Cantonese words starting with S

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si1 ngaa5 hei1 lei5

Swahili; the Swahili language or the Swahili people.

si1 ngaa5 hei1 lei5 jyu5

斯瓦希里語斯瓦希里语

Swahili; the Swahili language.

si1 ngaa5 san1 gaak3

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American actor and politician who served as governor of California.

To bite and tear at, as of an animal attacking its prey.

To miss or long for someone or something, usually due to separation.

Selfish motives or personal desires.

Shi Nai'an, author of the Chinese classic novel Water Margin.

斯諾登斯诺登

Edward Snowden, an American computer specialist and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency.

斯諾克斯诺克

Snooker, the cue sport.

One's own pocket, especially regarding private greed or embezzlement.

斯柯達斯柯达

Škoda; a car manufacturer from the Czech Republic.

絲氨酸丝氨酸

Serine (Ser), an amino acid.

Cypress; any coniferous tree or shrub of the family Cupressaceae.

si1 paak3 si1 gei1

Spassky, a surname.

si1 pei4 ji5 baak3 gaak3

斯皮爾伯格斯皮尔伯格

Steven Spielberg, a prominent American film director.

Selfish preference or bias towards someone or something.

A poem, psalm, or literary work consisting of poetry.

To kill a hostage (of kidnappers).

To tear open; to rip apart.

撕破臉撕破脸

To have an acrimonious falling-out, abandoning all politeness and diplomacy.

si1 po3 lim5 pei4

撕破臉皮撕破脸皮

To have a public falling-out; to tear up friendships or put aside all face and politeness.

si1 pou2 dak6 nei4 hak1

斯普特尼克

Sputnik; the Soviet artificial Earth satellite.

si1 pou2 laai1 dak6 lei6 kwan4 dou2

斯普拉特利群島斯普拉特利群岛

Spratly Islands; an archipelago in the South China Sea.

si1 pou2 lam4 fei1 ji5 dak1

斯普林菲爾德斯普林菲尔德

si1 pou2 lei6 dak6

Split, a city in Croatia.

si1 pui3 ji5 dak6 siu2 mak6

斯佩耳特小麥斯佩耳特小麦

Spelt; a species of wheat (Triticum spelta).

Spelling (as in the spelling of a word, or the surname Spelling).

斯佩羅斯佩罗

Spero; a Western surname.

絲盤蟲丝盘虫

Trichoplax adhaerens, a tiny, flat, and simple marine organism.

To fight hand-to-hand to the death, or a deadly close-quarters fight.

To baptize or administer baptism.

si1 sai2 joek3 hon6

施洗約翰施洗约翰

John the Baptist

si1 sai2 ze2 joek3 hon6

施洗者約翰施洗者约翰

John the Baptist

Selfishness, or a selfish motive.

si1 sam1 wong4 lei5 caa4

獅心王理查狮心王理查

Richard the Lionheart, King Richard I of England.

Corpse; dead body.

si1 san1 jan4 min6 zoeng6

獅身人面像狮身人面像

Sphinx; a mythological creature with a lion's body and a human's head, or a statue representing it.

Teachers and students.

Private life; personal activities outside of work that do not involve public obligation.

Illegitimate child; a love child whose parents are not legally married at the time of birth.

si1 sang1 zi2 neoi5

An illegitimate child; a child born out of wedlock.

A human corpse.

To stay together or rely on one another.

Personal grudge; private feud or enmity.

To sell privately, illicitly, or without authorization.

si1 sau6 jan4 jyun4

司售人員司售人员

Bus crew, specifically the driver and conductor.

To give alms or charity to those in need out of pity.

To tear to shreds or rip into pieces.

One's thoughts, feelings, or train of thought.