Cantonese words starting with S

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sei2 bat1 zuk1 sik1

To have committed such evil deeds that one's death is not worth mourning or feeling sorry for.

sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2

To threaten to commit suicide to show defiance or to make a point; also used to show one is in a severe dilemma.

sei2 bin3 taai3 lou2

死變態佬死变态佬

Dirty pervert; sicko; sick bastard.

To part forever; parting by death.

Stillbirth; the birth of an infant that has died in the womb.

To stubbornly refuse to admit defeat or error, or to force oneself to endure through difficulty.

死柒開死柒开

Fuck off; get the hell away.

A prisoner on death row who awaits execution.

Extremely stupid, or a stupid person.

sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2

死纏爛打死缠烂打

To endlessly pester; to constantly bother someone and refuse to leave them alone.

sei2 dak1 kei4 so2

To die a worthy death or die for a worthy cause.

sei2 dak1 ngaan5 bai3

死得眼閉死得眼闭

To die in peace, knowing that one's wishes have been fulfilled or that everything is taken care of.

sei2 deoi3 tau4

死對頭死对头

Sworn enemy; bitter foe.

Mortal enemy, archenemy, or dead foe.

Dead center; the point in a mechanical cycle where the piston cannot move further without external force.

To desperately hold on, push through, or refuse to give up when already at one's limit.

To be screwed; to be toast; destined to meet a bad end.

One's best, closest, and most loyal friend; bosom buddy.

To fail or flunk a course with no chance of a make-up exam, or to stop working completely.

sei2 dou3 lam4 tau4

死到臨頭死到临头

To face imminent death, doom, or disaster.

Fixed-gear bicycle; fixie.

Extremely offensive insult for an obese person, literally translating to "dead fat cunt".

Fat bastard; a derogatory term for an overweight man.

Dead fat woman; a highly offensive insult used to berate an overweight woman.

An exclamation used when something bad has happened, especially due to a human mistake; oh no, damn, crap.

An extinct volcano; a volcano that has not erupted for a long time.

Dead ashes; cold, extinguished embers.

sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4

死灰復燃死灰复燃

To burn again after being extinguished; to revive or resurge after having died out or quieted down.

sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3

死雞撐飯蓋死鸡撑饭盖

To stubbornly refuse to admit one's mistake, making excuses to save face even when proven wrong.

sei2 gai1 caang3 ngaang6 goek3

死雞撐硬腳死鸡撑硬脚

To stiffly defend one's mistakes or refuse to admit being wrong out of stubbornness or pride.

Nearly dead; extremely exhausted or overwhelmed.

To follow blindly; to shadow or stalk someone closely and persistently.

死鳩開死鸠开

To fuck off or get the hell away.

A dead dog, often used metaphorically for a completely defeated or helpless person.

To crash, freeze, or stop working suddenly, especially of computers or electronic devices.

To learn or memorize by rote.

sei2 gei3 ngaang6 bui6

死記硬背死记硬背

To learn by rote; to memorize mechanically without understanding.

With all one's strength; with might and main.

死勁兒死劲儿

To exert the utmost effort; to do something with all one's might.

A hard knot that is difficult to untie, or a deadlock or intractable problem.

sei2 git3 naan4 gaai2

死結難解死结难解

A thorny problem; a complex issue or enigmatic knot that is very difficult to resolve.

A corner with no escape, or a blind spot not covered by vision or signals.

Lifeless, dull, unreactive, or inflexible.

Inflexible, rigid, or lifeless in handling matters.

A dead end; a hopeless situation from which there is no escape.

Late, deceased, or no longer alive.

sei2 gwai2 lou2

An offensive term for a Westerner or Caucasian man, equivalent to "damn foreigner" or "damn white guy".

sei2 gwo3 faan1 sang1

死過翻生死过翻生

To escape death and survive; to have a narrow escape or a near-death experience.

Death ray; a high-energy beam capable of killing living things, commonly featured in science fiction.

sei2 gwong1 coeng1

死光槍死光枪

Ray gun, blaster, or phaser.