Cantonese words starting with S

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Soft, sodden, yet retaining some elasticity; used to describe the texture of food.

Thin and weak; physically frail or feeble.

Bright or radiant; to melt or fuse metals.

To confiscate, slash, or reduce the size of a vassal's territory.

To cut down, reduce, whittle down, or curtail an amount or quantity.

To melt metal, often used metaphorically to describe the powerful, destructive force of public opinion.

To weaken, undermine, or gradually reduce the strength of something.

soek3 paat6 paat6

Watery and mushy with soft lumps, usually describing food or mud.

To level, flatten, or shave even.

soek3 sek6 lau4 gam1

鑠石流金铄石流金

Weather so hot that it could melt stones and metals.

A thin, frivolous young man who is overly preoccupied with fashion, dressing up, and his appearance.

soek3 zuk1 sik1 lei5

削足適履削足适履

To force an impractical solution to a problem by cutting down details to fit a rigid theory or system.

An injury or a wound.

Business, trade, or commerce.

Plowed earth; a furrow.

Widow; a woman who has lost her husband.

Room, chamber, or private compartment.

To die in childhood, or to die young.

Appearance, looks, or physical shape.

Box, case, chest, or trunk; a cuboid container.

To aid, help, or assist.

An ancient wine vessel, or to feast and drink.

To inlay, inset, or fit something valuable into another object.

Two; double; both.

Frost; a thin layer of ice formed when water vapor condenses on surfaces below freezing point.

To run friskily (used of a horse), or to hold high.

Green, long-necked mythical bird.

soeng1 aai3 m4 hou2 hau2

相嗌唔好口

A saying used to urge people to stop arguing, meaning that quarreling brings no benefit to either party.

Scar; a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed.

soeng1 baau1 toi1

雙胞胎双胞胎

Twins; two infants born of the same mother from the same pregnancy.

Commodity, goods, merchandise, or products that can be bought and sold on the market.

soeng1 ban2 faa3

To commodify, commercialize, or turn goods and services into objects of trade; commodification.

soeng1 ban2 lau4 tung1

Circulation of commodities.

Sad, sorrowful, and grieved.

To compare; to contrast two things with each other.

soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6

By contrast; in comparison; compared to another thing.

Both arms (left and right).

soeng1 bin1 wui5 taam4

雙邊會談双边会谈

Bilateral talks, negotiations, or meetings between two parties.

Trademark; a commercial logo or symbol used to identify a business or product.

To accompany or keep someone company.

To differ; to have a difference between things.

Disabled or handicapped; having a physical disability.

To go on a matchmaking or blind date with the prospect of dating or marriage.

Both parents; mother and father.

soeng1 can1 soeng1 oi3

相親相愛相亲相爱

To love, care for, and cherish each other deeply.

Double-layered; having two layers.

soeng1 cang4 cong4

雙層床双层床

To accompany, go along with, or follow one another.

To be similar or alike, sharing many common characteristics.

soeng1 cing2 bat1 jyu4 ngau5 jyu6

相請不如偶遇相请不如偶遇

To let things happen naturally rather than making deliberate arrangements; serendipity.