Save, Economize, Province

省

Save

Pronuciation:

sheng ( Putonghua. 3rd tone ),
saang ( Cantoneses, 2nd tone ).

meaning: save, economize, province.

省 ( verb ) = 節省 ( jie sheng ) = squeeze~skip = economize.
省錢省力 ( sheng qian sheng li ) = save money save strength describes something low priced and simple to upkeep.

省 ( noun ) means a province in china,
e.g. 福建 ( Fujian ), 台灣 ( Taiwan ).
省會 ( sheng hui ) province metropolis ) a province's capital,
e.g. 廣東省 ( Guangdong Province's )
廣州 ( Guangzhou Canton ).
省長 (sheng Zhang ) province leader , provincial governor.

籍貫 ( ji guan ) A Chinese person's , nationality / province link = place of origin.
means his ancestors' native.

省 ( sheng ) province,
縣 (xian ) county,
市 (shi ) town, which he also identifies with.
外省人 (wai sheng ren ) outside province person, means someone from another province with cultural and linguistic roots unlike our own.

by: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