DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word jau sik - 休息 - jau1 sik1
(to rest in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
jau1 sik1
English translations
to rest, to have a break,
to relax, to have a rest, to take a break, to take one's ease
Chinese characters:
休息
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The traditional Chinese characters of jau1 sik1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
a person... | ...leaning on a tree
休息 ( jau sik / jau1 sik1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 221)
休息 ( jau sik / jau1 sik1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 221)
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