Cantonese words starting with S

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Swatch, the Swiss watch brand.

Selfish desire or personal greed.

Velvet; a soft silk fabric with a short, dense pile.

To apply, use, or administer something.

Ci poetry; a genre of Classical Chinese poetry characterized by lyric verses with lines of irregular lengths.

To give, grant, bestow, or offer assistance.

To give, bestow, or donate money or goods to help others.

To whisper, or to speak or discuss in whispered tones.

Fine, drizzling rain.

si1 kaa1 baak3 lak6 ziu1

斯卡伯勒礁

Scarborough Shoal; a reef in the South China Sea.

The two-character Chinese surname Sikou.

Private enterprise

Slavic; relating to the Slavs or their languages.

si1 laai1 fu1 jyu5

斯拉夫語斯拉夫语

Slavic language.

To tear up or tear apart a paper object, making it no longer whole.

Private or privately run, typically referring to institutions like schools and hospitals.

si1 laap6 hok6 haau6

私立學校私立学校

Private school.

To salute, bow, or perform a formal greeting.

The Confucian classics, specifically the Book of Songs and the Book of Rites.

si1 lei5 baa1 gaa1 waan1 gong2

斯里巴加灣港斯里巴加湾港

Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.

si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1

斯里蘭卡斯里兰卡

Sri Lanka; an island country in South Asia off the southern coast of India, formerly known as Ceylon.

Personal gain; selfish interest; individual benefits.

To think through or consider carefully.

Commanding officer; commander; an official in charge of directing and issuing orders.

Headquarters; high command; the commanding and administrative unit of a military force.

Commander; commanding officer of a military force.

si1 ling6 jyun4

司令員司令员

Commander; commanding officer of a military headquarters.

To be torn apart; to tear or rip by a strong force.

To settle a dispute privately without going through official or legal procedures.

Sila; the code of conduct or moral precepts in Buddhism.

施羅德施罗德

Schröder, a German surname.

To think carefully, ponder, or deliberate.

si1 loi4 dak6 lam4

斯萊特林斯莱特林

Slytherin, one of the four houses of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series.

si1 lok3 man4 nei4 aa3 jyu5

斯洛文尼亞語斯洛文尼亚语

Slovenian language.

Xerox; the brand and company known for photocopiers.

思樂冰思乐冰

Slurpee; a brand of frozen carbonated beverage sold by 7-Eleven.

si1 lok6 fat6 hak1

Slovakia; a landlocked country in Central Europe with its capital at Bratislava.

si1 lok6 fat6 hak1 jyu5

斯洛伐克語斯洛伐克语

The Slovak language.

si1 lok6 man4 nei4 aa3

斯洛文尼亞斯洛文尼亚

Slovenia; a country in southern Central Europe with its capital at Ljubljana.

si1 lok6 man4 nei4 aa3 gung6 wo4 gwok3

斯洛文尼亞共和國斯洛文尼亚共和国

Republic of Slovenia

si1 lok6 wai4 nei4 aa3

斯洛維尼亞斯洛维尼亚

Shi Lang (1621–1696), a Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Stoker; a worker who operates a coal fire, especially for a steam engine.

Train of thought; the thinking process.

si1 lou6 man5 zit3

Quick-witted; having a quick and agile mind.

To miss or yearn for someone.

Sima; a high-ranking military official in ancient China.