Cantonese words starting with S

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四海之內皆兄弟四海之内皆兄弟

sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6all men are brothers

sei3 hoi6"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

sei3 hong6four items; four categories

四項基本原則四项基本原则

sei3 hong6 gei1 bun2 jyun4 zak1the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

四號電池四号电池

sei3 hou6 din6 ci4AAA battery (Tw)

四人幫四人帮

sei3 jan4 bong1Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution

sei3 jap1collective name for counties of Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and city of Jiangmen

sei3 jat1 ji612th April

四一二慘案四一二惨案

sei3 jat1 ji6 caam2 on3the massacre of 12th Mar 1927

四一二反革命政變四一二反革命政变

sei3 jat1 ji6 faan2 gaak3 ming6 zing3 bin3counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

四一二事變四一二事变

sei3 jat1 ji6 si6 bin3the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists

sei3 jat1 ng5an advisor in a triad gang [colloquial]

sei3 jat6four days; forth [date]

sei3 jat6 si5Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan

sei3 jat6 si5 si5Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan

sei3 je5around the proximity or visibility

sei3 ji6 luk6the 'fighter' in a triad gang, the third highest in rank in a triad gang [colloquial]

四葉草四叶草

sei3 jip6 cou2four-leaf clover

四元數四元数

sei3 jyun4 sou3quaternion (math.)

sei3 jyut6April

sei3 jyut6 fan6April

四月十七號四月十七号

sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6April 17th

sei3 kap1grade 4; category D

四級士官四级士官

sei3 kap1 si6 gun1sergeant first class

四驅車四驱车

sei3 keoi1 ce1four-by-four (vehicle)

sei3 koeng4the top four

sei3 leon4one's nearest neighbors

四輪驅動四轮驱动

sei3 leon4 keoi1 dung6four-wheel drive

四輪馬車四轮马车

sei3 leon4 maa5 ce1chariot

sei3 ling4four divinities; four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]

四六七零九三九四

sei3 luk6 cat1 ling4 gau2 saam1 gau2 sei3describes a guy who go out to fool around with women, such as visiting prostitutes and having affairs etc [colloquial]

sei3 luk6 faa3 taan3carbon tetrachloride

sei3 luk6 jyut3 hei1tetrachloroethylene

sei3 maan6forty thousand [written and colloquial]; a big smile [colloquial]

四萬咁口四万咁口

sei3 maan6 gam2 hau2to wear a big smile [colloquial]

sei3 man4"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

四物湯四物汤

sei3 mat6 tong1four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

sei3 mei6four types of flavours [written and colloquial]

sei3 min6all sides

sei3 min6 baat3 fong1(idiom) all directions; all around

sei3 min6 co2 go1lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

四面體四面体

sei3 min6 tai2tetrahedron

四門轎車四门轿车

sei3 mun4 giu2 ce1sedan (motor car)

四五行動四五行动

sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6April 5th Action, a socialist political organisation in Hong Kong

sei3 ngaan5 gau2an insulting phrase to address people who wear glasses; dogs, such as Rottweiler, Doberman

四眼龜四眼龟

sei3 ngaan5 gwai1four eyed turtle; can be use to tease someone who wear glasses [written and colloquial]

sei3 ngaan5 lou2(noun) a man who wears glasses

sei3 ngaan5 mui1girl who wear glasses

sei3 ngaan5 po4old lady wearing glasses (slang)

四眼田雞四眼田鸡

sei3 ngaan5 tin4 gai1four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)

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