Cantonese words starting with S

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sek6 baan2 lou6

Road or pavement laid with flagstones.

sek6 baan2 ngaa5

Slate pencil or chalk pencil.

Stone monument, tablet, or stele used for commemoration or marking a site.

A stone wall or cliff, or Shek Pik, a place on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

sek6 bik1 seoi2 tong4

Shek Pik Reservoir, a reservoir in Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

sek6 bik1 zaam6

Shibi Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

Curb or low stone wall.

sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2

To vanish without a trace; to disappear or have no further news, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Pebble; a small, rounded stone.

Shiqian, a county in Tongren, Guizhou province.

sek6 cin1 jyun6

石阡縣石阡县

Shiqian, a county in Tongren City, Guizhou.

Azurite, or the azure blue color derived from it.

Stone pillar or stone column.

sek6 cyu5 jyun6

石柱縣石柱县

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, a county in Chongqing, China.

sek6 cyu5 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6

石柱土家族自治縣石柱土家族自治县

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, a county in Chongqing.

sek6 cyun1 jyun6

石川縣石川县

Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan.

Shiquan County, a county in Shaanxi province, China.

sek6 cyun4 jyun6

石泉縣石泉县

Shiquan, a county in Ankang City, Shaanxi.

Big; massive; exceptionally large.

sek6 daai6 mou4 pang4

碩大無朋硕大无朋

An idiom meaning extremely large; huge; gigantic.

sek6 dei6 tong4 tit3 sou3 baa2

石地塘鐵掃把石地塘铁扫把

An unstoppable force meeting an immovable object; tough against tough, where two equal forces clash.

Shiding District, a district of New Taipei City in Taiwan.

sek6 ding3 hoeng1

石碇鄉石碇乡

Shiding, a rural district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Stone carving; stone sculpture.

sek6 diu1 paak3

A cave or cavern made of rock.

Agar weed; a species of red algae from which agar is extracted.

To petrify, fossilize, or turn into stone; also used figuratively to describe becoming rigid or paralyzed.

sek6 faa3 cong2

石化廠石化厂

Petrochemical plant; a factory where petroleum products are chemically processed.

Stone; rock; a piece of stone.

Talcum powder, or finely crushed stone powder.

Grotto or rock cave; a chamber carved out of a mountain cliff.

A stone boat or marble boat, a type of Chinese garden pavilion built to resemble a ship.

Shi Hu (295–349), emperor of the Later Zhao dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.

石庫門石库门

Shikumen; a traditional Shanghainese architectural style combining Western and Chinese elements, common from the late 19th century.

Lime; quicklime; a white powdery calcium oxide used as a building material and desiccant.

石灰籮石灰箩

Someone who commits petty crimes or leaves a bad impression everywhere they go.

sek6 fui1 ngaam4

sek6 fui1 seoi2

Limewater; a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.

石灰華石灰华

sek6 fung1 keoi1

石峰區石峰区

Shifeng District, a district of Zhuzhou City, Hunan province.

sek6 gaa1 zong1

石家莊石家庄

Shijiazhuang, a city in northeastern China and the provincial capital of Hebei.

sek6 gaa1 zong1 si5

石家莊市石家庄市

Shijiazhuang, a prefecture-level city and the capital of Hebei Province.

Stone step or stone staircase.

Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar).

sek6 gam2 dong1

石敢當石敢当

Stone Gan-dang; an exorcism stone tablet placed at road junctions or inauspicious spots to ward off evil spirits.

sek6 gau2 gung1

Rockfish, a small fish often used for soup, or a metaphor for a weak person pretending to be strong or rich.

Shek Kin, a prominent Hong Kong actor known for playing villainous roles in martial arts films.