Cantonese words starting with S

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sau6 tai2receptor (biochemistry)

sau6 tau4(noun) a blockhead; a dullard; a nitwit; a moron

壽頭壽腦寿头寿脑

sau6 tau4 sau6 nou5a silly and inexperienced person who always gets cheated by others

sau6 ting1nice to hear

sau6 toi1to become pregnant; impregnated

sau6 tok3to be entrusted

受託人受托人

sau6 tok3 jan4(law) trustee

受託者受托者

sau6 tok3 ze2trustee

sau6 tong4mourning hall

sau6 tou4(myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu

壽桃包寿桃包

sau6 tou4 baau1longevity peach bun

sau6 wai6to benefit

壽王墳寿王坟

sau6 wong4 fan4Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei

sau6 zai2(noun) a fool; a clumsy person; an idiot

sau6 zai3to be controlled (by sb)

sau6 zeoi6to endure; hardships; a hard time

sau6 zeon6to suffer enough from; to have one's fill of

sau6 zi1recognized (for one's talents)

sau6 zi1 jau5 kwai5to feel ashamed for receiving something

授之以魚不如授之以漁授之以鱼不如授之以渔

sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

sau6 zi1 pui3subject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)

sau6 zing1to be fertilized; to be inseminated

sau6 zing1insemination

sau6 zing1 leon2fertilized ovum

sau6 zing1 nong4seminal receptacle

sau6 zing3to deliver (a diploma, license etc)

sau6 zo2to be obstructed; to be hindered

sau6 zoeng2being awarded

sau6 zoeng2to award a prize

sau6 zoeng3fabric sent by guests during birthday celebration

sau6 zoi1disaster-stricken

受災地區受灾地区

sau6 zoi1 dei6 keoi1disaster area

sau6 zung1to die of old age; (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)

壽終正寢寿终正寝

sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2to die of old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

sau6 zung3recipients (of information, media etc); audience

se1to buy or sell on credit; long (time)

se1 heoi2a few; a little; a bit

se1 him3to offer credit; to buy or sell on account

se1 kau3to buy on credit

se1 mei4slightly, a little bit

se1 siu1credit transaction

se1 siu2(adjective ; determiner

se1 sou3on credit (spoken)

se1 zoeng3variant of 賒賬|赊账[she1 zhang4]

se1 zoeng3to buy or sell on credit; to have an outstanding account

se2(verb) 1. sketch; 2. draw;

se2to give up willingly; to give alms

se2to flow out swiftly; a torrent; laxative

se2(literary) candle stub

捨不得舍不得

se2 bat1 dak1to hate to do sth; to begrudge

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