Cantonese words starting with S

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saang1 cyun4 hung1 gaan1

生存空間生存空间

Chance to survive; living space or room for survival.

To lay eggs, or a raw egg.

Lively, vivid, and highly realistic, as of a description or portrayal.

saang1 dung6 wut6 put3

生動活潑生动活泼

Vivid, lively, and energetic.

Barbarian, savage, or aboriginal person living a primitive lifestyle.

Starch used in cooking as a thickener, typically tapioca starch, cornstarch, or potato starch.

saang1 fei1 zi1

生飛螆生飞螆

To get canker sores or mouth ulcers.

Deep-fried gluten ball, a common ingredient for hot pot.

saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 sang1 nei5

生舊叉燒好過生你生旧叉烧好过生你

An expression used by parents to express deep disappointment or anger at their child, implying they are useless.

Fresh ginger, as opposed to dried or processed forms.

saang1 gon1 zing1

Juiceless fruit with little to no moisture, especially citrus fruits.

Lively, vivid, funny, or hilarious in expression or storytelling.

To cook raw meat or ingredients using the heat of freshly boiled congee, soup, or liquid.

saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3

生骨大頭菜生骨大头菜

A spoiled kid or brat.

Fruit; fresh fruit.

saang1 gwo2 dong3

生果檔生果档

saang1 gwo2 dou1

Fruit knife; a small knife used for peeling and cutting fruit.

saang1 gwo2 gam1

Colloquial term for the Old Age Allowance in Hong Kong.

saang1 gwo2 laam2

生果籃生果篮

Fruit gift basket; a fresh fruit arrangement.

saang1 gwo2 pou2

生果舖生果铺

A fruit store; a fruit shop.

saang1 gwo2 pun2

生果盤生果盘

Live or raw shrimp.

saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3

生蝦咁跳生虾咁跳

To be extremely furious or highly agitated.

saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3

生蝦噉跳生虾啖跳

Extremely furious, agitated, or hopping mad.

Raw oyster; an oyster that is edible raw.

A living person; a person who is alive.

saang1 jan4 baa3 sei2 dei6

生人霸死地

To occupy or block a space or resource that one does not need, depriving others of its use.

saang1 jan4 m4 sang1 daam2

生人唔生膽生人唔生胆

To be extremely timid, cowardly, or easily frightened.

saang1 jan4 mat6 gan6

Used to warn strangers to keep their distance, usually because someone or an animal is dangerous or unapproachable.

Birthday; the day of one's birth, or the annual celebration of that day.

saang1 jat6 daan6 gou1

saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4

saang1 jat6 kaat1

Birthday card; a greeting card given to someone to celebrate their birthday.

saang1 jat6 lai5 mat6

生日禮物生日礼物

Birthday gift; birthday present.

saang1 jat6 paai3 deoi3

生日派對生日派对

A birthday party.

saang1 jat6 wui2

生日會生日会

Birthday party or gathering held to celebrate someone's birthday.

Raw or uncooked cooking oil.

Business, trade, or transactions.

saang1 ji3 hing1 lung4

生意興隆生意兴隆

To wish someone a flourishing and prosperous business.

saang1 ji3 jan4

Businessman, businesswoman, merchant, or entrepreneur.

saang1 ji3 lou2

Businessman; a man who makes his living by doing business.

saang1 ji4 juk6 neoi5

生兒育女生儿育女

To give birth to and raise children.

Raw meat; or in anime community jargon, an unsubtitled video.

Northern snakehead; a freshwater fish with a greyish-black body and white belly.

To capture or take alive.

Raw or cold (of food and drinks); uncooked.

A safe passage to escape, or figuratively, the space or opportunity to earn a living.

Energetic, lively, or full of life and vigour.