Cantonese words starting with S

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A choice or selection; something chosen from among options.

syun2 zaak6 tai4

選擇題选择题

Multiple-choice question.

Seed selection or selective breeding.

The exchange rate of a currency calculated as a ratio of powers of ten to a foreign currency.

Garlic; a clove or head of garlic.

syun3 baa1 laa1

Forget it; let it drop; let the matter rest.

syun3 baa6 laa1

算罷啦算罢啦

Forget it; drop it; let it go.

Can be considered as; to count as; arguably.

Good enough already, considering the circumstances, or calculating.

To add ink or color washes in Chinese painting, or figuratively to exaggerate or sensationalize.

Forget it; never mind; let it go.

Let it go, forget it, or never mind; expressing that a matter is settled and will not be pursued further.

To tell fortunes; to predict a person's fate using methods like birth charts, palmistry, or physiognomy.

syun3 nei5 gau3 wan6

算你夠運算你够运

Consider yourself lucky.

syun3 nei5 hou2 coi2

To count oneself lucky; to consider oneself fortunate.

Abacus; a traditional calculation tool made of rods and sliding beads.

算盤子算盘子

Glochidion puberum (abacus plant), or yam abacus seeds (a Hakka dish).

Garlic shoot; the flowering stem of a garlic plant used as a vegetable.

Garlic shoot; the young, tender stalk of a garlic plant.

syun3 sei2 cou2

Extremely stingy, miserly, or penny-pinching.

Arithmetic; mathematics or the method of doing mathematical calculation.

An algebraic expression or mathematical formula.

To keep one's word, or to let a matter rest and consider it settled.

Garlic; a common cooking ingredient with a strong aroma and pungent taste.

Peeled cloves of garlic.

The thigh meat of the Chinese edible bullfrog.

To settle or balance accounts; also used figuratively to get even with someone.

To turn, spin, or rotate.

A fine jade, used almost exclusively in personal names.

Boat, ship, or vessel; a watercraft or vehicle that travels on water.

Ships, boats, and other watercraft; a formal term for vessels of various kinds.

The cabin or hold of a ship used for carrying cargo or passengers.

Fleet; a group of ships, typically civilian, belonging to the same country or company.

syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6

船到橋頭自然直船到桥头自然直

Let nature take its course; things will work out in the end.

Boatman; a person who operates a boat, typically a small or medium-sized vessel.

Whirlwind; a rotating column of air, or figuratively, a sudden, rapid event.

Boat people; boat dwellers, or anyone who makes a living operating boats.

The North Star, the throne, or a type of ancient jade ware.

Crew member of a ship; seaman or sailor.

Melody; a sequence of single tones rhythmically organized, usually forming part of a song or musical piece.

People who live and make a living on boats.

Dockyard or shipyard; a facility for docking, building, and repairing ships.

On board; on the ship.

syun4 tau4 cek3

船頭尺船头尺

A person who always asks for money or behaves like a parasite.

syun4 tau4 geng1 gwai2, syun4 mei5 geng1 caak6

船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊船头惊鬼，船尾惊贼

Overcautious and indecisive; overly cowardly and hesitant when making decisions.

Plover Cove, an area in Tai Po, Hong Kong.

syun4 waan1 hoi2

船灣海船湾海

Plover Cove, a cove in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong.

syun4 waan1 taam2 seoi2 wu4

船灣淡水湖船湾淡水湖

Plover Cove Reservoir, a reservoir in Hong Kong.

A whirlpool, vortex, or eddy; also used figuratively to describe a dispute or conflict.

Ships, boats, or marine vessels in general.