Cantonese words starting with S
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私信
si1 seon3private correspondence; personal letter
絲絲入扣丝丝入扣
si1 si1 jap6 kau3(idiom) done something with meticulous care and flawless artistry. It also implies accurate cooperation.
施施然
si1 si1 jin4to do things slowly
斯斯文文
si1 si1 man4 man4refined; cultured; polite; gentle
嘶嘶聲嘶嘶声
si1 si1 seng1hissing or sizzling sound
噝噝聲咝咝声
si1 si1 seng1hissing sound (onom.)
絲絲小雨丝丝小雨
si1 si1 siu2 jyu5fine drizzle
思思縮縮思思缩缩
si1 si1 suk1 suk1(adjective) stealthy; furtive; surreptitiously; sneaky;timid; ill at ease; hesitant; indecisive; curled up (due to coldness)
詩史诗史
si1 si2history of poetry
詩史試時市事诗史试时市事
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6A phrase used to memorise the six tones in Cantonese
詩史試時市事色錫食诗史试时市事色锡食
si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 sik1 sek3 sik6A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese
施事
si1 si6(linguistics) agent; doer
私事
si1 si6personal matters
斯事體大斯事体大
si1 si6 tai2 daai6see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zi1 shi4 ti3 da4]
施食
si1 sik6to give food (as a charity)
詩仙诗仙
si1 sin1"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
絲線丝线
si1 sin3silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)
司線員司线员
si1 sin3 jyun4line judge (tennis etc)
詩聖诗圣
si1 sing3"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
師承师承
si1 sing4passing on the skills, expertise; reputable scholars giving lectures
獅城狮城
si1 sing4the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
思想
si1 soeng2thought; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
思想包袱
si1 soeng2 baau1 fuk6sth weighing on one's mind
思想庫思想库
si1 soeng2 fu3think tank
思想家
si1 soeng2 gaa1thinker
思想交流
si1 soeng2 gaau1 lau4exchange of ideas
思想意識思想意识
si1 soeng2 ji3 sik1consciousness
思想史
si1 soeng2 si2intellectual history
思想體系思想体系
si1 soeng2 tai2 hai6system of thought
思想頑鈍思想顽钝
si1 soeng2 waan4 deon6blunt thinking
思索
si1 sok3to think deeply
思縮思缩
si1 suk1the act of being secretive in doing something; being excessively cautious
廝熟厮熟
si1 suk6familiar with one another
私塾
si1 suk6private school (in former times)
詩書诗书
si1 syu1the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
師太师太
si1 taai3female master; wife of male master
斯泰恩謝爾斯泰恩谢尔
si1 taai3 jan1 ze6 ji5Steinkjær (city in Trøndelag, Norway)
斯泰西
si1 taai3 sai1Stacy (name)
獅潭狮潭
si1 taam4Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
獅潭鄉狮潭乡
si1 taam4 hoeng1Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
斯坦貝克斯坦贝克
si1 taan2 bui3 hak1John Steinbeck (1902-1968), US novelist
斯坦頓斯坦顿
si1 taan2 deon6Stanton (name)
斯坦福
si1 taan2 fuk1Stanford or Stamford (name of various people, places and organizations, notably Stanford University)
斯坦福大學斯坦福大学
si1 taan2 fuk1 daai6 hok6Stanford University
斯坦因
si1 taan2 jan1Stein (name)
斯坦利
si1 taan2 lei6Stanley (name)
詩壇诗坛
si1 taan4poetry circles
斯塔西
si1 taap3 sai1Stacy (name)
屍體尸体
si1 tai2corpse; dead body
屍體袋尸体袋
si1 tai2 doi2body bag
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