Cantonese words starting with S

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sei3 fong1 jing4

sei3 fong1 kwaak1

A square frame or boxy outline.

sei3 fong1 kwaak1

四方緙四方缂

A four-sided frame or a square.

sei3 fong1 lim5

四方臉四方脸

Square-jawed face; a square face.

sei3 fong1 mou2

A mortarboard or square academic cap worn at graduation.

sei3 fong1 muk6

An inactive, passive, or lazy person who only moves or acts when pushed or prompted.

sei3 fong1 toi4

四方臺四方台

A square platform or terrace.

sei3 fong1 toi4 keoi1

四方臺區四方台区

Sifangtai, a district of Shuangyashan in Heilongjiang province, China.

sei3 fong1 zuk1

Square bamboo; a species of bamboo with square-shaped stems.

The four imperial book depositories, namely classics, history, philosophy, and belles-lettres.

sei3 fu3 cyun4 syu1

四庫全書四库全书

Siku Quanshu, the Imperial Collection of Four; a vast collection of books compiled during the Qing dynasty.

The fourth of the five night watch periods, corresponding to 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM.

The suburbs, outskirts, or surrounding countryside of a city.

Nearby; in the vicinity; close by.

A junior member of a triad; a triad soldier.

An ordinary, low ranking member of a triad organization.

The Four Olds, namely old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas targeted during the Cultural Revolution.

The borders on all sides of a territory, or a whole territory within its borders.

Fourth elder brother.

sei3 go3 cyun4 min6

四個全面四个全面

Four Comprehensives, a set of political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping.

sei3 go3 jin6 doi6 faa3

四個現代化四个现代化

The Four Modernizations (of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology) in China.

sei3 go3 siu2 si4

四個小時四个小时

四個字四个字

Four Chinese characters; or a colloquial expression meaning twenty minutes.

sei3 goek3 ciu4 tin1

四腳朝天四脚朝天

To fall flat on one's back, with arms and legs in the air, or to refer to being dead.

sei3 goek3 paa4 paa4

四腳爬爬四脚爬爬

To crawl on all fours, most commonly used to describe babies crawling.

四腳蛇四脚蛇

The four corners of a rectangle or a square.

sei3 gok3 cyu5 tai2

四角柱體四角柱体

Cuboid; a four-sided prism.

四角褲四角裤

Boxer shorts; boxer briefs.

sei3 gok3 hou6 maa5

四角號碼四角号码

Four-corner method; a Chinese character input and indexing system based on the shapes of the four corners.

sei3 gok3 jing4

Quadrilateral; a polygon with four sides.

To look around in all directions.

The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

sei3 gwai3 dau2

Green bean; a common vegetable also known as French bean or string bean.

sei3 gwai3 dau6 fu6

Four seasons tofu, a dish made by frying egg tofu with pork and vegetables in a savory sauce.

sei3 gwai3 gat1

Calamansi; calamondin; a type of small citrus fruit often used as a decorative potted plant during Lunar New Year.

sei3 gwai3 jyu4 ceon1

To have spring-like weather all year round.

sei3 gwai3 zau2 dim3

Four Seasons Hotel

Shikoku; the fourth largest island of Japan, located southwest of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu.

sei3 gwok3 hyun2

四國犬四国犬

Shikoku; a Japanese breed of dog.

All around; in all directions; everywhere.

sei3 haa6 leoi5

四下裡四下里

All around; in all directions.

sei3 hap6 jyun2

Siheyuan; a traditional Chinese courtyard house with rooms surrounding a central courtyard on four sides.

To start appearing everywhere or rise from all directions.

sei3 hing1 daai6 maa4 fan1

四氫大麻酚四氢大麻酚

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis.

The whole world; all corners of the Earth; different places around the world.

sei3 hoi2 jat1 gaa1

The idea that the whole world is one family; universal brotherhood.

sei3 hoi2 lau4 long6

To wander across the world, or the Fourway Rangers football club.

sei3 hoi2 piu1 ling4

四海飄零四海飘零

To drift aimlessly all over the place; to wander without a home.

sei3 hoi2 wai4 gaa1

四海為家四海为家

To roam about; to make one's home anywhere, having no fixed residence.