Cantonese words starting with S

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Sales; the extent to which goods sell or the market demand for a product.

Siu mai; a type of steamed dumpling with a pleated, open top, typically filled with pork and shrimp.

To eliminate, clear up, or bring an end to a negative phenomenon.

Siu mei; a Cantonese style of roasted meats, very common in Hong Kong, including roast pork and soy sauce chicken.

To eliminate, annihilate, destroy, or make something cease to exist.

To kill or pass time, or to wear down gradually.

To perish, die out, or cease to exist.

siu1 nei5 sau1 bou6

燒你收簿烧你收簿

Euphemism for a severe insult involving someone's mother.

siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6

燒你數簿烧你数簿

A euphemistic pun for "fuck your mother", literally meaning "burn your ledger".

Roast goose; goose seasoned and roasted in an oven.

To burn or get charred.

To close, cancel, or dismiss a registered case.

siu1 paai4 gwat1

燒排骨烧排骨

Roast spareribs.

siu1 paau3 zoeng2

燒炮仗烧炮仗

To light firecrackers; used figuratively to describe celebrating or gloating in an exaggerated, highly public manner.

Natural, easy, and unrestrained; elegant and free from convention.

To dissipate, scatter, or disappear, especially of intangible things like smoke, mist, or feelings.

To fade away, vanish, or disappear over time.

To disappear or vanish suddenly.

To become emaciated; to waste away or grow thin in an unhealthy manner.

To sell or market goods and services.

News; information about the current situation of people or events.

siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1

銷聲匿跡销声匿迹

To vanish from public view; to disappear without a trace or go into hiding.

Describe the sound of wind and rain, or the appearance of a light, drizzling rain.

Xiao Xiao (Ruby Siu), a Hong Kong-born singer.

Desolate, bleak, or thinly scattered.

To dress in elegant, well-fitting, and lightweight clothes, especially at the expense of warmth.

To cool down or relieve the summer heat.

To commit suicide by charcoal burning in a sealed space, causing carbon monoxide poisoning.

Desolate, quiet, or economically depressed.

siu1 toi4 paau3

燒台炮烧台炮

To bang on the table in a rage; to lose one's temper violently.

siu1 toi4 paau3

燒枱炮烧枱炮

To bang on the table in anger.

siu1 waai6 ngaa5

燒壞瓦烧坏瓦

Unsociable or eccentric; difficult to get along with.

To destroy, ruin, or consume something by fire.

To destroy or ruin something completely so that it cannot be used or recovered.

Overwhelmed with emotion, such as extreme joy or deep sorrow, as if one has lost their soul.

燒黃紙烧黄纸

To swear an oath of alliance or brotherhood by burning yellow paper.

To relieve indigestion, bloating, or stomach discomfort caused by overeating.

Soju or shochu; a type of distilled East Asian alcoholic beverage made from grain.

To cancel from an account or write off a debt.

To avoid impending ill fortune or prevent bad things from happening.

To reduce edema or swelling.

Roast pig; a type of siu mei where a whole pig is roasted and then chopped into pieces.

Small, little, minor, or lesser; the opposite of big.

A type of dwarf bamboo.

Minibus; a light public bus in Hong Kong carrying up to 19 passengers.

小百貨小百货

Sundry goods; small household articles of daily use.

siu2 baak6 lim5

小白臉小白脸

An attractive, fair-skinned young man, often used derogatorily to imply a gigolo or male kept partner.

A short, simple literary or artistic work, such as an essay, short story, skit, or short musical piece.

Cannot do without, or unavoidable.

Unavoidably; cannot help but.