Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 wong4 paau3 ceoi4Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)

saam1 zai2III-rated movie; card

saam1 zan3to strike out; (Tw) to ditch

saam1 zan3 ceot1 guk6see 三振[san1 zhen4]

saam1 zau6(noun) shirt sleeves; sleeves of clothing

三隻手三只手

saam1 zek3 sau2pickpocket

saam1 zeng2Mitsui (Japanese company)

saam1 zeoi6 cing1 on1melamine C3H6N6

saam1 zi1Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

三芝鄉三芝乡

saam1 zi1 hoeng1Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

三資企業三资企业

saam1 zi1 kei5 jip6foreign, private and joint ventures

saam1 zi1 ngai4barque

三趾鴉雀三趾鸦雀

saam1 zi2 aa1 zoek3(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)

三趾鷗三趾鸥

saam1 zi2 au1(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

三趾濱鷸三趾滨鹬

saam1 zi2 ban1 wat6(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)

三趾翠鳥三趾翠鸟

saam1 zi2 ceoi3 niu5(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)

三趾啄木鳥三趾啄木鸟

saam1 zi2 doek3 muk6 niu5(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

saam1 zi6abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic M...

三自教會三自教会

saam1 zi6 gaau3 wui2Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church fr...

三字經三字经

saam1 zi6 ging1Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian ...

三自愛國教會三自爱国教会

saam1 zi6 oi3 gwok3 gaau3 wui2Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church fr...

saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3irregular shapes

三尖杉酯鹼三尖杉酯碱

saam1 zim1 caam3 zi2 gaan2harringtonine (chemistry)

三貞九烈三贞九烈

saam1 zing1 gau2 lit6(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory

saam1 zing1 zau2triple-distilled rice wine

saam1 ziu1(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as t...

saam1 ziu1variant of 三焦[san1 jiao1]

saam1 zong6Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Budd...

三藏法師三藏法师

saam1 zong6 faat3 si1monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)

saam1 zuk1 ding2 laap6A situation of tripartite confrontation

三足金烏三足金乌

saam1 zuk1 gam1 wu1three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chines...

三足烏三足乌

saam1 zuk1 wu1three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chines...

saam1 zuk6(old) three generations (father, self and sons)

三中全會三中全会

saam1 zung1 cyun4 wui2third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party

saam2to mix (of powders); to sprinkle

saam3 si1a way of telling others to think twice before making any decision

三思而後行三思而后行

saam3 si1 ji4 hau6 hang4think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

saan1to delete; to erase; to eliminate

saan1to deprecate; leisurely

saan1surname Shan

saan1bottle stopper; (gun) bolt

saan1a flock of sheep (or goats); old variant of 羶shān [羶]

saan1(verb) to switch off;

saan1 aai1cyanide (loanword)

山埃貼士山埃贴士

saan1 aai1 tip1 si2noun; unreliable or doomed tips or advice

saan1 aau3noun; mountain gap or saddle, the lowest point between peaks on a mountain range

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