Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 hap6 sing1

(astronomy) triple star system

saam1 hap6 tou2

traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)

saam1 hap6 wui2

三合會三合会

triad, Chinese crime gang

saam1 hau2 loeng5 lei6

三口兩脷三口两脷

three mouths two tongues, which means lack of credibility

saam1 hau2 luk6 min6

be elaborate or clear about something

see 三河市[San1 he2 Shi4]

Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei

saam1 hong4 lou2

Carpenter,construction worker and upfitter

saam1 hong4 zai2

carpenter, construction worker and upfitter

three items; three terms; trinomial, ternary (math.)

saam1 hong6 cyun4 nang4

三項全能三项全能

saam1 hong6 sik1

三項式三项式

trinomial (math.)

saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4

三項鐵人三项铁人

saam1 hou6 din6 ci4

三號電池三号电池

C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2])

saam1 hou6 muk6 gon1

三號木桿三号木杆

third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)

saam1 jam1 dou6

third (musical interval)

saam1 jan4 hang4

(slang) threesome

saam1 jan4 hang4 ，bit1 jau5 ngo5 si1

三人行，必有我師三人行，必有我师

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

saam1 jan4 hang4 ，zak1 bit1 jau5 ngo5 si1

三人行，則必有我師三人行，则必有我师

If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)

saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1, wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1

三人一條心，黃土變成金三人一条心，黄土变成金

unity is strength [written and colloquial]

saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1

saam1 jan4 sing4 fu2

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

three days, third [date]

saam1 jat6 loeng5 je6

三日兩夜三日两夜

Three days and two nights

saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4

三日兩頭三日两头

saam1 ji4 gaau3

the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism

Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

saam1 ji6 hoeng1

三義鄉三义乡

Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

saam1 jin4 loeng5 geoi3

三言兩句三言两句

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

saam1 jin4 loeng5 jyu5

三言兩語三言两语

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

saam1 jip6 cou2

三葉草三叶草

saam1 jip6 cung4

三葉蟲三叶虫

saam1 jip6 sing1 wan4

三葉星雲三叶星云

Trifid Nebula, M20

Sanyō, Japanese electronics company

see 三原縣|三原县[San1 yuan2 Xian4]

saam1 jyun4 jyun6

三原縣三原县

Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi

saam1 jyun4 keoi1

三元區三元区

Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian

saam1 jyun4 lei5

Sanyuanli-A place in Guangzhou, China

saam1 jyun4 lei5 zaam6

Sanyuanli Station-A place in Guangzhou, China

saam1 jyun4 seon4

propyl alcohol C3H7OH

saam1 jyut6 fan6

saam1 jyut6 gaai1

Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]

saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6

三月二十一號三月二十一号

grade 3; category C

saam1 kap1 pin2

三級片三级片

third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)

saam1 kap1 si6 gun1

三級士官三级士官

saam1 kap1 tiu3

三級跳三级跳

triple jump (athletics)