Cantonese words starting with S
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水喉鐵水喉铁
seoi2 hau4 tit3(noun) pipe
水喉通
seoi2 hau4 tung1metal water pipes
水氣水气
seoi2 hei3water vapor
水汽
seoi2 hei3water vapor; moisture
水險水险
seoi2 him2marine insurance
水靴
seoi2 hoe1wellies; wellington boots
水鄉水乡
seoi2 hoeng1patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu
水害
seoi2 hoi6flood damage
水殼水壳
seoi2 hok3water ladle
水圈
seoi2 hyun1(geography) hydrosphere
水印
seoi2 jan3watermark
水嘢
seoi2 je5(noun) bad quality product
水翼船
seoi2 jik6 syun4hydrofoil
水煙水烟
seoi2 jin1shredded tobacco for water pipes
水煙袋水烟袋
seoi2 jin1 doi2water bong; hookah
水刑
seoi2 jing4water-boarding (torture)
水刑逼供
seoi2 jing4 bik1 gung1water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA
水曜日
seoi2 jiu6 jat6Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
水楊酸水杨酸
seoi2 joeng4 syun1salicylic acid
水玉
seoi2 juk6crystal
水翁
seoi2 jung1Cleistocalyx operculatus (plant)
水溶
seoi2 jung4water soluble
水溶液
seoi2 jung4 jik6(noun) Solution
水溶性
seoi2 jung4 sing3soluble (in water)
水魚水鱼
seoi2 jyu2(noun) (animal) Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtle); (slang) a dupe ; an easy mark
水盂
seoi2 jyu4water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
水俁病水俣病
seoi2 jyu5 beng6Minamata disease (neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution in Japan, first identified in 1956)
水乳交融
seoi2 jyu5 gaau1 jung4(noun) in harmony
水俁市水俣市
seoi2 jyu5 si5Minamata City in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
水原
seoi2 jyun4Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
水源
seoi2 jyun4water source; headwaters of a river
水原市
seoi2 jyun4 si5Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
水禽
seoi2 kam4waterfowl
水溝水沟
seoi2 kau1gutter
水勼油
seoi2 kau1 jau4incompatible; mutually exclusive; can never mix
水摳油水抠油
seoi2 kau1 jau4(slang) bad relation; people cannot get along with others like water poured in oil
水溝油水沟油
seoi2 kau1 jau4cannot get along together
水球
seoi2 kau4water polo
水球場水球场
seoi2 kau4 coeng4water polo pool
水渠
seoi2 keoi4(noun) 1. Drain; 2. Sewer
水立方
seoi2 laap6 fong1Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
水林
seoi2 lam4Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
水林鄉水林乡
seoi2 lam4 hoeng1Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
水淋淋
seoi2 lam4 lam4dripping wet
水流
seoi2 lau4river
水鷚水鹨
seoi2 lau6(bird species of China) water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
水里
seoi2 lei5Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
水里鄉水里乡
seoi2 lei5 hoeng1Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
水利
seoi2 lei6(adjective) Hydraulic
水利家
seoi2 lei6 gaa1water manager
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