Cantonese words starting with S

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sei3 bou6 kuk1tetralogy

sei3 can2(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)

四旬齋四旬斋

sei3 ceon4 zaai1Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

四旬節四旬节

sei3 ceon4 zit3First Sunday of Lent

sei3 ceot1going around; going out to everywhere

sei3 ci3fourth; quartic

sei3 cin1four thousand

sei3 cing1the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)

四清運動四清运动

sei3 cing1 wan6 dung6the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party

sei3 cou240 bucks

sei3 cung4 coeng3Vocal quartet

sei3 cung4 zau3quartet (musical ensemble)

sei3 cyu3all over the place

sei3 cyun1see 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

四川大地震

sei3 cyun1 daai6 dei6 zan3Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

四川大學四川大学

sei3 cyun1 daai6 hok6Sichuan University

四川日報四川日报

sei3 cyun1 jat6 bou3Sichuan Daily

四川林鴞四川林鸮

sei3 cyun1 lam4 hiu1(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)

四川柳鶯四川柳莺

sei3 cyun1 lau5 ang1(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)

四川外國語大學四川外国语大学

sei3 cyun1 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)

sei3 cyun1 pun4 dei6Sichuan basin

四川山鷓鴣四川山鹧鸪

sei3 cyun1 saan1 ze3 gu1(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

sei3 cyun1 saang2Sichuan Province, capital Chengdu 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4] (short name 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3])

四川旋木雀

sei3 cyun1 syun4 muk6 zoek3(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

四川雉鶉四川雉鹑

sei3 cyun1 zi6 ceon1(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)

sei3 daai6the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)

四大發明四大发明

sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder

四大佛教名山

sei3 daai6 fat6 gaau3 ming4 saan1Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)

sei3 daai6 mei5 neoi5the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]

sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

sei3 daai6 pun4 dei6four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

sei3 daai6 sek6 fat1the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 Shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 Shan1 Shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu

四大鬚生四大须生

sei3 daai6 sou1 sang1Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯

sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)

sei3 dai3the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]

sei3 dak1four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends

sei3 faa3abbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge4 xian4 dai4 hua4], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations

四塊半四块半

sei3 faai3 bun3a coffin

sei3 fan1 jam1 fu4crotchet (music)

sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6(idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens

sei3 fan1 ng5 saan3dismantled; split into parts

四分衛四分卫

sei3 fan1 wai6quarterback (QB) (American football)

sei3 fan6 zi1 jat1one-quarter

sei3 fat1 faa3 gwai1silicon tetrafluoride SiF4

四氟化鈾四氟化铀

sei3 fat1 faa3 jau4uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)

sei3 fong1four-way; in all directions

sei3 fong1 baat3 min6from all around, from all sides, from everywhere

四方辮頂四方辫顶

sei3 fong1 bin1 deng2refers to a man who offers all his money to court a lady, but does not get any favor in return

sei3 fong1 bou6a slow march

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