Cantonese words starting with S

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sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6

四海之內皆兄弟四海之内皆兄弟

All men are brothers; all people of the world are one family.

The four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows.

Four items, tasks, or categories.

sei3 hong6 gei1 bun2 jyun4 zak1

四項基本原則四项基本原则

The Four Cardinal Principles of the Chinese Communist Party.

sei3 hou6 din6 ci4

四號電池四号电池

sei3 jan4 bong1

四人幫四人帮

Gang of Four; the political faction of four Chinese Communist Party officials who rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution.

Sze Yap or Siyi; the collective name representing Taishan, Xinhui, Enping, and Kaiping in Guangdong.

sei3 jat1 ji6 caam2 on3

四一二慘案四一二惨案

The Shanghai massacre of April 12th, 1927.

sei3 jat1 ji6 faan2 gaak3 ming6 zing3 bin3

四一二反革命政變四一二反革命政变

The counterrevolutionary coup of April 12th, 1927; Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai.

sei3 jat1 ji6 si6 bin3

四一二事變四一二事变

The Shanghai massacre of April 12, 1927, in which Chiang Kai-shek attempted to suppress the communists.

An advisor or administrator in a triad gang.

Four days, or the fourth day of the month.

Yokkaichi, a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

sei3 jat6 si5 si5

Yokkaichi, a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

The surrounding countryside or wilderness; all around as far as the eye can see.

A triad enforcer; a fighter or enforcer within a triad group.

四葉草四叶草

Four-leaf clover; a rare variation of clover.

sei3 jyun4 sou3

四元數四元数

Quaternion; a number system that extends the complex numbers.

April, the fourth month of the year.

sei3 jyut6 fan6

sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6

四月十七號四月十七号

Illegally distributed pornographic videos in Hong Kong that exceed the Category III rating limit.

sei3 kap1 si6 gun1

四級士官四级士官

Sergeant first class.

四驅車四驱车

A four-wheel drive vehicle (4x4), or a type of Japanese four-wheeled toy car.

The top four; semi-finalists in a competition.

One's nearest neighbors.

sei3 leon4 keoi1 dung6

四輪驅動四轮驱动

Four-wheel drive.

sei3 leon4 maa5 ce1

四輪馬車四轮马车

Four-wheeled carriage or chariot.

The four divinities; four mythical creatures of prosperity and longevity (phoenix, turtle, dragon, and qilin).

sei3 luk6 cat1 ling4 gau2 saam1 gau2 sei3

四六七零九三九四

Describing a man who fools around with women, such as by visiting prostitutes or having affairs.

sei3 luk6 faa3 taan3

Carbon tetrachloride.

sei3 luk6 jyut3 hei1

Tetrachloroethylene.

Forty thousand, or a wide smile.

sei3 maan6 gam2 hau2

四萬咁口四万咁口

Smiling broadly or grinning from ear to ear, with a wide, cheerful mouth resembling the character on a four-ten-thousand mahjong tile.

The four classes of ancient China: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.

sei3 mat6 tong1

四物湯四物汤

Four-substance decoction (siwu tang), a traditional Chinese medicine tonic formula.

Four types of flavors.

All around; all sides; all directions.

sei3 min6 baat3 fong1

All directions; all around; from every side.

sei3 min6 co2 go1

Beset by difficulties on all sides; utterly isolated and without help.

四面體四面体

Tetrahedron; a three-dimensional shape with four triangular faces.

sei3 mun4 giu2 ce1

四門轎車四门轿车

Sedan; a passenger car with four doors.

sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6

四五行動四五行动

April Fifth Action, a socialist political organization in Hong Kong.

sei3 ngaan5 gau2

An insulting term for a person who wears glasses, or a dog with spots above its eyes resembling a second pair of eyes.

sei3 ngaan5 gwai1

四眼龜四眼龟

Four-eyes; a derogatory term for someone wearing glasses.

sei3 ngaan5 lou2

A man wearing glasses; a four-eyed man.

sei3 ngaan5 mui1

Four-eyes girl; a girl or young woman who wears glasses.

sei3 ngaan5 po4

A woman who wears glasses.

sei3 ngaan5 tin4 gai1

四眼田雞四眼田鸡

Four-eyes; a facetious or mocking term for a person who wears glasses.