Cantonese words starting with S

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si5 kui2unscrupulous businessperson; philistine

si5 kui2to be very fixated with money; materialistic; very money conscious [colloquial]

si5 laap6municipal; city-run

si5 loeng5Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams

si5 lou4an urban prison in Macau [colloquial]

si5 man4(noun) Citizen

市民社會市民社会

si5 man4 se5 wui2civil society (law)

si5 min6the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)

市南區市南区

si5 naam4 keoi1Shinan, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong

si5 noi6inside the city

si5 wai2municipal committee

si5 zaap6fair; small town

si5 zai3Chinese units of measurement

si5 zan3small town

si5 zeng2marketplace; the street (urban milieu)

si5 zeng2 siu2 man4ordinary people; commoner

si5 zik6Market Value

市佔率市占率

si5 zim3 leot2market share

si5 zing3municipal administration

si5 zing3 fu2city hall

市政稅市政税

si5 zing3 seoi3city council rates

市政廳市政厅

si5 zing3 teng1city hall

si5 zoeng2mayor

si5 zoeng6zhang (Chinese unit of length equal to 3⅓ meters)

市中區市中区

si5 zung1 keoi1Shizhong, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong; Shizhong, a district of Neijiang City 內江市|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 Shi4], Sichuan

si5 zung1 sam1city center

si6matter; item; affair M: 件jiàn [件] ; 回huí [回]; to be engaged in

si6to serve as an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4]

si6to serve; attendant; samurai

si6member of the senior ministerial class (old); bachelor; first class military rank; soldier; part of the title for someone trained in certain professions

si6to be (followed by substantives only); (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well

si6variant of 是shì [是], to be

si6clan name; surname on mother's side; office; school of thought

si6to show; to look at; to observe

si6(verb) 1. Announce; 2. Notify; 3. To instruct;

si6cult; radical number 113

si6to look at; to inspect; to see; to regard as; to show; eyesight

si6salted fermented beans

si6 baa1 naa2(dialect) spanner (loanword)

事不關己事不关己

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

事不關己，己不勞心事不关己，己不劳心

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1lit. if it's not my business, should not be on my mind, meaning never mind other's business

事不關己，高高掛起事不关己，高高挂起

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2 ，gou1 gou1 gwaa3 hei2to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

事不宜遲事不宜迟

si6 bat1 ji4 ci4the matter should not be delayed

si6 bat1 si6is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)

si6 be1noun; spare; extra

si6 be1 taai1a spare tyre (loanword); a beer belly [colloquial]

si6 bin3incident; events (in general)

si6 bing1soldier

si6 bit1it must be; there must be

事必躬親事必躬亲

si6 bit1 gung1 can1to attend to everything personally

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