Cantonese words starting with S
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卅
saa1thirty
啥
saa1dialectal equivalent of 什么shénme [什么], what
挲
saa1to spread open
沙
saa1granule; raspy; powder M: 粒lì [粒]; a surname
痧
saa1acute disease such as cholera, sunstroke; measles
砂
saa1sand; granule; gritty; cinnabar; mortar; sandpit; emerywheel; sandy
紗纱
saa1cotton yarn; gauze; thread
莎
saa1katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
鯊鲨
saa1shark
沙啞沙哑
saa1 aa2hoarse; husky; raspy
卅呀一
saa1 aa3 jat1thirty-one [colloquial]
卅呀
saa1 aa6thirty-… [colloquial]
沙巴
saa1 baa1Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
沙壩沙坝
saa1 baa3a sandbank
沙包
saa1 baau1a punch bag
沙坡頭沙坡头
saa1 bo1 tau4see 沙坡頭區|沙坡头区[Sha1 po1 tou2 Qu1]
沙坡頭區沙坡头区
saa1 bo1 tau4 keoi1Shapotou, a district of Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia
沙煲
saa1 bou1(noun) a clay pot
砂煲
saa1 bou1a clay pot
沙煲罌撐沙煲罂撑
saa1 bou1 aang1 caang1pots and pans; cooking utensils; household items [colloquial]
沙煲兄弟
saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6(slang) saying two people's friendship as good as brothers
砂煲兄弟
saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6best male mates (spoken)
砂煲罌罉砂煲罂罉
saa1 bou1 ngaang1 caang1(noun) all kinds of cookware
沙堡
saa1 bou2sandcastle
沙埔
saa1 bou3Sha Po, a village in Hong Kong
砂布
saa1 bou3Emery cloth
紗布纱布
saa1 bou3gauze
紗布口罩纱布口罩
saa1 bou3 hau2 zaau3gauze mask
沙暴
saa1 bou6sandstorm
沙茶
saa1 caa4satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
沙茶醬沙茶酱
saa1 caa4 zoeng3Chinese barbeque or satay sauce
沙蠶沙蚕
saa1 caam4genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
沙塵沙尘
saa1 can4airborne sand and dust
沙塵白攉沙尘白攉
saa1 can4 baak6 fok3to describe someone who is arrogant ; grandiose
沙塵白霍沙尘白霍
saa1 can4 baak6 fok3boastful; exaggerate; limelight (slang)
沙塵暴沙尘暴
saa1 can4 bou6sand and dust storm
莎車莎车
saa1 ce1see 莎車縣|莎车县[Sha1 che1 Xian4]
莎車縣莎车县
saa1 ce1 jyun6Yarkant, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市[Ka1 shi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
沙池
saa1 ci4sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
紗窗纱窗
saa1 coeng1screen window
沙場沙场
saa1 coeng4sandpit; battlefield
紗廠纱厂
saa1 cong2cotton mill
沙蟲沙虫
saa1 cung4sandworm
沙膽沙胆
saa1 daam2describes a person who is very daring in doing something
沙特
saa1 dak6Saudi
沙特阿拉伯
saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3Saudi Arabia
沙特阿拉伯人
saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3 jan4a Saudi
沙特魯沙特鲁
saa1 dak6 lou5Châteauroux
紗燈纱灯
saa1 dang1gauze lantern
沙嗲
saa1 de1(noun) satay
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