Cantonese words starting with S

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Shaolin, referring to the Shaolin Temple or the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts.

siu3 lam4 kyun4

Shaolin boxing; a Chinese martial arts style originating from the Shaolin Temple.

siu3 lat1 paang4 ngaa4

To laugh one's head off; to laugh so hard that one's teeth fall out.

Smiling face; a face with a smile.

Joke, gag, or laughing stock; something funny, whether intentional or unintentional.

Smiling; wearing a gentle or faint smile.

笑咪咪笑眯眯

To smile sweetly or in a genial manner.

An outwardly kind but inwardly cruel person; a wicked person with a phony smile.

A young married woman, or a mistress or concubine.

siu3 naai1 naai1

A young married woman who is supported by her rich husband and lives a life of leisure.

Male teenager; young boy.

To kindly or graciously accept a gift.

Young girl; young female.

siu3 neoi5 si4 doi6

少女時代少女时代

Girlhood, or the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.

A youth, teenager, or juvenile; sometimes referring specifically to a young male.

siu3 nin4 gung1 zaam6

少年宮站少年宫站

Children's Palace Station, a Shenzhen Metro station in Shenzhen, China.

Comedy film; a movie intended to make the audience laugh.

Laughter; the sound of laughing.

Smilingly, or with a smile on one's face; friendly and pleasant.

Joke, jest, or funny story.

Major General or Rear Admiral.

Young and vigorous; in the prime of youth.

siu3 zong3 bat1 nou5 lik6 ，lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1

少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

If one does not work hard in youth, one will regret it in old age in vain.

siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1

笑逐顏開笑逐颜开

To beam with joy; to be so happy that one's face lights up.

Remote; distant.

Splendid or beautiful, especially when describing one's youth or days.

Shaoguan, a city in northern Guangdong province, China, bordering Hunan and Jiangxi.

Beautiful spring scenery; also used to refer to time, especially youth or one's prime years.

Mega-; SI prefix representing a factor of one million (10^6).

To encourage or stimulate to effort; to excel.

To summon; to call people or things to oneself.

To inherit or carry on; also a common surname and character used in personal names.

To begin, start, or cause.

Napa cabbage; a long Chinese cabbage with light green leaves and white stalks.

Shaoxing, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.

Zhaoqing, a city in the western part of Guangdong Province, China.

siu6 hing3 zau2

紹興酒绍兴酒

Shaoxing wine; a famous yellow wine specialty of Shaoxing fermented from glutinous rice.

Siu Hong, an area and transit station in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

siu6 leon4 jyun2

Siu Lun Court, a public housing estate in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

To cause an accident or trouble.

The person who caused an accident and is held responsible; perpetrator or troublemaker.

An omen, sign, or augury of future events.

To cause a disaster or accident.

Shaoxing wine, a famous Chinese yellow wine fermented from glutinous rice.

To incite, instigate, or abet.

Long-winded, verbose, or wordy.

To dance, lounge, or whirl; also used as a phonetic character.

Shuttle used in weaving, or something shaped like a shuttle.

Comb; a tool used to tidy or style hair.

Sparse, thin, or scattered; the opposite of dense.