Cantonese words starting with S

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A personal letter, private correspondence, or a direct message (DM) on social media.

si1 si1 jap6 kau3

絲絲入扣丝丝入扣

Riveting, meticulous, and deeply moving; describing a performance or piece of writing that is exceptionally detailed and tugs at the heartstrings.

Leisuredly, unhurriedly, or in no rush at all.

si1 si1 man4 man4

Refined, polite, gentle, and cultured in manner.

嘶嘶聲嘶嘶声

A hissing, sizzling, or whistling sound.

噝噝聲咝咝声

A hissing, sizzling, or whispering sound.

si1 si1 siu2 jyu5

絲絲小雨丝丝小雨

Fine drizzle; a light, thin sprinkle of rain.

si1 si1 suk1 suk1

思思縮縮思思缩缩

Timid, shy, and hesitant; shrinking back or awkward out of fear or bashfulness.

History of poetry; also refers to poetry that reflects historical reality.

si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6

詩史試時市事诗史试时市事

A mnemonic phrase used to memorize the six tones in Cantonese.

si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 sik1 sek3 sik6

詩史試時市事色錫食诗史试时市事色锡食

A mnemonic phrase used to memorize and demonstrate the nine tones of Cantonese.

Agent or doer in a sentence.

Personal affairs; private matters that are unrelated to work and do not require others' involvement.

si1 si6 tai2 daai6

斯事體大斯事体大

An alternative form of 茲事體大, meaning this matter is of great importance or has grave consequences.

To give food as a charity.

Epithet for Li Bai, a renowned Tang Dynasty poet, meaning "immortal of poetry".

Silk thread for sewing or silk yarn for weaving.

司線員司线员

Line judge in sports such as tennis.

Sage of poetry, an epithet referring to the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu.

To learn from someone formally as their apprentice or pupil, inheriting their knowledge or craft.

The Lion City; a nickname for Singapore.

A person's thinking, ideology, or systematic set of thoughts and ideas.

si1 soeng2 baau1 fuk6

Something weighing heavily on one's mind, such as a mental burden, worry, or ideological obstacle.

思想庫思想库

Think tank; a research institute that provides advice and ideas on political, social, or economic issues.

si1 soeng2 gaa1

Thinker; a person with original, deep, and serious thoughts.

si1 soeng2 gaau1 lau4

Exchange of ideas; intellectual communication.

si1 soeng2 ji3 sik1

思想意識思想意识

Ideology, consciousness, or mindset.

Intellectual history; the history of ideas.

si1 soeng2 tai2 hai6

思想體系思想体系

System of thought; ideology.

si1 soeng2 waan4 deon6

思想頑鈍思想顽钝

Slow-witted; having dull, inflexible, or slow thinking.

To ponder, reflect, or deliberate carefully on a subject.

Timid, shy, shrinking, or socially awkward and flustered.

To be very familiar with one another.

An old-style private school with a single teacher giving individualized instruction.

The Book of Songs and the Book of History, or literature and books in general.

An elderly Buddhist nun, or a respectful address for a senior female martial arts master.

si1 taai3 jan1 ze6 ji5

斯泰恩謝爾斯泰恩谢尔

Steinkjer, a city in Trøndelag, Norway.

Stacy, a given name.

Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli County, northwest Taiwan.

si1 taam4 hoeng1

獅潭鄉狮潭乡

Shitan Township, a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

si1 taan2 bui3 hak1

斯坦貝克斯坦贝克

John Steinbeck, a 20th-century US novelist.

si1 taan2 deon6

斯坦頓斯坦顿

Stanton, used as a name.

Stanford or Stamford (names of various people, places, and organizations).

si1 taan2 fuk1 daai6 hok6

斯坦福大學斯坦福大学

Stanford University.

Stein, a surname.

Stanley; a common Western name.

Poetry circles; the poetic world.

Stacy (English name).

Corpse, dead body, or cadaver of a human or animal.

屍體袋尸体袋

Body bag; a bag used for carrying a corpse.