Cantonese words starting with S
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水兵
seoi2 bing1enlisted sailor in navy
水冰
seoi2 bing1water ice (i.e. frozen H2O)
水表
seoi2 biu1water meter
水波
seoi2 bo1wave
水玻璃
seoi2 bo1 lei1waterglass; liquid glass (chem)
水煲
seoi2 bou1water kettle
水撥水拨
seoi2 but6windscreen water wipers
水撥水水拨水
seoi2 but6 seoi2windshield wiper fluid [colloquial]
水杉
seoi2 caam3metasequoia
水產水产
seoi2 caan2seafood; food from waters
水產業水产业
seoi2 caan2 jip6aquaculture
水產養殖水产养殖
seoi2 caan2 joeng5 zik6aquaculture
水產展水产展
seoi2 caan2 zin2seafood show (trade fair)
水獺水獭
seoi2 caat3otter
水棲水栖
seoi2 cai1aquatic
水車水车
seoi2 ce1the slang for the vehicle used by the fire brigade, i.e. a fire engine; a waterwheel
水柿
seoi2 ci2(fruit) persimmon
水廁水厕
seoi2 ci3(noun) flushing toilet
水池
seoi2 ci4pond; sink
水清無魚水清无鱼
seoi2 cing1 mou4 jyu4lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
水槍水枪
seoi2 coeng1water pistol (toy); sprinkler
水菖蒲
seoi2 coeng1 pou4Acorus calamus
水彩
seoi2 coi2watercolor
水彩顏料水彩颜料
seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu2watercolors
水彩畫水彩画
seoi2 coi2 waa2watercolor
水草
seoi2 cou2aquatic plants; (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
水槽
seoi2 cou4sink
水處理水处理
seoi2 cyu2 lei5water treatment
水柱
seoi2 cyu5stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
水蛋
seoi2 daan2(noun) water balloons; or (a dish) steam eggs
水底
seoi2 dai2the bottom of a body of water
水底相機水底相机
seoi2 dai2 soeng2 gei1underwater camera
水斗
seoi2 dau2chicken pox
水痘
seoi2 dau2chickenpox
水豆腐
seoi2 dau6 fu6soft beancurd; tofu
水滴石穿
seoi2 dik1 sek6 cyun1dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
水滴
seoi2 dik6drop of water
水電水电
seoi2 din6hydroelectric power
水電費水电费
seoi2 din6 fai3utility bills
水電工水电工
seoi2 din6 gung1plumbing and electrical work
水電站水电站
seoi2 din6 zaam6hydroelectric power plant
水貂
seoi2 diu1mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
水到渠成
seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
水稻
seoi2 dou6rice; CL:株[zhu1]
水道
seoi2 dou6watercourse (river, canal, drain etc); lane (in a swimming pool)
水花
seoi2 faa1spray of water; splash
水飯房水饭房
seoi2 faan6 fong4the punishment block in prison [colloquial]
水肺
seoi2 fai3scuba
水費水费
seoi2 fai3water bill
水費站水费站
seoi2 fai3 zaam6the toilet (jargon used by taxi drivers) [colloquial]
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