Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 mou4 maau1

三毛貓三毛猫

tortoiseshell cat

Samadhi (Buddhist term)

see 三門縣|三门县[San1 men2 Xian4]

saam1 mun4 haap6

三門峽三门峡

see 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4]

saam1 mun4 haap6 si5

三門峽市三门峡市

Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]

saam1 mun4 jyun6

三門縣三门县

Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

saam1 nap1 sing1

three stars, which also indicates to Permanent Hong Kong identity card

saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4

in groups of three or four (idiom)

saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2

several close friends

saam1 ngaa5 loeng5 se3

三瓦兩舍三瓦两舍

places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

saam1 nin4 m4 faat3 si5, faat3 si5 dong3 saam1 nin4

三年唔發市，發市當三年三年唔发市，发市当三年

to have an unexpectedly huge upturn

three birds; collective term for chicken, duck, goose

see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]

saam1 nung4 man6 tai4

三農問題三农问题

the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业[nong2 ye4], rural areas 農村|农村[nong2 cun1] and farmers 農民|农民[nong2 min2]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s

saam1 paa4 loeng5 but6

三扒兩撥三扒两拨

describes a person who is very efficient in doing things

saam1 pang4 sei3 jau5

friends; cronies

saam1 pou2 mui4 jyun4

三浦梅園三浦梅园

MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[Jia4 yuan2]

saam1 pui1 cang4 dung6 mat6

三胚層動物三胚层动物

triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)

an escort in a nightclub; the service to accompany customers to drink, to eat and to have sex; describes the phenomenon of escort services observed in the officialdom in mainland China [written and colloquial]

saam1 pui4 siu2 ze2

saam1 saam1 loeng5 loeng5

三三兩兩三三两两

in twos and threes

the Third (of numbered kings)

saam1 sam1 ji6 ji3

in two minds about sth (idiom); shilly-shallying

saam1 sam1 loeng5 ji3

三心兩意三心两意

indecisive (idiom)

saam1 sang1 jau5 hang6

the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)

saam1 sap6 baat3 dou6 sin3

三十八度線三十八度线

saam1 sap6 jat1 hou6

三十一號三十一号

thirty-first [date]

saam1 sap6 jat1 jat6

thirty one days, thirty-first [date]

saam1 sap6 jat6

thirty days, thirtieth [date]

saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6

thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)

saam1 sap6 ji6 soeng3

the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha

saam1 sap6 ji6 wai2 jyun4

三十二位元

32-bit (computing)

saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3

三十六計三十六计

The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction

saam1 sap6 luk6 gai3 ，zau2 wai4 soeng6 caak3

三十六計，走為上策三十六计，走为上策

of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)

saam1 sap6 luk6 zi6 mou5

三十六字母

thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory

saam1 sap6 saam1

saam1 sau2 beng6

repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)

animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power

three snakes, or refers to bad things or people

saam1 se4 gang1

snakes soup which was cooked with three types of snake meat

saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6

fate; describes the challenges and

see 三水區|三水区[San1 shui3 Qu1]

saam1 seoi2 keoi1

三水區三水区

Sanshui, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong

saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6

三歲定八十三岁定八十

(phrase) how a child acts (at age 3) already determines how he ; she is an adult.

see 三穗縣|三穗县[San1 sui4 Xian4]