Cantonese words starting with S

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si1 gwat1 mei6 hon4

屍骨未寒尸骨未寒

To have only just passed away, literally meaning the corpse is not yet cold.

To reflect on one's past errors or misdeeds.

Mercerized cotton.

si1 gwong1 loeng4 niu5

絲光椋鳥丝光椋鸟

Red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus); a bird species native to China.

In private, in secret, or behind closed doors.

Skeletal remains; a corpse that has decayed to the bone.

To shout, scream, or yell hoarsely.

To roar, bellow, or yell out loudly.

To think deeply; to ponder, study, resolve, or reason through a matter formally.

Scott, used as a transliterated name.

Private school; a school run by a private organization without government funding.

si1 hak1 lei5 aa3 ban1

斯克里亞賓斯克里亚宾

Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer and pianist.

Blood cockle; an edible clam with red flesh and a shell covered in brown hair.

si1 ham1 dik1 naap6 wai4 aa3

斯堪的納維亞斯堪的纳维亚

Scandinavia; a region in Northern Europe.

To implement, put into practice, or bring a law, policy, or plan into effect.

To travel on private business, or to inspect incognito.

Senior male student, apprentice, colleague, or fellow disciple.

師兄弟师兄弟

Male fellow disciples or apprentices studying under the same master.

To feel homesick; to miss one's hometown, its people, and its events after leaving.

si1 hoeng1 beng6

思鄉病思乡病

To tear open; to rip apart.

The slightest amount or degree; a tiny bit (usually used in negative constructions).

si1 hou4 bat1 caa1

絲毫不差丝毫不差

Accurate to perfection; completely correct without the slightest error.

Minister of Works; a senior government official post in ancient China responsible for construction and engineering.

si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3

司空見慣司空见惯

Commonplace; a common sight or occurrence that is no longer surprising.

To bestow a favor; to show kindness or mercy to someone.

si1 jan1 mok6 mong6 bou3

施恩莫望報施恩莫望报

To do a good deed without expecting any reward or return.

Privacy; personal and private matters that are not of legitimate public concern.

Personal, private, or relating to an individual's privacy.

Poet; a person who writes poetry.

si1 jan4 joek6 si4

私人鑰匙私人钥匙

Private key; a cryptographic key used for decryption and digital signatures.

A special, personal favor or gift given exclusively to someone.

si1 jan4 sing2 jan4 ge3

私人醒人嘅

Especially for you; a special favor or treat given just to someone in particular.

Teachers and friends, or a friend from whom you can seek advice.

Privately owned; having ownership that does not belong to the public.

si1 jau5 coi4 caan2

私有財產私有财产

Private property; privately owned property or assets.

To privatize a public sector entity or asset, or to take a publicly traded company private.

Private ownership of property; a social system based on private property.

An administrative advisor in imperial China, or a modern legal assistant or paralegal.

Poetic quality, flavor, or romantic sentiment.

Master of ceremonies; a person who hosts a ceremony, celebration, or other event.

To suspect someone of doing something without having solid proof.

si1 ji4 coeng4 gei6 ji5 zai3 ji4

師夷長技以制夷师夷长技以制夷

Learn from foreigners in order to gain command over them.

To imagine, conceive, or comprehend.

Privately run or privately operated.

si1 jing4 kei5 jip6

私營企業私营企业

Private enterprise; a privately owned and operated business.

A formulaic phrase used in literature meaning "a poem says" or "as the poem goes".

si1 joek6 sau6 joek6

Sadomasochism; the combination of sadism and masochism.

To brew alcoholic drinks illegally.