Cantonese words starting with S

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Study room; a room or space used for reading, writing, and storing books.

The spine of a book, which connects the front and back covers.

Books; literature; reading materials.

Book fair, commonly referring to the annual Hong Kong Book Fair featuring book sales, discounts, and cultural events.

To limber up; to stretch one's limbs and joints.

syu1 zo2 sing4 tiu4 gaai1

輸咗成條街输咗成条街

To lose by a mile; to be defeated by a very wide margin.

Hot weather; heat of summer.

Broomcorn millet, or maize.

To sneak away or leave stealthily.

Summer vacation; a school holiday of about two months during the summer.

To slip in or sneak into a place stealthily.

To shoplift, pickpocket, or steal things surreptitiously.

Plague, specifically bubonic plague; an infectious disease transmitted to humans and rodents by fleas.

Summer vacation time; the period of summer break.

syu2 kei4 gung1

Summer job; temporary work done by students during their summer vacation.

A thief, burglar, or pilferer who sneaks in to steal things.

syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1

鼠竊狗偷鼠窃狗偷

To pilfer; to commit petty theft like rats and dogs.

To pester, bother, or entangle someone.

Born of a concubine; not born of the principal wife.

To forgive; to pardon or excuse.

To guard and defend the national border.

syu3 bat1 fung6 pui4

Excuse me but I cannot keep you company, or I beg to be excused from participating.

To guard the border; to defend the frontier.

General affairs; routine administrative tasks.

syu3 ngo5 zik6 jin4

Excuse me for speaking bluntly; forgive my frankness.

To forgive a sin; to pardon an offense.

Shush; a sound made to ask people to be quiet or keep their voices down.

An ancient spear-like weapon, or a Chinese surname.

Tuber, such as a potato or yam.

An alternative form of 薯, meaning potato or yam.

Unexpectedly; who would have thought.

Hash brown; deep-fried potato patty made from grated or diced potatoes.

Mashed potato; food made by mashing boiled potatoes.

Special treatment, favor, or privilege.

Yam; plant species of the genus Dioscorea, including Chinese yam and purple yam.

Dyeing yam (Dioscorea cirrhosa), a yam species used as a source of brown dye.

A foolish, clumsy, or naive person; a schmuck.

Potato chips or potato crisps.

An ancient Chinese script used for inscriptions on weapons.

A dimwit, addle-head, or dolt.

syu4 tau4 syu4 nou5

薯頭薯腦薯头薯脑

Looking dim-witted, silly, or not very bright.

French fries; deep-fried potato strips.

An extraordinary honour, award, or special recognition.

Potato, or a nobody of little importance.

To stand upright; to set erect.

Tree; any woody plant with a trunk and branches.

To set upright, erect, or stand vertically.

A tree branch or a fork in a tree branch.

syu6 daai6 gan1 sam1

樹大根深树大根深

Deep-rooted and powerful; having a strong and well-established foundation.

syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1

樹大有枯枝树大有枯枝

A big organization or group will inevitably have some bad people in it; literally, a big tree has dead branches.