik⁶ zi⁶ gei² {shí zì jǐ}

on one's own

食住上 sik⁶ zyu⁶ soeng⁵ {shí zhù shàng}

seize the opportunity (spoken)

食品攤〔--摊〕 sik⁶ ban² taan¹ {shí pǐn tān}

street vendor's stall

食蟲目〔-虫-〕 sik⁶ cung⁴ muk⁶ {Shí chóng mù}

Insectivora

食道癌 sik⁶ dou⁶ ngaam⁴ {shí dào ái}

esophageal cancer

食火雞〔--鸡〕 sik⁶ fo² gai¹ {shí huǒ jī}

1. cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
2. CL: 隻

食人鯊〔--鲨〕 sik⁶ jan⁴ saa¹ {shí rén shā}

1. man-eating shark
2. same as 大白鯊, great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

食人俗 sik⁶ jan⁴ zuk⁶ {shí rén sú}

cannibalism

食肉類〔--类〕 sik⁶ juk⁶ leoi⁶ {shí ròu lèi}

carnivorous species

食肉目 sik⁶ juk⁶ muk⁶ {shí ròu mù}

Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia

食物房 sik⁶ mat⁶ fong⁴ {shí wù fáng}

1. larder
2. pantry

食物櫃〔--柜〕 sik⁶ mat⁶ gwai⁶ {shí wù guì}

1. larder
2. pantry

食物油 sik⁶ mat⁶ jau⁴ {shí wù yóu}

1. cooking oil
2. food oil

食物鏈〔--链〕 sik⁶ mat⁶ lin² {shí wù liàn}

food chain

食蟻獸〔-蚁兽〕 sik⁶ ngai⁵ sau³ {shí yǐ shòu}

ant-eater (several different species)

食霸王飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ baa³ wong⁴ faan⁶ {shí bà wáng fàn}

eat for free without authorisation (slang)

食品工業〔---业〕 sik⁶ ban² gung¹ jip⁶ {shí pǐn gōng yè}

the food industry

食品衛生〔--卫-〕 sik⁶ ban² wai⁶ sang¹ {shí pǐn wèi shēng}

food hygiene; food sanitation

食七咁食 sik⁶ cat¹ gam² sik⁶ {shí qī gān shí}

eating excessively or without manners (spoken)

食七噉食 sik⁶ cat¹ gam² sik⁶ {shí qī dàn shí}

to engorge (eat to excess); to gobble; to devour ravenously

食大茶飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ daai⁶ caa⁴ faan⁶ {shí dà chá fàn}

to do big business / big deal, through unrighteous / illegit means; to live sumptuously from ill-gotten gains / pelf

食過夜粥〔-过--〕 sik⁶ gwo³ je⁶ zuk¹ {shí guò yè zhōu}

to have studied martial arts before; to have some skills (martial art)

食人隻車〔--只车〕 sik⁶ jan⁴ zek³ geoi¹ {shí rén zhī chē}

to reap an excessively large profit from the other party in a deal

食欲不振 sik⁶ juk⁶ bat¹ zan³ {shí yù bù zhèn}

inappetence

食蓮子羹〔-莲--〕 sik⁶ lin⁴ zi² gang¹ {shí lián zǐ gēng}

to be shot; to be executed by shooting

食無情雞〔-无-鸡〕 sik⁶ mou⁴ cing⁴ gai¹ {shí wú qíng jī}

to be fired; to receive a pink slip (a letter of dismissal)

食西北風〔---风〕 sik⁶ sai¹ bak¹ fung¹ {shí xī běi fēng}

describes the situation of financial difficulty and having no money for food; literally 'to eat the northwest wind'

食屎屙飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ si² o¹ faan⁶ {shí shǐ ē fàn}

(literally: to eat shit and excrete rice); an expression to insult someone who does things in an unconventional or abnormal manner which does not make sense or someone that does not stands to reasoning

食拖鞋飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ to¹ haai² faan⁶ {shí tuō xié fàn}

