Cantonese words starting with S

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sau3 hung4 fuk1 syun4 muk6 zoek3

鏽紅腹旋木雀锈红腹旋木雀

The rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis), a bird species.

A veterinarian; also used as slang for an incompetent or unethical doctor.

獸醫學兽医学

Veterinary medicine; the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals.

sau3 ji4 bat1 sat6

秀而不實秀而不实

Flowering but fruitless; blooming without bearing fruit.

Xiuying, a district of Haikou city in Hainan, China.

sau3 jing1 keoi1

秀英區秀英区

Xiuying, a district of Haikou City, Hainan.

Veterinary medicine; drugs used to treat animals.

Thin and weak; frail or skinny and lacking strength.

Beastly, animalistic, or primal desire.

Lean meat, especially lean pork when the animal is unspecified.

sau3 juk6 zing1

Leanness-enhancing agent used as a livestock feed additive.

Xiuyu, a district in Putian, Fujian.

sau3 jyu4 keoi1

秀嶼區秀屿区

Xiuyu, a district of Putian City in Fujian.

Animal den or lair.

A decorative ball made of colorful fabric, used in traditional matchmaking and communal customs.

繡球花绣球花

sau3 kau4 tang4

繡球藤绣球藤

Clematis montana, a deciduous climbing shrub known for its abundant white or pink flowers.

Beautiful, delicate, and elegant, typically describing scenery or handwriting.

Xiulin, a township in Hualien County, east Taiwan.

sau3 lam4 hoeng1

秀林鄉秀林乡

Xiulin township in Hualien County, east Taiwan.

To rinse one's mouth with river water.

Beasts, quadrupeds, or mammals.

獸力車兽力车

Animal-drawn vehicle.

sau3 lim5 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4

鏽臉鉤嘴鶥锈脸钩嘴鹛

The rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys), a bird species.

To hunt; to chase and kill wild animals for human use.

sau3 maak3 maak3

瘦擘擘瘦掰掰

Very skinny, scraggy, or bony.

sau3 maang1 maang1

Extremely thin; skin and bones; emaciated.

Elegant, delicate, and beautiful in appearance.

Elegant, delicate, and refined.

sau3 ngaak6 baan1 ci3 mei4

鏽額斑翅鶥锈额斑翅鹛

Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni); a bird species.

sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1

Beautiful on the outside and intelligent on the inside.

sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1

Good-looking and intelligent, especially of a woman.

Animal skin, hide, or pelt.

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, a county in Chongqing.

sau3 saan1 jyun6

秀山縣秀山县

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing.

sau3 saan1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

秀山土家族苗族自治縣秀山土家族苗族自治县

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing.

To rinse one's mouth and wash one's face; to freshen up.

To slim down or lose weight, or to downsize a company's operations.

Thin, skinny, or slender.

Xiushui Township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

sau3 seoi2 hoeng1

秀水鄉秀水乡

Xiushui Township, a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Animal training, or a fictional "beast-fist" martial art.

sau3 sik1 ho2 caan1

A feast for the eyes; exceptionally beautiful or attractive, describing scenery, food, or a person.

sau3 sik1 syun1 dip6

秀色孫鰈秀色孙鲽

Yellowtail flounder; Limanda ferruginea.

To corrode or rust, especially referring to the oxidation of metals that causes them to wear away.

Bestial; brutal nature or animal instinct.

Thin and small; slightly-built.

Very thin; bony; gaunt.

sau3 tin4 mou5 jan4 gaang1, gaang1 hoi1 jau5 jan4 zaang1

瘦田冇人耕，耕開有人爭瘦田冇人耕，耕开有人争

Something that is initially ignored, but becomes highly sought after once someone starts doing it or makes it successful.

A door knocker, typically shaped like a beast's head holding a ring in its mouth.