Cantonese words starting with S

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si1 tai2 fau2 gim2

屍體剖檢尸体剖检

Autopsy; post-mortem examination.

si1 tai2 gaai2 fau2

屍體解剖尸体解剖

Autopsy; the post-mortem dissection and examination of a corpse.

To pocket, misappropriate, or embezzle money, goods, or benefits that do not belong to oneself.

獅頭鵝狮头鹅

Lionhead goose; a large breed of domestic goose characterized by a prominent fleshy knob on its head.

si1 tau4 sek6 zuk1

獅頭石竹狮头石竹

Clove pink; a species of carnation or dianthus.

司天臺司天台

The historical Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy, an official title from the Tang dynasty onwards.

si1 toi4 pou2 si1

Staples Center, a sports arena in Los Angeles.

si1 tok3 hang2 laap6 sek6 hyun1

斯托肯立石圈

Stonehenge; the prehistoric stone circle in Wiltshire, England.

si1 tong1 daat6

司湯達司汤达

Stendhal (the pen name of French writer Marie-Henri Beyle).

Silk waistband or silk ribbon.

Minister over the Masses, a high-ranking government office in ancient China.

Master and apprentice.

si1 tou4 gaa1 dak6

斯圖加特斯图加特

Stuttgart, a city in southwest Germany and the capital of Baden-Württemberg.

si1 tou4 leoi4 dang1

John Leighton Stuart (1876–1962), American missionary, president of Yenching University, and US ambassador to China.

司徒華司徒华

Szeto Wah, a Hong Kong politician.

To collude in secret, or to engage in an illicit sexual affair.

si1 tung1 hang1 zi6 sek6 laan4

斯通亨治石欄斯通亨治石栏

The Stonehenge stone circle.

Poetry and painting; poetic and pictorial art.

si1 waa4 lok6 sai3 kei4 seoi2 zing1

施華洛世奇水晶施华洛世奇水晶

Swarovski crystal.

si1 wai1 si6 laan4

斯威士蘭斯威士兰

Eswatini; a landlocked country in southern Africa formerly known as Swaziland.

To tear up or shred something, such as a document, agreement, or contract.

To think, ponder, or contemplate; thought or thinking.

Thought, thinking, or a way of thinking.

si1 wai4 ji5 dak1 lok6 fu1

斯維爾德洛夫斯维尔德洛夫

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (1885-1919), Bolshevik organizer.

si1 wai4 man5 zit3

思維敏捷思维敏捷

Quick-witted; agile in thought and quick to react.

To give charity to someone, or to bestow a favor.

si1 wai6 sou3 caan1

To hold a sinecure, occupying a position without doing any work.

To hang out or spend a lot of time with someone.

A poetry anthology; a collection of poems.

A female student, apprentice, or practitioner senior to oneself; also used to address a policewoman.

Qualified teachers; teachers who possess appropriate qualifications and capabilities.

si1 zi1 sam1 tung3

An idiom referring to a thought that causes heartache or deep sorrow.

Lion; a large feline mammal living in Africa and Asia.

獅子狗狮子狗

Chikuwa (a Japanese fish cake) or a Pekingese dog.

獅子鄉狮子乡

Shishiku Township (also Shihtzu Township), a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2

獅子開大口狮子开大口

To demand an extortionate price, or make an impossibly high and unreasonable demand during negotiations.

獅子魚狮子鱼

Lionfish; venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois.

si1 zi2 lam4 jyun4

獅子林園狮子林园

Lion Grove Garden, a famous classical Chinese garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu.

獅子山狮子山

Lion Rock, a famous hill in Hong Kong located between West Kowloon and East New Territories.

si1 zi2 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2

獅子山郊野公園狮子山郊野公园

Lion Rock Country Park, a country park in Hong Kong.

si1 zi2 saan1 haa6

獅子山下狮子山下

"Under the Lion Rock", a famous Hong Kong television series depicting the lives of citizens.

si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6

獅子山隧道狮子山隧道

Lion Rock Tunnel

si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6 gung1 lou6

獅子山隧道公路狮子山隧道公路

Lion Rock Tunnel Road, a road in Hong Kong.

獅子頭狮子头

Lion's head; a large Chinese pork meatball cooked with vegetables.

獅子座狮子座

Leo, the constellation in astronomy or the fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology.

Without permission or authorization; privately; on one's own.

絲織品丝织品

Woven silk or rayon fabrics and products.

絲織物丝织物

Woven silk fabric.

To put to good use; to exhibit or give full play to one's skills or traits.