Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 wong4 paau3 ceoi4

Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)

III-rated movie; card

to strike out; (Tw) to ditch

saam1 zan3 ceot1 guk6

see 三振[san1 zhen4]

(noun) shirt sleeves; sleeves of clothing

saam1 zek3 sau2

三隻手三只手

Mitsui (Japanese company)

saam1 zeoi6 cing1 on1

melamine C3H6N6

Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

saam1 zi1 hoeng1

三芝鄉三芝乡

Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

saam1 zi1 kei5 jip6

三資企業三资企业

foreign, private and joint ventures

saam1 zi1 ngai4

saam1 zi2 aa1 zoek3

三趾鴉雀三趾鸦雀

(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)

三趾鷗三趾鸥

(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

saam1 zi2 ban1 wat6

三趾濱鷸三趾滨鹬

(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)

saam1 zi2 ceoi3 niu5

三趾翠鳥三趾翠鸟

(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)

saam1 zi2 doek3 muk6 niu5

三趾啄木鳥三趾啄木鸟

(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement

saam1 zi6 gaau3 wui2

三自教會三自教会

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

saam1 zi6 ging1

三字經三字经

Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters

saam1 zi6 oi3 gwok3 gaau3 wui2

三自愛國教會三自爱国教会

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3

irregular shapes

saam1 zim1 caam3 zi2 gaan2

三尖杉酯鹼三尖杉酯碱

harringtonine (chemistry)

saam1 zing1 gau2 lit6

三貞九烈三贞九烈

(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory

saam1 zing1 zau2

triple-distilled rice wine

(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"

variant of 三焦[san1 jiao1]

Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries

saam1 zong6 faat3 si1

三藏法師三藏法师

monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)

saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6

A situation of tripartite confrontation

saam1 zuk1 gam1 wu1

三足金烏三足金乌

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)

三足烏三足乌

three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)

(old) three generations (father, self and sons)

saam1 zung1 cyun4 wui2

三中全會三中全会

third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party

to mix (of powders); to sprinkle

a way of telling others to think twice before making any decision

saam3 si1 ji4 hau6 hang4

三思而後行三思而后行

think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

to delete; to erase; to eliminate

to deprecate; leisurely

bottle stopper; (gun) bolt

a flock of sheep (or goats); old variant of 羶shān [羶]

(verb) to switch off;

cyanide (loanword)

saan1 aai1 tip1 si2

山埃貼士山埃贴士

noun; unreliable or doomed tips or advice

noun; mountain gap or saddle, the lowest point between peaks on a mountain range