Cantonese words starting with S

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To implement policies; to administer governance.

si1 zing3 bou3 gou3

施政報告施政报告

Policy address; an annual government report delivered to the legislature outlining policy and future development.

Stepan or Stefan (given name)

Secretaries of Departments, the highest-ranking principal officials in the Hong Kong government.

A respectful address for teachers, or a military division commander.

The husband of one's teacher.

Threadlike; filamentous.

絲狀物丝状物

Filament; a threadlike structure or object.

Traditional Chinese stringed and woodwind instruments, or the music played with them.

Feet and legs in silk stockings, especially in the context of foot massage services.

si1 zuk1 se2 faan6

施粥捨飯施粥舍饭

To give away free congee and food as charity; to provide alms to the poor.

Shizong county in Qujing, Yunnan, China.

Paid time spent with a client by a nightclub hostess or escort outside the venue; can also refer to the escort herself.

si1 zung1 jyun6

師宗縣师宗县

Shizong, a county in Qujing City, Yunnan province.

私鐘妹私钟妹

A woman working as a prostitute on a freelance or part-time basis.

Benefactor; a term used by Buddhist monks or nuns to address donors or laypersons.

An honorific term for one's teacher or master.

A Chinese surname, typically transliterated as Sze or Shi.

Sucky, crappy, or low-quality; having poor ability.

To bind, or a rope used for binding.

The battered and bruised appearance of someone who has been badly beaten up.

To have terrible skills in playing ball games.

History books, historical records, or annals.

Prehistoric; referring to the time before written history.

si2 cin4 gu2 hei3 mat6

史前古器物

Prehistoric artifacts

Prehistoric man or prehistoric people.

si2 cin4 si4 doi6

史前時代史前时代

Prehistoric era.

The English surname Straw.

Muckworm; a maggot found in feces.

si2 daan1 deon6 dou2

史丹頓島史丹顿岛

Staten Island, a borough of New York City.

Stanford University

si2 daan1 fuk1 daai6 hok6

史丹福大學史丹福大学

Stanford University.

Steve (male name).

Steven or Stephen, a male given name.

si2 dai3 man4 si1

si2 dak6 lou4 si1

史特勞斯史特劳斯

Strauss, the surname; most commonly referring to the German composer Richard Strauss.

史特龍史特龙

The name Stallone, typically referring to Sylvester Stallone.

Inferior, subpar, or of very poor quality.

Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II.

Stacy (English name)

Butt; backside; buttocks.

Buttocks or ass; the rear end of the human body.

Buttocks; bottom; backside.

An annoying person who behaves deceptively, sneaks around, or constantly goes back on their word.

An insult used to call someone a jerk or asshole, or a derogatory term for a gay man.

To do something pointless, unnecessary, or troublesome just because one has nothing better to do.

Buttcrack; the cleft between the buttocks.

An asshole, or a gay man (offensive).

Anus or asshole.