Cantonese words starting with S

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三合星
saam1 hap6 sing1(astronomy) triple star system
三合土
saam1 hap6 tou2traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typica...
三合會三合会
saam1 hap6 wui2triad, Chinese crime gang
三口兩脷三口两脷
saam1 hau2 loeng5 lei6three mouths two tongues, which means lack of credibility
三口六面
saam1 hau2 luk6 min6be elaborate or clear about something
三河
saam1 ho4see 三河市[San1 he2 Shi4]
三河市
saam1 ho4 si5Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
三行佬
saam1 hong4 lou2Carpenter,construction worker and upfitter
三行仔
saam1 hong4 zai2carpenter, construction worker and upfitter
三項三项
saam1 hong6three items; three terms; trinomial, ternary (math.)
三項全能三项全能
saam1 hong6 cyun4 nang4triathlon
三項式三项式
saam1 hong6 sik1trinomial (math.)
三項鐵人三项铁人
saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4Triathlon
三號電池三号电池
saam1 hou6 din6 ci4C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2])
三號木桿三号木杆
saam1 hou6 muk6 gon1spoon (golf)
三音
saam1 jam1third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
三音度
saam1 jam1 dou6third (musical interval)
三人行
saam1 jan4 hang4(slang) threesome
三人行，必有我師三人行，必有我师
saam1 jan4 hang4 ，bit1 jau5 ngo5 si1lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects ...
三人行，則必有我師三人行，则必有我师
saam1 jan4 hang4 ，zak1 bit1 jau5 ngo5 si1If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
三人一條心，黃土變成金三人一条心，黄土变成金
saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1, wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1unity is strength [written and colloquial]
三人性交
saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1Threesome
三人成虎
saam1 jan4 sing4 fu2three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三日
saam1 jat6three days, third [date]
三日兩夜三日两夜
saam1 jat6 loeng5 je6Three days and two nights
三日兩頭三日两头
saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4A few days
三夷教
saam1 ji4 gaau3the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of ...
三義三义
saam1 ji6Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
三義鄉三义乡
saam1 ji6 hoeng1Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
三弦
saam1 jin4sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakesk...
三言兩句三言两句
saam1 jin4 loeng5 geoi3in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言兩語三言两语
saam1 jin4 loeng5 jyu5in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三葉草三叶草
saam1 jip6 cou2clover
三葉蟲三叶虫
saam1 jip6 cung4trilobite
三葉星雲三叶星云
saam1 jip6 sing1 wan4Trifid Nebula, M20
三洋
saam1 joeng4Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
三原
saam1 jyun4see 三原縣|三原县[San1 yuan2 Xian4]
三原縣三原县
saam1 jyun4 jyun6Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
三元區三元区
saam1 jyun4 keoi1Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
三元里
saam1 jyun4 lei5Sanyuanli-A place in Guangzhou, China
三元里站
saam1 jyun4 lei5 zaam6Sanyuanli Station-A place in Guangzhou, China
三元醇
saam1 jyun4 seon4propyl alcohol C3H7OH
三月
saam1 jyut6March
三月份
saam1 jyut6 fan6March
三月街
saam1 jyut6 gaai1Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]
三月二十一號三月二十一号
saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6March 21st
三級三级
saam1 kap1grade 3; category C
三級片三级片
saam1 kap1 pin2third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
三級士官三级士官
saam1 kap1 si6 gun1staff sergeant
三級跳三级跳
saam1 kap1 tiu3triple jump (athletics)

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