Cantonese words starting with S
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水污染
seoi2 wu1 jim5water pollution
水壺水壶
seoi2 wu2kettle; watering can
水滸水浒
seoi2 wu2edge of the water; seashore
水滸全傳水浒全传
seoi2 wu2 cyun4 zyun6Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
水滸後傳水浒后传
seoi2 wu2 hau6 zyun6Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2]
水滸傳水浒传
seoi2 wu2 zyun6Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
水戶市水户市
seoi2 wu6 si5Mito City, capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
水閘水闸
seoi2 zaap6sluice; waterlocks; lock
水浸
seoi2 zam3(noun
水浸眼眉
seoi2 zam3 ngaan5 mei4(slang) extreme urgency; to be in a critical or desperate situation; literally "water up to one's eyebrows"
水圳
seoi2 zan3irrigation canal
水質水质
seoi2 zat1water quality
水質污染水质污染
seoi2 zat1 wu1 jim5water pollution
水蛭
seoi2 zat6leech
水蛭素
seoi2 zat6 sou3hirudin
水酒
seoi2 zau2watery wine (usually only said out of a modest gesture by the host rather than the wine being actually watery in reality)
水榭
seoi2 ze6waterside pavilion
水井
seoi2 zeng2(water) well
水樽
seoi2 zeon1(noun) water bottles
水準水准
seoi2 zeon2level (of achievement etc); level (surveying)
水準儀水准仪
seoi2 zeon2 ji4level (device to determine horizontal); surveyor's level
水螆
seoi2 zi1water fleas
水雉
seoi2 zi6(bird species of China) pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
水積水积
seoi2 zik1water stains
水晶
seoi2 zing1crystal
水晶宮水晶宫
seoi2 zing1 gung1The Crystal Palace
水蒸氣水蒸气
seoi2 zing1 hei3vapor
水蒸汽
seoi2 zing1 hei3steam; water vapor
水晶球
seoi2 zing1 kau4crystal ball
水晶體水晶体
seoi2 zing1 tai2lens
水靜河飛水静河飞
seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1quiet like still water (slang)
水靜鵝飛水静鹅飞
seoi2 zing6 ngo4 fei1(idiom) business is slow or very quiet
水障礙水障碍
seoi2 zoeng3 ngoi6water hazard (golf)
水漲船高水涨船高
seoi2 zoeng3 syun4 gou1the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
水災水灾
seoi2 zoi1flooding
水藻
seoi2 zou2(plant) Algae
水族
seoi2 zuk6Shui ethnic group
水族館水族馆
seoi2 zuk6 gun2aquarium (open to the public)
水族箱
seoi2 zuk6 soeng1aquarium
水中
seoi2 zung1in water
水中撈月水中捞月
seoi2 zung1 laau4 jyut6lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
水腫水肿
seoi2 zung2(medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy)
水珠
seoi2 zyu1droplet
水煮
seoi2 zyu2boiled [written and colloquial]
水煮蛋
seoi2 zyu2 daan2boiled egg
水煮魚水煮鱼
seoi2 zyu2 jyu2Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
嵗
seoi3variant of 岁suì [岁], year; age
帥帅
seoi3handsome; smart; (coll.) cool!
帨
seoi3handkerchief
歲岁
seoi3classifier for years (of age); year (of crop harvests)
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