Cantonese words starting with S

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seon1to ask about; to consult

seon1name of a feudal state

seon1 ceon4to draw back; to hesitate

seon1 ceon4 bat1 cin4to hesitate to move forward; to jib

seon1 cing4to act out of personal considerations

seon1 cing4to die together in the name of love

seon1 cing4 wong2 faat3see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]

seon1 dou6to die for a just cause

seon1 gaa3quotation request; price check

seon1 gaau3to die for one's religion

詢根問底询根问底

seon1 gan1 man6 dai2lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

seon1 gwok3to die for one's country

seon1 juk1Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms

seon1 jyu1 kei4type of ancient jade

seon1 man6(verb) Ask

詢問處询问处

seon1 man6 cyu3information centre

seon1 naan6to sacrifice oneself in a just cause

殉難者殉难者

seon1 naan6 ze2a martyr

seon1 pun4inquiry

郇山隱修會郇山隐修会

seon1 saan1 jan2 sau1 wui2Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

seon1 sei2to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)

seon1 si1verb; favoritism

seon1 si1 mou5 bai6(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain

seon1 si1 wong2 faat3to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

seon1 zi2Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher

seon1 zik1to die in the line of duty

seon1 zit3to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)

seon1 zong3(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead

徇眾要求徇众要求

seon1 zung3 jiu1 kau4as requested by all

seon2(adjective) 1. Cheap; 2. extraordinary or great (deal, work, etc.)

seon2cross-beam for hanging bells

seon2 gaa3(noun) good deal; great price

seon2 gon1dried bamboo shoots

seon2 je5(adjective) good thing; nice stuff; goodies; good stuff; bargain; good deal

seon2 ngaan5mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)

seon2 pun2a quality property at a bargain price that is a good deal

seon2 siu1dowel

seon2 tau4tenon (wooden projection to fit into a mortise)

seon2 zok6mortise chisel

seon3to obey; ☴; modest; mild

seon3high water; to sprinkle water

seon3to wink; in a wink; in a split second

seon3Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader

seon3to question; to interrogate; speedy; news; to inquire; to reproach

seon3rapid; quick; sudden; prompt

seon3to abdicate; yielding; inferior to; humble; to yield

seon3 bat1to write freely

信不信由你

seon3 bat1 seon3 jau4 nei5believe it or not

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