Cantonese words starting with S

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Senior members or elders of a triad society.

To reduce, shrink, or cut back.

An informal appellation used to address a middle-aged or elderly man whose name is unknown.

Grand-uncle; the younger brother of one's father or mother.

Selfish, cunning, and calculating, especially in avoiding responsibility or expenditure.

縮骨遮缩骨遮

A folding umbrella; a collapsible pocket umbrella designed for easy carrying.

suk1 hang1 hang1

Rotten, sour, or stinky smell of spoiled food or a sweaty body.

An impolite command for someone to get out of the way, step back, or get lost.

suk1 hoi1 nei5 tiu4 lan2

縮開你條撚缩开你条撚

An extremely offensive way to tell someone to get the fuck off or get out of the way.

To print text at a reduced size to fit more words on a single sheet of paper.

To retract, indent, or draw inward.

To go camping at a campsite with indoor accommodation provided, engaging in outdoor group activities.

An old grudge or long-standing resentment.

An old grudge; a deep-seated resentment accumulated over a long period.

A long-cherished wish; a dream or desire one has held for a long time.

To stand solemnly and remain silent as a mark of respect.

縮撚開缩撚开

To back off or get the fuck away.

suk1 maai4 jat1 gau6

縮埋一嚿缩埋一嚿

To curl up; to huddle; to pull one's body into a tight ball.

suk1 maai4 jat1 ji6 gok3

縮埋一二角缩埋一二角

To hide in a corner; to withdraw to a secluded spot.

suk1 maai4 jat1 zi6 gok3

縮埋一字角缩埋一字角

To hide away in a corner; to huddle or shrink into a corner.

Corn; maize; corn kernels.

suk1 mai5 gang1

Corn soup; sweetcorn soup.

Cornflakes; a breakfast cereal made from cooked and flattened corn, typically eaten with milk.

Fate or predestination; a destiny that is predetermined and cannot be changed.

Solemn, respectful, and quiet.

To cut costs, especially by reducing salaries, benefits, or equipment.

To downsize or reduce the staff size of an organization; to shorten or condense a book.

Grand-aunt; the wife of one's father's or mother's younger uncle.

To back out, chicken out, or get cold feet due to fear.

Desolate, bleak, and cold; describing the harshness of autumn or winter when vegetation wilts and dies.

To shrink or reduce in size, scale, quantity, or scope.

Abbreviation or acronym; a shortened form of a word or phrase.

A dormitory, hostel, or staff quarters provided by a school, company, or institution.

To shrink or reduce in size, scale, or amount.

To shrink or reduce; to decrease in size, scale, quantity, or scope.

To cut back on expenses; to budget tightly or reduce spending.

Uncle, specifically one's father's younger brother, or a respectful term used by children for an adult male.

Homework assignment.

suk1 tau4 gwai1

縮頭龜缩头龟

A coward; someone who shrinks back or hides when facing trouble.

suk1 tau4 suk1 nou5

縮頭縮腦缩头缩脑

Timid, fainthearted, or shrinking back from responsibility; showing fear or cowardice.

suk1 tau4 wu1 gwai1

縮頭烏龜缩头乌龟

A coward; a timid person who shrinks back or avoids responsibility, like a turtle hiding in its shell.

A chronic or long-standing illness.

suk1 zat6 suk1 zat6

叔姪縮窒叔侄缩窒

To back out of a situation or commitment out of stinginess to avoid spending any money.

Hangover; the state of feeling unwell or having a headache after drinking too much alcohol.

Condensation polymerization; polycondensation.

Husband's younger brother.

Solemnly silent and quiet.

Host; an organism on which a parasite, virus, bacterium, or fungus lives and feeds.

A private school, tutoring school, or study room in ancient China.