Cantonese words starting with S
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受涼受凉
sau6 loeng4to catch cold
受落
sau6 lok6(adjective) to be generally accepted; to be welcomed; to be embraced; to be well-received;
受唔起
sau6 m4 hei2unable to accept, unable to take it
受唔住
sau6 m4 zyu6unable to tolerate
售賣售卖
sau6 maai6to sell
壽癦寿癦
sau6 mak6age spots
壽眉寿眉
sau6 mei4Shoumei tea
壽麵寿面
sau6 min6birthday noodles (for longevity)
受命
sau6 ming6ordained or appointed to a post
壽命寿命
sau6 ming6life span; lifetime (of a machine)
授命
sau6 ming6to give orders
壽命不長寿命不长
sau6 ming6 bat1 coeng4one's days are numbered
受難受难
sau6 naan6to suffer a calamity; distress
受難紀念受难纪念
sau6 naan6 gei2 nim6memorial
受難日受难日
sau6 naan6 jat6Good Friday
受難者受难者
sau6 naan6 ze2sufferer; a person in distress
受納受纳
sau6 naap6to accept
受硬唔受軟受硬唔受软
sau6 ngaang6 m4 sau6 jyun5it describes someone who accept things the hard way instead of the soft way
壽寧寿宁
sau6 ning4see 壽寧縣|寿宁县[Shou4 ning2 Xian4]
壽寧縣寿宁县
sau6 ning4 jyun6Shouning, a county in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
受騙受骗
sau6 pin3to be cheated; to be hoodwinked
受騙上當受骗上当
sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3to walk into a trap; being scammed; to get tricked
受聘
sau6 ping3hired (for employment); engaged (for a task)
售票處售票处
sau6 piu3 cyu3ticket office
售票口
sau6 piu3 hau2ticket window
售票員售票员
sau6 piu3 jyun4ticket seller
受洗
sau6 sai2to receive baptism
受洗命名
sau6 sai2 ming6 ming4to be christened
受審受审
sau6 sam2to stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime)
受薪
sau6 san1to get paid; to receive wages
壽辰寿辰
sau6 san4birthday (of an old person)
壽臣山寿臣山
sau6 san4 saan1Shousan Hill, a hill in Hong Kong
授受
sau6 sau6to give and accept
授信
sau6 seon3to extend credit (finance)
壽司寿司
sau6 si1sushi
受試者受试者
sau6 si3 ze2subject (in an experiment)
授時授时
sau6 si4to broadcast a time signal
受事
sau6 si6object (of a transitive verb)
受禪受禅
sau6 sin6to accept abdication
壽星寿星
sau6 sing1god of longevity
壽星公寿星公
sau6 sing1 gung1(noun) the person having a birthday; (of Chinese traditional religion) god of longevity; someone who has lived to a very old age
壽星公吊頸寿星公吊颈
sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2did not wish to live long (slang)
壽星女寿星女
sau6 sing1 neoi2noun; the birthday girl
壽星仔寿星仔
sau6 sing1 zai2noun; the birthday boy
受性
sau6 sing3inborn (ability, defect)
受傷受伤
sau6 soeng1to sustain injuries; harmed
受賞受赏
sau6 soeng2to receive a prize
壽數寿数
sau6 sou3predestined length of life
受暑
sau6 syu2to suffer heatstroke; to suffer heat exhaustion
受損受损
sau6 syun2to suffer damage
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