Cantonese words starting with S

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司馬遷司马迁

Sima Qian, a Han dynasty historian and author of the Records of the Grand Historian.

司馬秤司马秤

Traditional Chinese measuring balance.

司馬昭司马昭

Sima Zhao (211–265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei.

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司馬昭之心司马昭之心

An open secret; a person's hidden, evil ambitions which are obvious to everyone.

司馬法司马法

The "Methods of Sima" (Sima Fa), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China.

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司馬光司马光

Sima Guang, a prominent politician and historian of the Northern Song dynasty.

司馬懿司马懿

Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty.

司馬炎司马炎

Sima Yan, founder and first emperor of the Western Jin dynasty.

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司馬穰苴司马穰苴

Sima Rangju, a military strategist of the Qi State and author of the "Methods of Sima".

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司馬遼太郎司马辽太郎

Shiba Ryōtarō, a Japanese author of historical novels.

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司馬承幀司马承帧

Sima Chengzhen, a Daoist priest during the Tang dynasty.

司馬談司马谈

Sima Tan (died 110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of Sima Qian.

To sell illicitly, illegally, or privately.

Simao, a district of Pu'er city in Yunnan province, China.

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思茅區思茅区

Simao, a district of Pu'er City in Yunnan province.

Simao, a city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er City in 2007.

Decimillimetre; a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a millimetre.

Refined, polite, and elegant in appearance, behavior, or manners.

Poetry and literature; poetic prose.

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斯文敗類斯文败类

A hypocrite, or a wolf in sheep's clothing; an educated or refined person who is actually morally corrupt.

si1 man4 daam6 ding6

Gentle, polite, and composed.

Smith, the surname.

Private, personal, or intimate.

Silk stockings or nylon pantyhose.

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斯密約瑟斯密约瑟

Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.

To consider, ponder, or plan.

獅尾狒狮尾狒

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada); an Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to a baboon.

Silk floss; natural silk fiber used as filling for quilts or clothing.

Siming, a district in Xiamen, Fujian.

Shih Ming-teh, Taiwanese politician and political activist.

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思明區思明区

Siming, a district of Xiamen City in Fujian.

A variety of long-grain indica rice.

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斯摩稜斯克斯摩棱斯克

Smolensk, a city in Russia.

Silk screen, wire mesh, or a net made of thin threads.

The wife of one's teacher, master, or pastor.

A screw nut; a type of hardware used with bolts to fasten objects.

To cherish the memory of someone, or to yearn for and think of them with affection.

Private placement; raising capital from a select group of private investors rather than the public market.

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Private equity fund; a privately raised investment fund.

Junior female fellow apprentice, student, or colleague.

A middle-aged married woman, often used slightly derogatorily to imply she is ignorant or penny-pinching.

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師奶強人师奶强人

Housewives who are strong, capable, and excel in what they do, or the Cantonese TV series As Sure As Fate.

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師奶牌师奶牌

A gambling game, usually mahjong, played with very low stakes.

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師奶殺手师奶杀手

A man who is highly attractive or appealing to middle-aged housewives, typically used to describe celebrities.

An ancient Chinese spoon-shaped magnetic compass.

Sinan county in Tongren prefecture, Guizhou province.

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思南縣思南县

Sinan, a county in Tongren City, Guizhou.

Schwab, a German surname.

Swat, a valley and district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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斯瓦特谷地

Swat Valley in northern Pakistan.