Cantonese words starting with S

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Receptor; a structure on the surface of a cell or inside a cell that binds to a specific substance.

An idiot, fool, or silly person.

sau6 tau4 sau6 nou5

壽頭壽腦寿头寿脑

Foolish, muddle-headed, or simple-minded.

Pleasant to hear; agreeable to the ear.

To become pregnant or impregnated.

To be entrusted with a task or responsibility.

受託人受托人

A trustee, fiduciary, or bailee who holds and manages property or assets on behalf of another.

受託者受托者

Trustee; a person or organization entrusted with managing property or assets.

A hall for birthday celebrations, or a mourning hall where a funeral service is held.

Peaches of immortality in Chinese mythology, kept by the Queen Mother of the West.

sau6 tou4 baau1

壽桃包寿桃包

Longevity peach bun; a peach-shaped Chinese steamed bun with sweet filling used to celebrate birthdays and elderly people's longevity.

To benefit; to receive a benefit, favor, or advantage from others.

sau6 wong4 fan4

壽王墳寿王坟

Shouwangfen town in Chengde, Hebei.

An idiot, fool, or simpleton.

To be controlled or restricted by external forces or others.

To suffer, endure hardships, or have a hard time, often as a consequence of others' actions.

To suffer enough from, or to have had one's fill of a difficult situation.

To be appreciated or recognized for one's talents.

sau6 zi1 jau5 kwai5

To feel unworthy of receiving an honor, gift, or compliment.

sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4

授之以魚不如授之以漁授之以鱼不如授之以渔

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

To be dominated, controlled, or influenced by someone or something else.

To be fertilized; the fusion of sperm and egg to form a new organism.

Insemination; the introduction of semen into a female.

sau6 zing1 leon2

Zygote; a fertilized egg cell formed by the union of an egg and a sperm.

sau6 zing1 nong4

Seminal receptacle; spermatheca.

To present or award a certificate, diploma, or license.

To be blocked, obstructed, hindered, or disrupted.

To receive an award or prize.

To present or award a prize.

A decorative silk scroll or fabric sent by guests as a birthday gift, typically to an elderly person.

To suffer from a disaster or calamity.

sau6 zoi1 dei6 keoi1

受災地區受灾地区

Disaster area; an area affected by a natural disaster or calamity.

To die of old age, or figuratively, to come to an end after a long period of use or service.

sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2

壽終正寢寿终正寝

To die a natural death at an old age, or figuratively, to come to an end.

Audience; the target recipient of a message or media.

To buy or sell goods on credit, deferring the payment or collection of money.

A few, a little, or a bit.

To buy or sell on credit; to run up a bill or account.

To buy on credit.

A little bit; a tiny amount.

To sell on credit.

A little bit; a small amount.

To buy or sell on credit; to charge to an account and pay or receive payment later.

To buy or sell on credit.

To buy or sell on credit, or to have an outstanding account.

To write symbols or characters to express meaning, or to compose text.

To give up willingly, or to give alms.

To rush down or pour out (of liquids); to suffer from diarrhea.

捨不得舍不得

To be reluctant to part with, leave, give up, or use.