Cantonese words starting with S
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衫架
saam1 gaa2clothes hanger
三價三价
saam1 gaa3trivalent
三駕馬車三驾马车
saam1 gaa3 maa5 ce1troika
三緘其口三缄其口
saam1 gaam1 kei4 hau2to talk cautiously
三更
saam1 gaang1third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); also pr. [san1 jin1]
三更半夜
saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
三更窮五更富三更穷五更富
saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3lit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planni...
三甲
saam1 gaap33rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
三教
saam1 gaau3the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
三教九流
saam1 gaau3 gau2 lau4the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confuc...
三急
saam1 gap1three urges, which refers to the urge to urinate, excrete, or vomit
三合板
saam1 gap3 baan2plywood
三九兩丁七三九两丁七
saam1 gau2 loeng5 ding1 cat1very few people
三九唔識七三九唔识七
saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1describes the situation where no one knows who anyone else is, where everyone...
三九四零五二
saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in ...
三九天
saam1 gau2 tin1the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest da...
三幾三几
saam1 gei2around three (quantity)
三句不離本行三句不离本行
saam1 geoi3 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4person who talks constantly about his profession or usage of jargons (idiom)
三句話不離本行三句话不离本行
saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三極管三极管
saam1 gik6 gun2triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
三鍵三键
saam1 gin6triple bond (chemistry)
三件套式西裝三件套式西装
saam1 gin6 tou3 sik1 sai1 zong1three-piece suit
三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，coi3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，coi3 gwo3 zyu1 got3 loeng6lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，ding2 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，hap6 sing4 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6, sing3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 ...
三個代表三个代表
saam1 go3 doi6 biu2the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduce...
三個骨三个骨
saam1 go3 gwat1three quarters
三個六三个六
saam1 go3 luk6three sixes [written and colloquial]; the symbolic fee of three dollars sixty...
三個女人一個墟三个女人一个墟
saam1 go3 neoi5 jan4 jat1 go3 heoi1three women makes a crowd
三個女人一臺戲三个女人一台戏
saam1 go3 neoi5 jan4 jat1 toi4 hei3three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三個世界三个世界
saam1 go3 sai3 gaai3the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and U...
三個字三个字
saam1 go3 zi6three characters or words
衫腳衫脚
saam1 goek3hem (clothing)
三腳凳三脚凳
saam1 goek3 dang3a chair with only 3 legs; to describe something or someone that is unreliable
三腳櫈三脚凳
saam1 goek3 dang3something which is unreliable or not trustworthy; three legged chair
三腳架三脚架
saam1 goek3 gaa2tripod
三腳雞三脚鸡
saam1 goek3 gai1three-wheeled motorcycle; auto rickshaw (slang)
三腳兩步三脚两步
saam1 goek3 loeng5 bou6hurriedly
三腳貓三脚猫
saam1 goek3 maau1sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
三角
saam1 gok3triangle
三角板
saam1 gok3 baan2set square
三角測量三角测量
saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4Triangulation
三角測量法三角测量法
saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4 faat3triangulation (surveying)
三角尺
saam1 gok3 cek3set square
三角柱體三角柱体
saam1 gok3 cyu5 tai2triangular prism (math.)
三角凳
saam1 gok3 dang3three-legged stool
三角法
saam1 gok3 faat3trigonometry (math.)
三角褲三角裤
saam1 gok3 fu3briefs
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