"sem" meaning in Chinese

See sem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛːm²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɛːm²²/ Chinese transliterations: sem⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Yale], sem⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sém⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From clipping of English semester. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|semester|semester}} English semester Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} sem
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) semester (Classifier: 個/个 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Categories (topical): Universities Derived forms: sem尾, sem頭, sem头, sem頭不努力,sem尾徒傷悲, sem头不努力,sem尾徒伤悲, 完sem, 開sem, 开sem, 開sem飯, 开sem饭

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