Cantonese words starting with S

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Slight Heat; the 11th of the 24 solar terms, marking the point when the weather turns hot but is not yet at its peak.

Small seal script; a style of Chinese calligraphy developed during the Qin dynasty.

Novel or fiction; a literary genre centered around characters and narrative plot.

Siaoxue or "Minor Snow", the 20th solar term of the traditional calendar.

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小說家小说家

Novelist; fiction writer.

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小題大做小题大做

To make a big fuss over a trivial matter, treating a minor issue as a major crisis.

Violin; the smallest and highest-pitched string instrument of the violin family.

Thief or burglar who slips into houses quietly to steal.

Calf; the part of the leg between the thigh and the foot.

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小甜餅小甜饼

Cookie or macaron.

少條毛少条毛

To be harmed, hurt, or affected in the slightest way.

小淘氣小淘气

Rascal; a mischievous but endearing person, typically a child.

Child or kid; a formal term for a young child.

Prostitute; a female sex worker.

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Extremely rare; very few and far between.

Boy, kid, or a derogatory term for a young, inexperienced person.

Small print; tiny text or small-sized characters.

Minor detail, trifle, or small matter of little importance.

A group or team; a small gathering of people brought together for a specific purpose.

Poor harvest or crop failure.

A minority; a small group or segment of people.

A small pig or piglet.

To be short of, missing, or lacking from an expected amount.

To smile or laugh.

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To burst out laughing; to laugh so hard one's mouth bursts.

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Young and inexperienced; lacking life experience.

Laughingstock; an embarrassing matter or person that becomes an object of ridicule.

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笑大人個口笑大人个口

To make a laughing stock of oneself; to invite ridicule and humiliating laughter from others.

The punchline or funny part of a joke, picture, or video; the thing that makes something funny.

siu3 dou3 gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5

笑到見牙唔見眼笑到见牙唔见眼

To smile or laugh with extreme joy, with eyes squinting and teeth showing.

siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2

Extremely hilarious; literally to roll on the floor laughing.

siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2

笑到轆地笑到辘地

To roll on the floor laughing; to laugh uncontrollably.

siu3 dou3 tou5 cek3

To laugh so hard that one's stomach hurts; hilarious.

The shop owner's son; the young boss.

A young married woman.

Major; a military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

A smiley face or emoticon, typically represented as ':)'

siu3 hau2 jam4 jam4

Smiling or grinning happily

siu3 hau2 sai4 sai4

To grin; to smile widely while showing one's teeth.

笑口棗笑口枣

Deep-fried sesame cookie balls; a round, sweet Cantonese pastry snack.

Grinning, smiling broadly, or beaming with joy.

To smile slyly, maliciously, or with a hidden motive.

To smile lecherously, or to grin with indecent and mischievous intent.

A respectful address for a young master, or a pampered young man.

少爺占少爷占

Jim Yan Chi Hong, a well-known radio DJ, entertainer, and singer in Hong Kong.

A happy, smiling expression.

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To smile broadly and happily; to be all smiles.

Smile; a smiling expression on someone's face.

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Smiling broadly; bearing a face full of smiles.

笑騎騎笑骑骑

Smiling happily; grinning.