Cantonese words starting with S

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sau2 jip6to preserve one's heritage; to carry on the good work

sau2 jip6home page (of a website); front page; fig. beginning

sau2 jiu3the most important

手搖柄手摇柄

sau2 jiu4 beng3hand crank

手搖風琴手摇风琴

sau2 jiu4 fung1 kam4hand organ

sau2 joek3to keep an appointment

sau2 jung6hand-used

sau2 jyu5sign language

sau2 jyu6to defend

sau2 jyun5to be lenient; to be reluctant to make a hard decision

sau2 jyun6principal county magistrate in imperial China

sau2 kaau3manacles

sau2 kap1severed head

sau2 kau3handcuffs

sau2 kau4(noun) (rule of soccer) Hand ball rule

sau2 kau4to seek

sau2 kei4the first phase; the first period; the downpayment

sau2 kut3see 搜刮[sou1 gua1]

守規矩守规矩

sau2 kwai1 geoi2to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

手拉車手拉车

sau2 laai1 ce1cart

sau2 laai1 sau2to join hands

手拉葫蘆手拉葫芦

sau2 laai1 wu4 lou4hand chain pulley block

sau2 lai6first case

手榴彈手榴弹

sau2 lau4 daan2hand grenade

手裡劍手里剑

sau2 lei5 gim3straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)

sau2 leoi4grenade

sau2 leoi5in hand

sau2 leon4first round (of a competition etc)

sau2 lik6the muscular strength of the hand; the gripping power

sau2 lin2chain bracelet

sau2 ling4to keep watch beside a coffin

sau2 ling5head; boss; chief

sau2 liu4noun; handcuffs

sau2 lo4to gather; to bring together

守龍門守龙门

sau2 lung4 mun4Goal-keeper

sau2 man4palm lines; wrinkles on hands

sau2 mat6gloves

sau2 mei5(noun) (of work or job) unfinished task; the mess that someone has left; loose ends

sau2 mei5head and tail

手尾長手尾长

sau2 mei5 coeng4a lot of follow-up to do; something that is likely to cause long-drawn-out issues

sau2 mei5 jam1onset and rime

sau2 mei5 soeng1 zip3to join head to tail

手忙腳亂手忙脚乱

sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered

sau2 mong6to keep watch

sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors

手無縛雞之力手无缚鸡之力

sau2 mou4 bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)

手無寸鐵手无寸铁

sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

sau2 mou5 zuk1 dou6lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); to express one's feelings in body language; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs

sau2 mun4to keep goal

守門人守门人

sau2 mun4 jan4gatekeeper

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