Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 gaa3 maa5 ce1

三駕馬車三驾马车

saam1 gaam1 kei4 hau2

三緘其口三缄其口

to talk cautiously

third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); also pr. [san1 jin1]

saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6

(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night

saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3

三更窮五更富三更穷五更富

lit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning, and spending all of what one's earn quickly

3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination

the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)

saam1 gaau3 gau2 lau4

the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)

three urges, which refers to the urge to urinate, excrete, or vomit

saam1 gap3 baan2

saam1 gau2 loeng5 ding1 cat1

三九兩丁七三九两丁七

very few people

saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1

三九唔識七三九唔识七

describes the situation where no one knows who anyone else is, where everyone is a total stranger to everyone else

saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6

三九四零五二

six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2

saam1 gau2 tin1

the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year

around three (quantity)

saam1 geoi3 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4

三句不離本行三句不离本行

person who talks constantly about his profession or usage of jargons (idiom)

saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4

三句話不離本行三句话不离本行

to talk shop all the time (idiom)

saam1 gik6 gun2

三極管三极管

triode (vacuum tube or transistor)

triple bond (chemistry)

saam1 gin6 tou3 sik1 sai1 zong1

三件套式西裝三件套式西装

three-piece suit

saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，coi3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6

三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，coi3 gwo3 zyu1 got3 loeng6

三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，ding2 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6

三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 ，hap6 sing4 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6

三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6, sing3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6

三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

variant 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 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]

saam1 go3 doi6 biu2

三個代表三个代表

the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004

saam1 go3 gwat1

三個骨三个骨

三個六三个六

three sixes [written and colloquial]; the symbolic fee of three dollars sixty required for joining a triad gang [colloquial]

saam1 go3 neoi5 jan4 jat1 go3 heoi1

三個女人一個墟三个女人一个墟

three women makes a crowd

saam1 go3 neoi5 jan4 jat1 toi4 hei3

三個女人一臺戲三个女人一台戏

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

saam1 go3 sai3 gaai3

三個世界三个世界

the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America

三個字三个字

three characters or words

saam1 goek3 dang3

三腳凳三脚凳

a chair with only 3 legs; to describe something or someone that is unreliable

saam1 goek3 dang3

三腳櫈三脚凳

something which is unreliable or not trustworthy; three legged chair

saam1 goek3 gaa2

三腳架三脚架

saam1 goek3 gai1

三腳雞三脚鸡

three-wheeled motorcycle; auto rickshaw (slang)

saam1 goek3 loeng5 bou6

三腳兩步三脚两步

saam1 goek3 maau1

三腳貓三脚猫

sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)

saam1 gok3 baan2

saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4

三角測量三角测量

saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4 faat3

三角測量法三角测量法

triangulation (surveying)

saam1 gok3 cek3

saam1 gok3 cyu5 tai2

三角柱體三角柱体

triangular prism (math.)

saam1 gok3 dang3

three-legged stool

saam1 gok3 faat3

trigonometry (math.)

三角褲三角裤