Cantonese words starting with S
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受降
sau6 hong4to accept surrender
受降儀式受降仪式
sau6 hong4 ji4 sik1a surrender ceremony
受任
sau6 jam6to appoint
授任
sau6 jam6to appoint
受人錢財，替人消災受人钱财，替人消灾
sau6 jan4 cin4 coi4 ，tai3 jan4 siu1 zoi1one must resolve the situation or provide the service upon getting paid
授人以柄
sau6 jan4 ji5 beng3to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
授人以魚不如授人以漁授人以鱼不如授人以渔
sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
受人二分四
sau6 jan4 ji6 fan1 sei3to be employed to do work for others
受孕
sau6 jan6to become pregnant; to conceive
壽衣寿衣
sau6 ji1burial clothes
授意
sau6 ji3to inspire
受益
sau6 jik1to benefit from
受益匪淺受益匪浅
sau6 jik1 fei2 cin2to benefit (from)
受益人
sau6 jik1 jan4beneficiary
壽筵寿筵
sau6 jin4birthday banquet
受刑
sau6 jing4beaten; executed
受刑人
sau6 jing4 jan4person being executed; person serving a sentence
受業受业
sau6 jip6to study; (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student
授業授业
sau6 jip6to teach
受熱受热
sau6 jit6heated
受約束受约束
sau6 joek3 cuk1restricted
受虐
sau6 joek6to suffer sexual abuse
受虐狂
sau6 joek6 kwong4masochism
壽陽寿阳
sau6 joeng4see 壽陽縣|寿阳县[Shou4 yang2 Xian4]
壽陽縣寿阳县
sau6 joeng4 jyun6Shouyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
受辱
sau6 juk6insulted; disgraced
受用
sau6 jung6to enjoy
授乳
sau6 jyu5lactation
授予
sau6 jyu5to award
授與授与
sau6 jyu5variant of 授予[shou4 yu3]
售完
sau6 jyun4to sell out
售完即止
sau6 jyun4 zik1 zi2while stocks last
受軟唔受硬受软唔受硬
sau6 jyun5 m4 sau6 ngaang6someone who can be persuaded with reasoning but cannot be coerced
壽縣寿县
sau6 jyun6Shou County or Shouxian, a county in Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui
受溝受沟
sau6 kau1one accept to commence a intimate relationship
受賄受贿
sau6 kui2to accept a bribe
受窮受穷
sau6 kung4poor
受困
sau6 kwan3trapped
受窘
sau6 kwan3embarrassed; in an awkward position
受權受权
sau6 kyun4authorized
授權授权
sau6 kyun4to authorize
授權範圍授权范围
sau6 kyun4 faan6 wai4scope of authority
授權令授权令
sau6 kyun4 ling6warrant (law)
授權書授权书
sau6 kyun4 syu1Authorization letter; certificate if authorization; power of attorney
受禮受礼
sau6 lai5to accept a gift
壽禮寿礼
sau6 lai5birthday present (for an old person)
受理
sau6 lei5to accept to hear a case
受累
sau6 leoi6to get dragged into
受力
sau6 lik6support or bearing the pressure or weight
受領受领
sau6 ling5to receive
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