Cantonese words starting with S

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司馬遷司马迁

si1 maa5 cin1Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography

司馬秤司马秤

si1 maa5 cing3Chinese measuring balance

司馬昭司马昭

si1 maa5 ciu1Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]

司馬昭之心司马昭之心

si1 maa5 ciu1 zi1 sam1it means everyone can see and know when people have evil and bad intentions and they are trying to hide that

司馬法司马法

si1 maa5 faat3“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]

司馬光司马光

si1 maa5 gwong1Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴

司馬懿司马懿

si1 maa5 ji3Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

司馬炎司马炎

si1 maa5 jim4Sima Yan (236–290), founder and first emperor (265–290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], posthumous name 晉武帝|晋武帝[Jin4 Wu3 di4]

司馬穰苴司马穰苴

si1 maa5 joeng4 zeoi1Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

司馬遼太郎司马辽太郎

si1 maa5 liu4 taai3 long4SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

司馬承幀司马承帧

si1 maa5 sing4 zing3Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

司馬談司马谈

si1 maa5 taam4Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]

si1 maai6to sell illicitly; to sell privately

si1 maau4see 思茅區|思茅区[Si1 mao2 Qu1]

思茅區思茅区

si1 maau4 keoi1Simao, a district of Pu'er City 普洱市[Pu3 er3 Shi4], Yunnan

si1 maau4 si5Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007

si1 mai5decimillimetre

si1 man4refined; cultured; polite

si1 man4poetry and literature

斯文敗類斯文败类

si1 man4 baai6 leoi6'a wolf in sheep's clothing'

si1 man4 daam6 ding6describing someone as being composed

si1 mat6Smith (name)

si1 mat6private; intimate

si1 mat6stockings

斯密約瑟斯密约瑟

si1 mat6 joek3 sat1Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

si1 mau4to consider

獅尾狒狮尾狒

si1 mei5 fat1gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon

si1 min4silk floss

si1 ming4see 思明區|思明区[Si1 ming2 Qu1]

si1 ming4 dak1Shih Ming-teh (1941–2024), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962–1977 and 1980–1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党[Min2 jin4 dang3], in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]

思明區思明区

si1 ming4 keoi1Siming, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian

si1 miu4a premium quality rice

斯摩稜斯克斯摩棱斯克

si1 mo1 ling4 si1 hak1Smolensk (Russian city)

si1 mong5silk screen

si1 mou5term of respect for a teacher's wife

si1 mou5bolts; nuts

si1 mou6to cherish the memory of sb

si1 mou6private placement (investing)

si1 mou6 gei1 gam1private equity fund

si1 mui2junior female student or apprentice

si1 naai1married woman of mature age

師奶強人师奶强人

si1 naai1 koeng4 jan4Cantonese TV soap opera, As Sure As Fate; housewives who are strong and excel in what they do

師奶牌师奶牌

si1 naai1 paai2to play mahjong with a very low stakes, usually for fun only [colloquial]

師奶殺手师奶杀手

si1 naai1 saat3 sau2noun; literally it is housewife killer, which means a housewife is attracted to other men (other than her husband) and also known as housewife men idols

si1 naam4ancient Chinese compass

si1 naam4see 思南縣|思南县[Si1 nan2 Xian4]

思南縣思南县

si1 naam4 jyun6Sinan, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou

si1 ngaa5 bou3Schwab (name)

si1 ngaa5 dak6Swat province in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

斯瓦特谷地

si1 ngaa5 dak6 guk1 dei6Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

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