Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 seoi6 jyun6

三穗縣三穗县

Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou

saam1 si1 ji4 hang4

think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

saam1 sik1 gan2

saam1 sik1 maau1

三色貓三色猫

saam1 sik1 zi2 lo4 laan4

三色紫羅蘭三色紫罗兰

three fresh ingredients (in cooking)

Samsung (South Korean electronics company)

saam1 sing1 hoeng1

三星鄉三星乡

Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan

saam1 sing1 zaap6 tyun4

三星集團三星集团

saam1 sing4 suk6

medium-rare (for a steak) [written and colloquial]

saam1 siu1 gei1 gaap3 bun2

三硝基甲苯

trinitrotoluene (TNT)

sedan (automobile body type)

saam1 soeng3 dim2

三相點三相点

triple point (thermodynamics)

Three bamboo (one of the tiles in Mahjong game)

saam1 sok3 gam2 se4

三索錦蛇三索锦蛇

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

saam1 sok3 sin3

三索線三索线

radiated ratsnake (snake)

the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2])

saam1 syun1 gam1 jau4 zi2

三酸甘油酯

Triple trio.Horse racing terms, precise predicting top three in three game in a row.(Regardless of the ranking)

saam1 taan3 tong4

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]

saam1 tai2 man6 tai4

三體問題三体问题

three-body problem (mechanics)

saam1 tai3 coek3

三屜桌三屉桌

three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)

saam1 tau4 gei1

三頭肌三头肌

saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3

三頭六臂三头六臂

lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)

withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China

saam1 tin1 bat1 daa2 ，soeng6 fong4 kit3 ngaa5

三天不打，上房揭瓦

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

saam1 tin1 daa2 jyu4 ，loeng5 tin1 saai3 mong5

三天打魚，兩天曬網三天打鱼，两天晒网

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); to do sth by fits and starts

saam1 tin1 loeng5 tau4

三天兩頭三天两头

lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day

Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)

three sticks or stripes of

see 三台縣|三台县[San1 tai2 Xian4]

saam1 toi4 jyun6

三台縣三台县

Santai, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan

T-joint; T-pipe

three strokes (in a Chinese character) [written and colloquial]; a police sergeant [colloquial]

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

saam1 waan1 hoeng1

三灣鄉三湾乡

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

saam1 wai2 bok3 si6

BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]

three-dimensional

saam1 wai4 din6 jing2

三維電影三维电影

saam1 wai4 hung1 gaan1

三維空間三维空间

three-dimensional space

saam1 wai6 jat1 tai2

三位一體三位一体

saam1 wan1 nyun5

三溫暖三温暖

sauna (loanword) (Tw)

three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect

saam1 wan4 cat1 paak3

three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man

(music) triad; three-note chord

the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2]

saam1 wong4 ng5 dai3

three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend