Cantonese words starting with S

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受凉
sau6 loeng4to catch cold
sau6 lok6(adjective) to be generally accepted; to be welcomed; to be embraced; to be well-received;
sau6 m4 hei2unable to accept, unable to take it
sau6 m4 zyu6unable to tolerate
售卖
sau6 maai6to sell
寿癦
sau6 mak6age spots
寿眉
sau6 mei4Shoumei tea
寿面
sau6 min6birthday noodles (for longevity)
sau6 ming6ordained or appointed to a post
寿命
sau6 ming6life span; lifetime (of a machine)
sau6 ming6to give orders
寿命不长
sau6 ming6 bat1 coeng4one's days are numbered
受难
sau6 naan6to suffer a calamity; distress
受难纪念
sau6 naan6 gei2 nim6memorial
受难日
sau6 naan6 jat6Good Friday
受难者
sau6 naan6 ze2sufferer; a person in distress
受纳
sau6 naap6to accept
受硬唔受软
sau6 ngaang6 m4 sau6 jyun5it describes someone who accept things the hard way instead of the soft way
寿宁
sau6 ning4see 壽寧縣|寿宁县[Shou4 ning2 Xian4]
寿宁县
sau6 ning4 jyun6Shouning, a county in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
受骗
sau6 pin3to be cheated; to be hoodwinked
受骗上当
sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3to walk into a trap; being scammed; to get tricked
sau6 ping3hired (for employment); engaged (for a task)
售票处
sau6 piu3 cyu3ticket office
sau6 piu3 hau2ticket window
售票员
sau6 piu3 jyun4ticket seller
sau6 sai2to receive baptism
sau6 sai2 ming6 ming4to be christened
受审
sau6 sam2to stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime)
sau6 san1to get paid; to receive wages
寿辰
sau6 san4birthday (of an old person)
寿臣山
sau6 san4 saan1Shousan Hill, a hill in Hong Kong
sau6 sau6to give and accept
sau6 seon3to extend credit (finance)
寿司
sau6 si1sushi
受试者
sau6 si3 ze2subject (in an experiment)
授时
sau6 si4to broadcast a time signal
sau6 si6object (of a transitive verb)
受禅
sau6 sin6to accept abdication
寿星
sau6 sing1god of longevity
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
寿星公吊颈
sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2did not wish to live long (slang)
寿星女
sau6 sing1 neoi2noun; the birthday girl
寿星仔
sau6 sing1 zai2noun; the birthday boy
sau6 sing3inborn (ability, defect)
受伤
sau6 soeng1to sustain injuries; harmed
受赏
sau6 soeng2to receive a prize
寿数
sau6 sou3predestined length of life
sau6 syu2to suffer heatstroke; to suffer heat exhaustion
受损
sau6 syun2to suffer damage

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