Cantonese words starting with S

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Vegetables; edible plants.

To walk briskly; to move.

To instigate; to incite or put someone up to doing something bad.

Vegetables; edible plants, typically green and consisting of leaves or stems, usually excluding grains and fruits.

Soda, referring to sodium carbonate or soda water.

梳打餅梳打饼

Soda cracker; a type of savory biscuit with small holes in it.

Soda water, carbonated water, or sparkling water.

To dredge, clear an obstruction, or divert a flow to ensure a smooth passage.

Sofa or couch; an upholstered chair or bench with a backrest and armrests.

Sofa; couch; armchair.

Sofa bed; a sofa that can be converted into a bed.

To neglect, ignore, or overlook something due to being too busy or distracted.

Comfortable, relaxed, and at ease.

Comfortable, relaxed, and enjoying an easy life; a loanword from English "soft".

Comfortable, relaxed, or soft.

Soufflé; a baked egg-based dessert.

Vegetables and fruit.

Of women, to vow to remain unmarried.

Colander, strainer, or oil skimmer.

Traditional rain cape woven from straw or palm bark.

To drift apart, become estranged, or grow distant in a relationship.

Alienated, estranged, or wide apart in a relationship.

Distant, alienated, or estranged in relationships where closeness is expected.

To tidy up; to change something from chaotic or messy to neat and organized.

To evacuate, disperse, or scatter to a safer place due to a disaster or emergency.

To incite, instigate, or abet someone to do something bad.

To wash up and groom oneself, typically after waking up.

Bobbin; a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound.

so1 si6 baa1 lei6 dou6

梳士巴利道

Salisbury Road, a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Generous, hospitable, and free-spending with money.

To comb, brush, or tidy one's hair.

Distant patrilineal cousin; a distant cousin on the father's side sharing the same family name.

so1 tong4 hing1 dai6

Distant male cousins who share the same paternal grandfather's grandfather or a more distant paternal ancestor.

so1 tong4 lou5 biu2

A distant cousin; a distant relative on the maternal or paternal-aunt side.

To dredge, clear, or unblock a waterway, or to mediate and smooth things over.

A small shuttle used to weave a mesh.

To groom oneself, especially by doing one's hair and putting on makeup.

梳妝檯梳妆台

Dressing table; vanity.

To worry, overthink, suspect, or doubt.

A place or site established for a specific purpose or utility.

Trivial, petty, or insignificant.

A lock; a device used to secure doors, windows, containers, or equipment.

Earnings, proceeds, or what one has gained or acquired.

To target; to focus attention on a specific target.

What one sees, observes, or is able to see.

so2 gin3 so2 man4

所見所聞所见所闻

What one sees and hears; one's firsthand experience or observations.

Clavicle; collarbone.