Cantonese words starting with S

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使
si2 ngau4usage of cows for farming
si2 nou4 bei2Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
si2 nou5 bei2Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
si2 pei4bad, low quality
si2 pin3diaper (spoken)
si2 pou2 nei4 hak1Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite
si2 san4official in charge of public records
史实
si2 sat6historical fact
史诗
si2 si1an epic
史诗般
si2 si1 bun1epic
si2 si1 ming4Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
史诗性
si2 si1 sing3epic
si2 si2 fat1 fat1to be unable to make one's mind up [colloquial]
试试
si2 si3To try
史氏蝗莺
si2 si6 wong4 ang1(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes pleskei)
使
si2 sing4to cause
si2 soeng6in history
史书
si2 syu1history book
si2 taai3 bok3Staples Inc., US office supply store
si2 taap3toilet bowl (spoken)
屎塌盖
si2 taap3 goi3mop top hairstyle [colloquial]
屎塔盖
si2 taap3 goi3lavatory cover
si2 teng5boats for excrement transportation purposes
使使徒行传
si2 tou4 hang4 zyun6Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)
使使坏
si2 waai6to play dirty tricks
si2 wai1 si6Schweppes (soft drinks company)
si2 zau6 pin1Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC
使使尽
si2 zeon6to exert all one's strength
史迹
si2 zik1Historical sites
si2 zik6historical records
使使节团
si2 zit3 tyun4a diplomatic group
史传
si2 zyun6historical biography
史传小说
si2 zyun6 siu2 syut3historical novel
使
si3a diplomatic envoy; an ambassador; an order
si3addicted to; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
si3nasal mucus
si3(noun) interview
si3variant of 諡|谥[shi4]
si3team of 4 horses; name of a constellation; horse drawn carriage ; rein
试办
si3 baan6to try sth out; pilot scheme
试爆
si3 baau3trial explosion
驷不及舌
si3 bat1 kap6 sit6cannot take back and withdraw what has already been said
试表
si3 biu2to take temperature
试播
si3 bo3trial broadcast
试杯
si3 bui1Petri dish; trial slide
试车
si3 ce1to test drive
试场
si3 coeng4exam room
穿试穿
si3 cyun1to try wearing clothes
试点
si3 dim2test point; pilot scheme
试读
si3 duk6to read a sample chapter of a book; to attend classes on a trial basis

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