Cantonese words starting with S

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se3 gaam1Warden

卸肩兒卸肩儿

se3 gin1 ji4lit. a weight off one's shoulders; to lay down a burden

卸肩裝卸肩装

se3 gin1 zong1off-shoulder (apparel)

se3 haa6to unload

se3 haa6my humble home

se3 jam6to leave office

se3 jan4ancient office title

se3 jau2dormitory roommate

se3 jau6to absolve;to excuse; to pardon

se3 jim4Epsom salts

se3 joek6laxative

se3 lei6(Buddhism) relic found in the cremated ashes of Buddhists (from Sanskrit "śarīra")

se3 lei6 taap3(Buddhism) stupa, mound-shaped monument containing Buddhist relics such as śarīra 舍利[she4 li4]

se3 lei6 zi2see 舍利[she4 li4]

se3 lei6 zi2 taap3see 舍利塔[she4 li4 ta3]

se3 ling6amnesty

se3 min5to pardon; to exempt from punishment

卸磨殺驢卸磨杀驴

se3 mo4 saat3 leoi4lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

se3 tau4(of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels

se3 tou3to loosen a yoke

se3 tou5to have diarrhea

瀉肚子泻肚子

se3 tou5 zi2see 瀉肚|泻肚[xie4 du4]

se3 wu4erroneous written form of 潟湖[xi4 hu2]

se3 zaak3unload one's responsibility to others

se3 zeoi6to forgive (an offender)

se3 zik1to resign from office

se3 zoi3to unload cargo

se3 zong1to remove makeup

se3 zong1(of an actor) to remove makeup and costume

se4(slang) 1. to take a break; (slang)

se4 daam2snake gall (used in TCM)

se4 dau6a hidden place to relax and chill (spoken)

se4 diu1(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

se4 dou1 sei2too late (spoken)

se4 dou2Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes

蛇島蝮蛇岛蝮

se4 dou2 fuk1Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

se4 duk6snake venom

se4 duk6 sou3venin

se4 fei2Criminals that are illegal immigrants

se4 fu1 zo6Ophiuchus (constellation)

se4 gang1snake soup

蛇見硫磺蛇见硫磺

se4 gin3 lau4 wong4clashing with each other

se4 gun2flexible hose

se4 gwe1weird; strange [colloquial]

se4 gwo2red delicious (type of apple)

se4 hang4to take a zigzag course; to creep along; to move with body on the ground; to crawl

se4 hau2Shekou, place in China

蛇去邊蛇去边

se4 heoi3 bin1where are you going to hang out [colloquial]

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