Cantonese words starting with S

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Business or investment opportunity.

To meet one another; to see each other.

soeng1 gin3 hou2 tung4 zyu6 naan4

相見好，同住難相见好，同住难

It is easy to get along when meeting up, but difficult to live together without conflict.

Relevant, or in physics, coherent.

Parallel bars used as gymnastics equipment, or the gymnastics event performed on them.

Shuangjiang or Frost Descent, the 18th solar term of the traditional calendar.

Merchant or businessman.

soeng1 gun2 cai4 haa6

雙管齊下双管齐下

To do two things at the same time in order to achieve a single goal; to take a two-pronged approach.

Duplex; a telecommunications system that allows two-way communication.

Mutually related, interrelated, or relevant.

Pun; a double entendre or wordplay that uses homophones or metaphors to express an additional meaning.

soeng1 gwai2 zai3

雙軌制双轨制

Double-track system; a dual or binary system, such as the co-existence of state-planned and market prices.

Scar, bruise, or mark left after a physical or mental injury.

A cut, wound, or injury where the skin or flesh is torn.

soeng1 hei2 lam4 mun4

雙喜臨門双喜临门

Double happiness; two joyful events happening simultaneously.

soeng1 heoi3 mou4 gei2

相去無幾相去无几

To have very little difference between two things.

Two-way, bidirectional, or mutual.

To injure or harm; or physical or psychological hurt and damage.

Double row or two columns.

A trading company, commercial firm, or hong.

To get along well or be on friendly terms; to be lovers or have an affair.

A formal or polite term for a company, or a trade name.

To kindly and gently advise with good intentions.

To hurt or injure someone.

Merchant, businessman, or trader.

Two people, or things designed for two people; double.

soeng1 jan5 hou6

雙引號双引号

Double quotation marks, used to enclose quotes or to distinguish an inner quote from an outer one.

Even-numbered days of the month.

Win-win; a mutually beneficial outcome in a negotiation where both sides are satisfied.

soeng1 ji1 wai4 ming6

相依為命相依为命

To depend on each other for survival and take care of one another.

Appropriate, suitable, or fitting; just right and well-suited.

To discuss a matter of importance in order to reach a consensus.

To contrast, complement, or shine with each other.

Corresponding, relevant, appropriate, or mutually matching.

soeng1 jing4 gin3 zyut3

相形見絀相形见绌

To pale by comparison; to appear comparatively inferior or deficient when compared to something better.

To recognize each other and reunite after being separated.

Business, commerce, or trade; the commercial sector.

soeng1 jip6 din6 toi4

商業電台商业电台

Commercial Radio Hong Kong; a major radio broadcasting station in Hong Kong.

soeng1 jip6 faa3

商業化商业化

Commercialization; the process of managing or running something for financial gain.

To agree to meet; to make an appointment or arrangement with each other.

soeng1 joeng5 seoi2

雙氧水双氧水

Hydrogen peroxide solution, commonly used for disinfection and bleaching.

To yield or give way to each other.

To embrace each other; to hug.

soeng1 jyu4 coeng4

雙窬牆双窬墙

A hollow wall built with two layers of bricks.

soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6

To help each other in times of hardship or crisis.

soeng1 jyu4 zo6

雙魚座双鱼座

Pisces (constellation and astrological sign)

To get along with, accompany, or associate with someone.

Bilingual; describing a person who can use two languages.

Goodwill; the reputation of a business or commercial organization.

To meet each other; to run into someone.