Cantonese words starting with S

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An offensive term of address or reference for an elderly person; old bastard; old bugger.

A dead end, blind alley, or a hopeless future.

sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4

死路一條死路一条

A dead end; a doomed course of action, fatal strategy, or path to ruin.

To not be dead yet; to have survived against the odds.

sei2 m4 ngaan5 bai3

死唔眼閉死唔眼闭

To die with deep regrets or grievances; to carry one's regrets to the grave.

sei2 m4 tyun5 hei3

死唔斷氣死唔断气

Clinging to life or hanging on by a thread; lingering on when expected to fail, die, or go out of business.

Dead chips; non-negotiable gambling chips that must be used to place bets and cannot be exchanged for cash.

sei2 maa5 dong3 wut6 maa5 ji1

死馬當活馬醫死马当活马医

To try everything possible in a desperate situation, even if the chances of success are extremely slim.

sei2 maai4 jat1 bin1 laa1

死埋一邊啦死埋一边啦

Get lost! Go away and die!

sei2 maau1 daan6

死貓彈死猫弹

Dead cat bounce; a small, brief recovery of share prices during a prolonged decline.

Dead language; a language that is no longer spoken as a native tongue by any community.

An inanimate object; a lifeless entity.

Unleavened dough.

With all one's might, desperately, or at the risk of one's life.

Death; the end of a life.

sei2 mong4 bat1 gei3

死亡筆記死亡笔记

Death Note, the famous Japanese manga and anime series.

sei2 mong4 jan4 sou3

死亡人數死亡人数

Death toll; the number of people who have died in an event or period of time.

sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3

死亡遊戲死亡游戏

Game of Death, the 1978 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee.

sei2 mong4 leot2

Mortality rate; death rate.

sei2 mong4 zing3 syu1

死亡證書死亡证书

Death certificate.

sei2 mou4 deoi3 zing3

死無對證死无对证

Dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot testify, leaving no way to verify the facts.

sei2 mou4 zong3 san1 zi1 dei6

死無葬身之地死无葬身之地

To die without a burial place; to come to a tragic or disastrous end.

sei2 mui1 deng1

死妹釘死妹钉

A derogatory term used to address or refer to a young girl or woman; little brat.

To die in a disaster, accident, or catastrophe.

死難者死难者

A victim of a disaster, accident, or national tragedy.

sei2 neoi2 baau1

A highly derogatory address for a young woman or girl; you little brat or bitch.

To definitely die, or to face an extremely bad outcome.

sei2 ngaang6 paai3

Diehard; a stubborn person who is resistant to change.

sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin1 geng2

死牛一邊頸死牛一边颈

Extremely stubborn; pigheaded.

sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin6 geng2

死牛一便頸死牛一便颈

Extremely stubborn; describes a person who is as obstinate as a dead bull.

死腦筋死脑筋

Stubborn; rigid; slow-witted or obstinate in one's thinking.

Dead skin cells; skin that has peeled off due to metabolism.

sei2 pei4 laai6 lim5

死皮賴臉死皮赖脸

Brazen-faced and shameless; thick-skinned and persistent.

A generic term of abuse for a woman, similar to "bitch", or a playful, rude term for one's wife or girlfriend.

sei2 puk1 gaai1

An offensive insult used to curse someone as a bastard, asshole, or jerk.

sei2 puk1 gaai1

Bastard; piece of shit; a highly offensive term for an objectionable person.

To give up hope; to have no more illusions about someone or something.

sei2 sam1 bat1 sik1

To refuse to give up; to keep trying even after failing.

sei2 sam1 daap6 dei6

To be dead set on something; to be completely dedicated, faithful, or stubborn.

sei2 sam1 ngaan5 ji4

死心眼兒死心眼儿

Stubborn; obstinate; having a one-track mind.

sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6

To be dead set on someone or something; wholeheartedly devoted without any second thoughts.

The god of death; the Grim Reaper.

Life and death.

Irreversibly grave, tough in texture, or dull in color.

To defend a place or something to the death, refusing to give up.

sei2 se4 laan6 sin5

死蛇爛蟮死蛇烂蟮

Extremely lazy or lifeless person; a slacker.

sei2 se4 laan6 sin5

死蛇爛鱔死蛇烂鳝

To be extremely lazy, idle, and sluggish; lying around listlessly and refusing to do anything.

Rigid, unbendable, or tenacious.

sei2 sei2 dei6 hei3

死死地氣死死地气

To do something with great reluctance because one has no other choice.

On the verge of dying, barely hanging on, or suffering greatly.