Cantonese words starting with S
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死慳死抵死悭死抵
sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2to go through extreme measures to save money
死姣婆
sei2 haau4 po4a term of insult for a promiscuous woman [colloquial]
死乞白賴死乞白赖
sei2 hat1 baak6 laai6to pester someone again and again
死口臭
sei2 hau2 cau3describes someone who always says annoying ; rude
死口咬實死口咬实
sei2 hau2 ngaau5 sat6to insist ; cling to one's view
死後死后
sei2 hau6after death
死氣白賴死气白赖
sei2 hei3 baak6 laai6variant of 死乞白賴|死乞白赖[si3 qi5 bai2 lai4]
死氣沉沉死气沉沉
sei2 hei3 cam4 cam4dead atmosphere; spiritless
死氣喉死气喉
sei2 hei3 hau4exhaust pipe
死去
sei2 heoi3to die
死去活來死去活来
sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4to hover between life and death (idiom); within an inch of one's life
死開死开
sei2 hoi1piss off; get lost [colloquial]
死開啲啦死开啲啦
sei2 hoi1 di1 laa1piss off; get lost [colloquial]
死海
sei2 hoi2the Dead Sea
死海經卷死海经卷
sei2 hoi2 ging1 gyun2Dead Sea Scrolls
死海古卷
sei2 hoi2 gu2 gyun2Dead Sea Scrolls
死巷
sei2 hong6blind alley; dead end
死好過死好过
sei2 hou2 gwo3to be better off dying [colloquial]
死因
sei2 jan1cause of death
死因不明
sei2 jan1 bat1 ming4unknown cause of death
死人
sei2 jan4(adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!
死人尋舊路死人寻旧路
sei2 jan4 cam4 gau6 lou6to describe someone who doesn't know how to be pragmatic
死人燈籠死人灯笼
sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4(noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals
死人兼冧屋
sei2 jan4 gim1 lam1 lau4experience death and collapse of a building; series of misfortunate events (slang)
死人冧樓死人冧楼
sei2 jan4 lam1 lau2tragedies
死人頭死人头
sei2 jan4 tau4a rough way to call someone; a bastard
死有餘辜死有余辜
sei2 jau5 jyu4 gu1(saying) Deserve to die
死而不僵
sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
死而後已死而后已
sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
死而無悔死而无悔
sei2 ji4 mou4 fui3to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
死刑
sei2 jing4death penalty; capital punishment
死刑緩期執行死刑缓期执行
sei2 jing4 wun4 kei4 zap1 hang4deferred death sentence
死於死于
sei2 jyu1to die of; to die from
死於非命死于非命
sei2 jyu1 fei1 ming6violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
死於安樂死于安乐
sei2 jyu1 on1 lok6see 生於憂患，死於安樂|生于忧患，死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
死魚死鱼
sei2 jyu4literally: a dead fish; a sexually unresponsive woman [colloquial]
死冤
sei2 jyun1to pester incessantly; to cling to obstinately; to make insistent demands from somebody; to squabble endlessly over trivial matters
死穴
sei2 jyut6lethal point (acupuncture); Achilles' heel
死期
sei2 kei4time of death; fixed term
死棋
sei2 kei4dead piece (in Chess); hopeless case
死區死区
sei2 keoi1dead zone
死翹翹死翘翘
sei2 kiu4 kiu4to die
死啦
sei2 laa1oh hell; oh shit (spoken)
死０靚仔死０靓仔
sei2 leng1 zai2cheeky bastard; little shit [colloquial]
死擂
sei2 leoi4work oneself to death; work extremely hard
死裡逃生死里逃生
sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
死了
sei2 liu5to be dead
死ｌｕｒ冇用
sei2 loe2 mou5 jung6it's no use to keep begging
死佬
sei2 lou2a rough way for the wife to address her husband; a bastard
死老鬼
sei2 lou5 gwai2(verb) scold someone as an old man
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