(slang) to describe a man who depends on his girlfriend or wife for living, implying that the man is incompetent

食皇家飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ wong⁴ gaa¹ faan⁶ {shí huáng jiā fàn}

to be jailed (slang)

食咗草龍〔---龙〕 sik⁶ zo² cou² lung⁴ {shí zuo cǎo lóng}

to chirp or twitter all the time (in a good mood), like a bird

食咗火藥〔---药〕 sik⁶ zo² fo² joek⁶ {shí zuo huǒ yào}

angry; hot tempered (spoken)

食粥食飯〔---饭〕 sik⁶ zuk¹ zi⁶ faan⁶ {shí zhōu shí fàn}

(literally: whether one eats porridge or rice); whether good or bad; whether success or failure

食住條水〔--条-〕 sik⁶ zyu⁶ tiu⁴ seoi² {shí zhù tiáo shuǐ}

seize the opportunity (spoken)

食不果腹 sik⁶ bat¹ gwo² fuk¹ {shí bù guǒ fù}

1. lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)
2. fig. poverty-stricken

食不知味 sik⁶ bat¹ zi¹ mei⁶ {shí bù zhī wèi}

1. lit. to eat without tasting the food
2. worried or downhearted (idiom)

食草動物〔--动-〕 sik⁶ cou² dung⁶ mat⁶ {shí cǎo dòng wù}

herbivore

食蟲植物〔-虫--〕 sik⁶ cung⁴ zik⁶ mat⁶ {shí chóng zhí wù}

insectivorous plant

食腐動物〔--动-〕 sik⁶ fu⁶ dung⁶ mat⁶ {shí fǔ dòng wù}

scavenger

食古不化 sik⁶ gu² bat¹ faa³ {shí gǔ bù huà}

1. to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
2. to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject

食言而肥 sik⁶ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴ {shí yán ér féi}

1. lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
2. fig. not to live up to one's promises

食肉寢皮〔--寝-〕 sik⁶ juk⁶ cam² pei⁴ {shí ròu qǐn pí}

1. to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
2. implacable hatred
3. to have sb's guts for garters

食玉炊桂 sik⁶ juk⁶ ceoi¹ gwai³ {shí yù chuī guì}

1. food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
2. the cost of living is very high

食肉動物〔--动-〕 sik⁶ juk⁶ dung⁶ mat⁶ {shí ròu dòng wù}

carnivore

食物中毒 sik⁶ mat⁶ zung³ duk⁶ {shí wù zhòng dú}

food poisoning

食色性也 sik⁶ sik¹ sing³ jaa⁵ {shí sè xìng yě}

1. Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
2. By nature we desire food and sex.

食荼臥棘〔--卧-〕 sik⁶ tou⁴ ngo⁶ gik¹ {shí tú wò jí}

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

食飽無憂米〔-饱无忧-〕 sik⁶ baau² mou⁴ jau¹ mai⁵ {shí bǎo wū yōu mǐ}

(to be full and need not worry for food); live a comfortable life and have nothing to worry about

食得唔好嘥 sik⁶ dak¹ m⁴ hou² saai¹ {shí de ń hǎo sāi}

not wasting what can be taken or eating (spoken)

食得禾米多 sik⁶ dak¹ wo⁴ mai⁵ do¹ {shí de hé mǐ duō}

(someone who always) takes advantage of others

食過返尋味〔-过-寻-〕 sik⁶ gwo³ faan² cam⁴ mei⁶ {shí guò fǎn xún wèi}

back for more due to its good value or quality (spoken)

食物金字塔 sik⁶ mat⁶ gam¹ zi⁶ taap³ {shí wù jīn zì tǎ}

a food pyramid

食屎食着豆 sik⁶ si² sik⁶ zoek⁶ dau² {shí shǐ shí zhe dòu}

(literally: to come across a bean whilst eating shit); an expression to describe when someone gets a windfall through sheer fluke / luck (with a disdainful connotation)

食咗飯未呀〔--饭--〕 sik⁶ zo² faan⁶ mei⁶ aa¹ {shí zuo fàn wèi ya}

have you eaten yet? (spoken)

