Cantonese words starting with S
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三毛貓三毛猫
saam1 mou4 maau1tortoiseshell cat
三昧
saam1 mui6Samadhi (Buddhist term)
三門三门
saam1 mun4see 三門縣|三门县[San1 men2 Xian4]
三門峽三门峡
saam1 mun4 haap6see 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4]
三門峽市三门峡市
saam1 mun4 haap6 si5Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
三門縣三门县
saam1 mun4 jyun6Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
三粒星
saam1 nap1 sing1three stars, which also indicates to Permanent Hong Kong identity card
衫鈕衫钮
saam1 nau2shirt button
三五成群
saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4in groups of three or four (idiom)
三五知己
saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2several close friends
三瓦兩舍三瓦两舍
saam1 ngaa5 loeng5 se3places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
三年
saam1 nin4three years
三年唔發市，發市當三年三年唔发市，发市当三年
saam1 nin4 m4 faat3 si5, faat3 si5 dong3 saam1 nin4to have an unexpectedly huge upturn
三鳥三鸟
saam1 niu5three birds; collective term for chicken, duck, goose
三農三农
saam1 nung4see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]
三農問題三农问题
saam1 nung4 man6 tai4the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture...
三扒兩撥三扒两拨
saam1 paa4 loeng5 but6describes a person who is very efficient in doing things
三朋四友
saam1 pang4 sei3 jau5friends; cronies
衫舖衫铺
saam1 pou2clothes shop
三浦梅園三浦梅园
saam1 pou2 mui4 jyun4MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer econo...
三胚層動物三胚层动物
saam1 pui1 cang4 dung6 mat6triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
三陪
saam1 pui4an escort in a nightclub; the service to accompany customers to drink, to eat...
三陪小姐
saam1 pui4 siu2 ze2female escort
三倍
saam1 pui5triple
三三兩兩三三两两
saam1 saam1 loeng5 loeng5in twos and threes
三世
saam1 sai3the Third (of numbered kings)
三心二意
saam1 sam1 ji6 ji3in two minds about sth (idiom); shilly-shallying
三心兩意三心两意
saam1 sam1 loeng5 ji3indecisive (idiom)
三生有幸
saam1 sang1 jau5 hang6the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
三十
saam1 sap6thirty
三十八度線三十八度线
saam1 sap6 baat3 dou6 sin338th parallel
三十一號三十一号
saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6thirty-first [date]
三十一日
saam1 sap6 jat1 jat6thirty one days, thirty-first [date]
三十日
saam1 sap6 jat6thirty days, thirtieth [date]
三十而立
saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三十二相
saam1 sap6 ji6 soeng3the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
三十二位元
saam1 sap6 ji6 wai2 jyun432-bit (computing)
三十六計三十六计
saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of str...
三十六計，走為上策三十六计，走为上策
saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3 ，zau2 wai4 soeng6 caak3of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
三十六字母
saam1 sap6 luk6 zi6 mou5thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
三十三
saam1 sap6 saam1thirty-three
三手病
saam1 sau2 beng6repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
三仇
saam1 sau4animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, a...
三蛇
saam1 se4three snakes, or refers to bad things or people
三蛇羹
saam1 se4 gang1snakes soup which was cooked with three types of snake meat
三衰六旺
saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6fate; describes the challenges and
三水
saam1 seoi2see 三水區|三水区[San1 shui3 Qu1]
三水區三水区
saam1 seoi2 keoi1Sanshui, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong
三歲定八十三岁定八十
saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6(phrase) how a child acts (at age 3) already determines how he ; she is an a...
三穗
saam1 seoi6see 三穗縣|三穗县[San1 sui4 Xian4]
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