Cantonese words starting with S

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saang1 maang5 hoi2 sin1

生猛海鮮生猛海鲜

Live seafood; super fresh seafood.

saang1 mai5 zyu2 sing4 suk6 faan6

生米煮成熟飯生米煮成熟饭

What is done cannot be undone; used to describe a situation where the outcome is irreversible.

saang1 min6 hau2

Unfamiliar-looking; referring to a person who is a stranger or whom one does not recognize.

saang1 mong1 gwo2

To contract a sexually transmitted disease, particularly one that causes swollen groin lymph nodes.

Stiff, rigid, or unnatural in movement, skill, or attitude.

saang1 ngau1 ngau1

Raw or uncooked food; also used to describe a living creature that is alive and kicking.

To flirt, show coquetry, or behave in a flirtatious manner.

saang1 on1 baak6 zou6

To fabricate a story, frame someone, or make groundless accusations.

saang1 on1 baak6 zou6

To fabricate or embellish a story, or to make something up out of thin air.

Raw film footage that has not yet undergone post-production.

saang1 saa1 lam4

To have kidney stones.

To sun-dry; to dehydrate food using sunlight.

Sun-dried; processed or cured by drying in the sun.

saang1 saang1 maang5 maang5

Full of life, vital, energetic, and healthy.

saang1 san4 sin1

A living deity; a person who is highly accurate at making predictions or foretelling the future.

Inexperienced, green, or unfamiliar with a task.

To rust, or to become rusty and out of practice with a skill.

To rust or become rusty.

Unboiled water.

saang1 seoi2 wu6 tau4

生水芋頭生水芋头

Taro root that remains hard and waxy after cooking; figuratively used to describe a foolish or strange person.

Sensible, mature, and well-behaved.

Rusty or out of practice; also refers to relationships becoming distant or estranged.

Cast iron; an iron alloy with a high carbon content between 2.1% and 4%.

To cut open or slaughter an animal while it is still alive.

saang1 wu1 gai1

生烏雞生乌鸡

To develop black spots of mildew or mould on clothing.

To give birth to a child, or specifically to a baby boy.

Afflicted with fleas or suffering from a skin disease, typically referring to animals.

saang1 zi1 maau1

生螆貓生螆猫

A cat with fleas, or a mange-infested cat.

saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5

生滋貓入眼生滋猫入眼

To fall in love at first sight, especially with someone unsuitable.

Unfamiliar characters or vocabulary words.

Chronic indigestion and malnutrition in children where nutrients are poorly absorbed.

To suffer from infantile malnutrition due to improper feeding, or to be infected with intestinal parasites.

saang1 zin1 baau1

Pan-fried pork bun, usually topped with chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.

To get hit by a ball, or to scold and blame someone.

saang2 dou3 jat1 min6 pei3

省到一面屁

To be scolded severely or get a good dressing-down from someone.

saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3

省到立立令

To give someone a severe scolding or tongue-lashing.

saang2 dou3 laap6 laap6 ling4

㨘到立立呤擤到立立呤

To polish something until it shines, or to get severely scolded.

Province; a first-level administrative division of a country, not used in proper names.

Beautiful; pretty; gorgeous (typically used to describe women).

saang2 gong2 kei4 bing1

Armed robbers from Mainland China who commit crimes in Hong Kong.

To omit, eliminate, or skip.

To save, spare, or avoid something unpleasant.

Labour-saving; to save effort or use less physical strength.

To omit, leave out, or eliminate content for brevity, conciseness, or to leave room for thought.

saang2 loek6 hou6

省略號省略号

Ellipsis; the punctuation mark consisting of three dots (...) used to show omission.

Concise expression; a shortened or abbreviated form of writing.

saang2 ngau4 wong4

㨘牛王擤牛王

To claim ownership of something that belongs to someone else, or to blackmail someone.