Cantonese words starting with S

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Tetralogy; a set of four related works.

The four diagnostic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine, namely observation, auscultation and olfaction, interrogation, and palpation.

sei3 ceon4 zaai1

四旬齋四旬斋

Lent; the Christian period of forty days of fasting and penitence before Easter.

sei3 ceon4 zit3

四旬節四旬节

Lent; the forty-day period of fasting and prayer before Easter in Western Christianity.

To go around; to go everywhere or here and there.

Four times, or fourth; in mathematics, quartic or of the fourth degree.

The Four Cleanups Movement, a political campaign in China from 1963 to 1966.

sei3 cing1 wan6 dung6

四清運動四清运动

The Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), a political campaign aimed at cleansing the politics, economy, organization, and ideology of the Communist Party.

Forty dollars; forty bucks.

sei3 cung4 coeng3

Vocal quartet; a musical composition or performance by four singers.

sei3 cung4 zau3

Quartet; a musical composition for four instruments, or figuratively a combination of four things.

Everywhere; all around; in all directions.

Sichuan; a province in southwestern China with its capital at Chengdu.

sei3 cyun1 daai6 dei6 zan3

四川大地震

The Great Sichuan Earthquake of 2008.

sei3 cyun1 daai6 hok6

四川大學四川大学

Sichuan University.

sei3 cyun1 jat6 bou3

四川日報四川日报

Sichuan Daily, a daily newspaper published in Sichuan, China.

sei3 cyun1 lam4 hiu1

四川林鴞四川林鸮

Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi).

sei3 cyun1 lau5 ang1

四川柳鶯四川柳莺

Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti), a species of bird native to China.

sei3 cyun1 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6

四川外國語大學四川外国语大学

Sichuan International Studies University (SISU).

sei3 cyun1 pun4 dei6

Sichuan Basin; a lowland region in southwestern China.

sei3 cyun1 saan1 ze3 gu1

四川山鷓鴣四川山鹧鸪

Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus), a bird species native to China.

sei3 cyun1 saang2

Sichuan Province, a province in southwestern China.

sei3 cyun1 syun4 muk6 zoek3

四川旋木雀

Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis); a bird species endemic to China.

sei3 cyun1 zi6 ceon1

四川雉鶉四川雉鹑

Szechenyi's monal-partridge; also known as the buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii), a bird species native to China.

The four elements in Buddhism: earth, water, fire, and wind.

sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4

四大發明四大发明

The four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, the magnetic compass, and gunpowder.

sei3 daai6 fat6 gaau3 ming4 saan1

四大佛教名山

The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China, namely Mt. Wutai, Mt. Emei, Mt. Jiuhua, and Mt. Putuo.

sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1

A Buddhist term meaning all things are empty of intrinsic existence, or figuratively, to transcend worldly concerns.

sei3 daai6 mei5 neoi5

The four legendary beauties of ancient China: Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan, and Yang Guifei.

sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3

The Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

sei3 daai6 pun4 dei6

The four great basin depressions of China.

sei3 daai6 sek6 fat1

The four major Buddhist grotto sites of China, namely Mogao, Longmen, Yungang, and Maijishan.

sei3 daai6 sou1 sang1

四大鬚生四大须生

The four great actors of old man roles with artificial beards in Peking opera.

sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4

The four leading male pop stars of 1990s Hong Kong (Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Leon Lai, and Andy Lau).

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, comprising suffering, the cause of suffering, cessation, and the path.

The four Confucian virtues of piety to parents, respect to older brothers, loyalty, and faith.

Four Modernizations; the state goals of modernizing agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology.

sei3 faai3 bun3

四塊半四块半

Coffin; a casket.

sei3 fan1 jam1 fu4

Quarter note or crotchet in music.

sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6

Disintegrated; shattered, fragmented, or split apart.

sei3 fan1 ng5 saan3

Scattered in all directions; completely disintegrated, broken up, or split apart.

四分衛四分卫

Quarterback in American football.

sei3 fan6 zi1 jat1

One-quarter; a quarter.

sei3 fat1 faa3 gwai1

Silicon tetrafluoride, a chemical compound with the formula SiF4.

sei3 fat1 faa3 jau4

四氟化鈾四氟化铀

Uranium tetrafluoride (UF4).

Square or cubic in shape.

sei3 fong1 baat3 min6

All directions; all around.

sei3 fong1 bin1 deng2

四方辮頂四方辫顶

A man who spends all his money courting a lady but gets no favor or affection in return.

sei3 fong1 bou6

A slow, stately, and measured gait.