Cantonese words starting with S

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To catch a cold; to catch a chill from being exposed to the cold.

Popular, well-liked, or widely accepted and appreciated by others.

Unable to accept or unworthy of someone's extreme generosity, kindness, or gifts.

Unable to bear, tolerate, or withstand.

To sell; to exchange goods for money.

Age spots; brown spots that appear on the skin of elderly people.

Shoumei tea, a variety of white tea mainly produced in Fujian.

Longevity noodles; birthday noodles eaten to wish someone a long life.

To receive orders or instructions, or to be appointed to a post.

Lifespan, lifetime, or the operational life of an object.

To give orders or authorize.

sau6 ming6 bat1 coeng4

壽命不長寿命不长

To have a short lifespan or for one's days to be numbered.

To suffer, experience distress, or go through calamity, usually involuntarily.

sau6 naan6 gei2 nim6

受難紀念受难纪念

Memorial service or commemoration of a tragedy, particularly the Memorial of Christ's death.

sau6 naan6 jat6

受難日受难日

受難者受难者

A sufferer, victim, or person in distress.

To accept or receive a gift.

sau6 ngaang6 m4 sau6 jyun5

受硬唔受軟受硬唔受软

To respond only to force or threats rather than persuasion or gentleness.

Shouning, a county in Ningde, Fujian province, China.

sau6 ning4 jyun6

壽寧縣寿宁县

Shouning, a county in Ningde, Fujian.

To be deceived, cheated, or duped, resulting in a loss.

sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3

受騙上當受骗上当

To be cheated, deceived, or taken in; to walk into a trap.

To be hired, employed, or recruited.

售票處售票处

Ticket office; box office; a place where tickets are sold to the public.

Ticket window; a place where tickets are sold.

sau6 piu3 jyun4

售票員售票员

Ticket seller; booking clerk.

To be baptized; the Christian ritual of admission into the church by sprinkling with or immersion in holy water.

sau6 sai2 ming6 ming4

To be christened or baptized and named.

To stand trial; to be on trial in a court of law.

Salaried; paid; receiving a salary to do a job.

The birthday of a respected or elderly person.

sau6 san4 saan1

壽臣山寿臣山

Shouson Hill, a hill in Hong Kong.

To give and receive; to transmit and accept.

To extend credit; the granting of credit by a financial institution.

Sushi; a Japanese dish of vinegar-seasoned rice topped with raw fish or other ingredients.

受試者受试者

A subject or participant in an experiment or study.

To broadcast a time signal.

Patient or undergoer, representing the semantic role or object affected by the action of a transitive verb.

To accept the abdication of a reigning monarch and succeed to the throne.

A person who is celebrating their birthday.

sau6 sing1 gung1

壽星公寿星公

The deity of longevity, or the man celebrating his birthday.

sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2

壽星公吊頸寿星公吊颈

To tempt disaster or take a big risk, as if tired of living.

sau6 sing1 neoi2

壽星女寿星女

The female birthday celebrant, or a foolish girl.

sau6 sing1 zai2

壽星仔寿星仔

Birthday boy, or a foolish boy.

Inborn or innate character, disposition, or ability.

To be hurt, injured, or wounded physically or emotionally.

To receive a prize or award.

Predestined lifespan or length of life.

To suffer heatstroke or heat exhaustion.

To be damaged; to suffer damage or harm.