Cantonese words starting with S
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saan1 baan1 kau1
山斑鳩山斑鸠
(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
saan1 baan2
舢板
sampan
saan1 baan2
舢舨
variant of 舢板[shan1 ban3]
saan1 baan2 cung1 paau3 teng5
舢舨充炮艇
(a sampan pretending to be a warship); to bluff; to pose as a big shot; pirated products
saan1 baau1
山包
(dialect) hill
saan1 bang1
山崩
landslide
saan1 bat1 zyun2 lou6 zyun2
山不轉路轉山不转路转
lit. if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom)
saan1 bat1 zyun3 seoi2 zyun3
山不轉水轉山不转水转
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom)
saan1 bo1
山坡
hillside
saan1 bun2
山本
Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
saan1 bun2 ng5 sap6 luk6
山本五十六
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
saan1 caa4
山查
variant of 山楂[shan1 zha1]
saan1 caa4
山茶
camellia
saan1 caa4 faa1
山茶花
camellia
saan1 caak6
山賊山贼
brigand
saan1 ceoi4
刪除删除
to delete
saan1 cing1 seoi2 sau3
山清水秀
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
saan1 cit3
閂掣闩掣
to turn off; to switch off
saan1 coek3
珊卓
Sandra (name)
saan1 coeng4
山牆山墙
gable
saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
山長水遠山长水远
a long and difficult way; remote; very far away
saan1 cou2 joek6
山草藥山草药
wild medicinal herbs
saan1 cou3 mei4
山噪鶥山噪鹛
(bird species of China) plain laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi)
saan1 cyun1
山川
mountains and rivers
saan1 cyun1
山村
mountain village
saan1 cyun4
山泉
Mountain springs, mountain water
saan1 daai6 zaam2 maai4 jau5 caai4
山大斬埋有柴山大斩埋有柴
combining a little by little can accumulate to a big amount
saan1 daan1
山丹
see 山丹縣|山丹县[Shan1 dan1 Xian4]
saan1 daan1 daan1
山丹丹
see 山丹[shan1 dan1]
saan1 daan1 jyun6
山丹縣山丹县
Shandan, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4], Gansu
saan1 daat6 gei1
山達基山达基
Scientology
saan1 dau1
山兜
Sedan chair
saan1 dei6
山地
(noun) It refers to the aboriginal ethnic of Taiwan; (noun) 1. The land or field in mountains
saan1 dei6 ce1
山地車山地车
noun; Mountain bike
saan1 dei6 jan4
山地人
People who live in the mountain area
saan1 dei6 zi6 hang4 ce1
山地自行車山地自行车
mountain bike
saan1 deng2
山頂山顶
(attraction in Hong Kong) The Peak
saan1 deng2 dei6 keoi1
山頂地區山顶地区
peak district; area on the hilltop; peak level [written and colloquial]
saan1 deng2 laam6 ce1
山頂纜車山顶缆车
The Peak Tram
saan1 din1
山巔山巅
summit
saan1 din6
山靛
(botany) the spurges, the mercuries (plants of genus Mercurialis)
saan1 diu6
刪掉删掉
to delete
saan1 dou6 nin4
山道年
santonin (loanword)
saan1 dung1
山東山东
see 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
saan1 dung1 bun3 dou2
山東半島山东半岛
Shandong Peninsula
saan1 dung1 daai6 hok6
山東大學山东大学
Shandong University
saan1 dung1 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6
山東科技大學山东科技大学
Shandong University of Science and Technology
saan1 dung1 saang2
山東省山东省
Shandong Province, capital Jinan 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4] (short name 魯|鲁[Lu3])
saan1 dung6
山洞
cavern
saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2
刪繁就簡删繁就简
to simplify by eradicate the superfluous