Cantonese words starting with S
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守門員守门员
sau2 mun4 jyun4goalkeeper
手拿包
sau2 naa4 baau1clutch bag
手鈪
sau2 ngaak3a bracelet
手眼
sau2 ngaan5Hand- eye; the part of the wrist bone which sticks out (ulnar head)
手硬
sau2 ngaang6noun; stiffness of the hand (not flexible); tolerant
手藝手艺
sau2 ngai6(noun) skill
首腦首脑
sau2 nou5head (of state); leader
首腦會議首脑会议
sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5leadership conference
首腦會晤首脑会晤
sau2 nou5 wui6 ng6leadership meeting
首腦會談首脑会谈
sau2 nou5 wui6 taam4summit talks
首惡首恶
sau2 ok3the chief criminal
手排
sau2 paai4(Tw) manual transmission (abbr. for 手動排檔|手动排档[shou3 dong4 pai2 dang4])
手帕
sau2 paak3handkerchief
手扳葫蘆手扳葫芦
sau2 paan1 wu4 lou4lever hoist pulley
搜索
sau2 saak3to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
搜索枯腸搜索枯肠
sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
搜索引擎
sau2 saak3 jan5 king4search engine
手剎車手刹车
sau2 saat3 ce1handbrake
嗾使
sau2 sai2to instigate
守勢守势
sau2 sai3defensive position
手勢手势
sau2 sai3(noun) skill-in-hand (of massagist, chef, etc.)
手心
sau2 sam1palm (of one's hand)
手心手背都是肉
sau2 sam1 sau2 bui3 dou1 si6 juk6lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom); to value both equally
守身
sau2 san1to keep oneself pure; to remain chaste
搜身
sau2 san1to do a body search
守身如玉
sau2 san1 jyu4 juk6to keep oneself pure; to remain chaste
手神
sau2 san4luck, especially for gambling
搜神記搜神记
sau2 san4 gei3In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝[Gan1 Bao3] in Jin dynasty
手寫手写
sau2 se2to write by hand
手寫識別手写识别
sau2 se2 sik1 bit6handwriting recognition
手寫體手写体
sau2 se2 tai2handwritten form; cursive
守歲守岁
sau2 seoi3to see in the New Year
守信
sau2 seon3to keep promises
手信
sau2 seon3(noun) souvenir; a gift given to someone when visiting them
守信用
sau2 seon3 jung6to keep one's word
手術手术
sau2 seot6(surgical) operation; CL:個|个[ge4]
手術室手术室
sau2 seot6 sat1Operating room for surgery; operating theatre
手術檯手术台
sau2 seot6 toi2operating table
守時守时
sau2 si4punctual
手式
sau2 sik1gesture; sign; signal
首飾首饰
sau2 sik1jewelry
手仙
sau2 sin1a game similar to Ouija board in which the spirits of the dead are “summoned” to answer questions through signs [written and colloquial]
首先
sau2 sin1first of all; in the first place
首善之區首善之区
sau2 sin6 zi1 keoi1(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
手性
sau2 sing3chiral
守成
sau2 sing4to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations
手疏
sau2 so1lavish spending (spoken)
手相
sau2 soeng3palmistry
首相
sau2 soeng3prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
手上
sau2 soeng5on hand; in one's hands; at hand; readily available [colloquial]
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