Cantonese words starting with S

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sou2 baak6 laam5

數白欖数白榄

To perform rhythmic and rhyming speech-like verses, similar to rapping, typically accompanied by percussion.

To list or expose someone's wrongdoings and faults in front of them or others.

sou2 din2 mong4 zou2

數典忘祖数典忘祖

To be ignorant of one's own ancestors, organization, or country's history; to forget one's heritage.

數碟底数碟底

To expose the secrets of others.

sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6

數一數二数一数二

One of the best; outstanding, leading, or top-ranked in a particular field.

To scold, criticize, or bad-mouth someone by enumerating their faults or mistakes one by one.

數唔清数唔清

Innumerable or uncountable.

To reproach, rebuke, or reprimand.

An elder brother's wife, or the wife of a close friend.

The crop or gizzard of a bird.

Brush; a cleaning or grooming tool made of soft bristles or synthetic fibers with a handle.

To go upstream, go against the current, or trace back to a source.

Simple, plain, or minimalist; lacking excessive decoration or additions.

To tell, relate, express, or complain in words to let someone know.

Broom; a cleaning tool with a long handle attached to fibers for sweeping up dust and garbage.

sou3 baa2 sing1

掃把星扫把星

A comet, or a person who brings bad luck.

掃把頭扫把头

A broom head, or used to describe a hairstyle or messy hair that resembles a broom.

Account book; cash book used to record financial transactions.

Vegetarian meal or vegetarian food.

To clean up; to sweep and clean a place.

Numeral; a word that represents a number, place value, or order.

To disrupt a business's operations, typically by trashing the premises, driving away customers, or conducting a raid.

Vegetarian dish; a dish containing no meat.

Source material; raw materials used to create something.

Plain, simple, and elegant in color or decoration.

To sweep the floor.

sou3 dei6 ceot1 mun4

掃地出門扫地出门

To kick someone out of the house; to confiscate all property and expel someone.

To root out, eradicate, or thoroughly clear away something undesirable.

To carry out a drug sweep or anti-narcotics operation.

Sudoku; a number-placement logic puzzle game played on a nine-by-nine grid.

塑化劑塑化剂

Plasticizer; a chemical additive used to increase the flexibility of materials like plastics or cement.

To go on a shopping spree; to buy a large quantity of goods.

To vent one's grievances, pour out one's woes, or share one's sorrows.

sou3 fui1 seoi2

掃灰水扫灰水

To paint a wall or ceiling, usually done by professional painters as part of renovation work.

To burp a baby after feeding to prevent spitting up.

To sweep and clean the streets, or to go on a street food crawl.

Plastic; synthetic resin.

sou3 gaau1 doi2

塑膠袋塑胶袋

Data; raw information in numerical form.

數據庫数据库

Database; a system for collecting and storing data, typically referring to computer software.

sou3 geoi3 gei1

數據機数据机

Modem; modulator-demodulator; an electronic device that converts digital and analog signals.

sou3 gon1 zeng6

掃乾淨扫干净

To sweep clean.

Ability with numbers; mathematical or calculating skill.

Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum); a species of jasmine known for its fragrant white flowers.

To dampen someone's spirits, spoil the fun, or be a killjoy.

Mathematics; the study of numbers, quantities, space, change, and structures.

sou3 hok6 fu4 hou2

數學符號数学符号

Mathematical symbols

To have always had; to have long possessed.

A bright and clear moon.

An appeal, demand, or wish made to those in power or authority.