Cantonese words starting with S
14,796 entries
si4 bai6
時弊时弊
Current societal problems; ills of the day.
si4 bat1 ngo5 doi6
時不我待时不我待
Time and tide wait for no man; time is of the essence.
si4 bat1 ngo5 jyu5
時不我與时不我与
Time and tide wait for no man; time will not wait for us.
si4 bat1 si4
時不時时不时
Often; from time to time; repeatedly.
si4 bat1 zoi3 loi4
時不再來时不再来
Opportunity knocks but once; time, once lost, never returns.
si4 bou3
時報时报
Times, used in the names of newspapers such as the New York Times.
si4 caa1
時差时差
Time difference; the difference in standard time between different time zones.
si4 cing4
時程时程
Timetable or schedule; the planned timing and sequence of events.
si4 coek3
時戳时戳
Timestamp
si4 coi3
時菜时菜
Seasonal vegetables.
si4 cuk1
時速时速
Hourly speed; the distance traveled per hour.
si4 daai6 si4 siu2
時大時小时大时小
Sometimes big and sometimes small; fluctuating in size or scale.
si4 dim2
時點时点
A specific point in time.
si4 doi6
時代时代
An era, age, epoch, or historical period.
si4 doi6 gwong2 coeng4
時代廣場时代广场
Times Square.
si4 doi6 waa4 naap6
時代華納时代华纳
Time Warner Inc., a US media company.
si4 doi6 zaap6 zi3
時代雜誌时代杂志
Time magazine.
si4 dyun6
時段时段
A period or interval of time.
si4 dyun6 fan1 sik1
時段分析时段分析
Time interval analysis.
si4 fan6
時份时份
Moment, period, or point in time.
si4 fan6
時分时分
A period of time or hours during a day.
si4 fun2
時款时款
Trendy or fashionable in style or design.
si4 gaa3
時價时价
Market price; current price that fluctuates depending on the supply of goods.
si4 gaak3
時隔时隔
Separated in time; after a period of time.
si4 gaan3
時間时间
Time; the continuous progress of past, present, and future.
si4 gaan3 biu2
時間表时间表
Schedule; timetable.
si4 gaan3 caak1 ding6 hok6
時間測定學时间测定学
Chronometry; the science of the measurement of time.
si4 gaan3 coek3
時間戳时间戳
Timestamp
si4 gaan3 gaan2 si2
時間簡史时间简史
"A Brief History of Time", a popular-science book by Stephen Hawking.
si4 gaan3 keoi1 gaan3
時間區間时间区间
Time interval
si4 gaan3 mou4 do1
時間無多时间无多
Time is running out; not much time is left.
si4 gaan3 sin3
時間線时间线
Timeline; a chronological representation of events.
si4 gaan3 zeoi6 lit6
時間序列时间序列
Time series in statistics.
si4 gaan3 zeon3 cing4
時間進程时间进程
Time course; the progression or sequence of events over time.
si4 gaan3 zuk6
時間軸时间轴
Time axis; timeline.
si4 gei1
時機时机
Opportunity; an opportune moment or a highly favorable time.
si4 guk6
時局时局
The current political or social situation.
si4 gwaai1 ming6 gin2
時乖命蹇时乖命蹇
To suffer from bad timing and an adverse fate; to be highly unfortunate.
si4 gwo3 ging2 cin1
時過境遷时过境迁
Times change and circumstances alter; things change with the passage of time.
si4 gwong1
時光时光
Time or a period of time; days.
si4 gwong1 gei1
時光機时光机
Time machine.
si4 haa6
時下时下
Current; at present; contemporary.
si4 haan6
時限时限
A time limit or deadline.
si4 haau6
時效时效
Timeliness, effectiveness over time, or a legal statute of limitations.
si4 hak1
時刻时刻
A moment; a specific point in time or a short period of time.
si4 hak1 biu2
時刻表时刻表
A timetable or schedule showing times of arrivals, departures, or events.
si4 hak1 zeon2 bei6
時刻準備时刻准备
To be ready at any moment; prepared at all times.
si4 hau6
時候时候
A point in time, or a vaguely defined period of time.
si4 hin2 si4 jan2
時顯時隱时显时隐
Appearing and disappearing; coming in and out of view.
si4 hing1
時興时兴
Popular, fashionable, or trendy.