食咗饭未呀 sik⁶ zo² faan⁶ mei⁶ aa¹ {shí zuo fàn wèi ya}

have you eaten yet? (a common way of greeting a friend instead of saying "How are you?" in Canton culture)

食過翻尋味〔-过-寻-〕 zi⁶ gwo³ faan¹ cam⁴ mei⁶ {Shí guo fān xún wèi}

(literally: to look for the taste of something again after eating it); describes something that is very delicious

食品加工機〔----机〕 sik⁶ ban² gaa¹ gung¹ gei¹ {shí pǐn jiā gōng jī}

food processor

食飽飯等屎屙〔-饱饭---〕 sik⁶ baau² faan⁶ dang² si² o¹ {shí bǎo fàn děng shǐ ē}

(literally: to be full and waiting for defecation); to have nothing meaningful to do

食少啖多覺瞓〔----觉-〕 sik⁶ siu² daam⁶ do¹ gaau³ fan³ {shí shǎo dàn duō jué fèn}

some risks are not worth taking (especially dangerous / unrighteous / illegit activities), it's better to be able to sleep well at night without feeling guilty

食碗面反碗底 sik⁶ wun² min⁶ faan² wun² dai² {shí wǎn miàn fǎn wǎn dǐ}

to stab someone in the back; to describe someone who is ungrateful and betrays those who have helped him/her

食碗麵反碗底〔--面---〕 sik⁶ wun² min⁶ faan² wun² dai² {shí wǎn miàn fǎn wǎn dǐ}

to return one's kindess with ingratitude and betrayal

食得咸魚抵得渴〔---鱼---〕 sik⁶ dak¹ haam⁴ jyu⁴ dai² dak¹ hot³ {shí de xián yú dǐ dé kě}

(literall: one who eats salted fish must put up with the thirst); one must take the consequences of his/her actions

食得鹹魚抵得渴〔--咸鱼---〕 sik⁶ dak¹ haam⁴ jyu⁴ dai² dak¹ hot³ {shí de xián yú dǐ dé kě}

have the guts to face the consequences of one's doing (slang)

食鹽多過你食米〔-盐-过---〕 sik⁶ jim⁴ do¹ gwo³ nei⁵ sik⁶ mai⁵ {shí yán duō guò nǐ shí mǐ}

one having more experience than another (slang)

食碗面，反碗底 sik⁶ wun² min⁶ , faan² wun² dai² {shí wǎn miàn , fǎn wǎn dǐ}

to return one's kindess with ingratitude and betrayal

食品藥品監督局〔--药-监--〕 sik⁶ ban² joek⁶ ban² gaam¹ duk¹ guk⁶ {shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū jú}

state food and drug administration (SDA)

食物及藥品管理局〔---药----〕 sik⁶ mat⁶ kap⁶ joek⁶ ban² gun² lei⁵ guk⁶ {shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú}

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

食得鹹魚就要抵得渴〔--咸鱼-----〕 sik⁶ dak¹ haam⁴ jyu⁴ zau⁶ jiu³ dai² dak¹ hot³ {shí de xián yú jiù yào dǐ dé kě}

if one has the guts to do something they should also have the courage to be bold enough to accept the consequence of one's doing and the responsibility for it

食品藥品監督管理局〔--药-监----〕 sik⁶ ban² joek⁶ ban² gaam¹ duk¹ gun² lei⁵ guk⁶ {Shí pǐn Yào pǐn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ jú}

(China) Food and Drug Administration

食不厭精，膾不厭細〔--厌--脍-厌细〕 sik⁶ bat¹ jim³ zing¹ ，kui² bat¹ jim³ sai³ {shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì}

1. lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
2. fig. to be fastidious about one's food

食之無味，棄之可惜〔--无--弃---〕 sik⁶ zi¹ mou⁴ mei⁶ ，hei³ zi¹ ho² sik¹ {shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī}

1. lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
2. fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them