Cantonese words starting with S

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Materialistic, philistine, and money-minded; obsessing over financial gain and avoiding loss at all costs.

Materialistic, snobbish, and excessively focused on money or personal gain.

Municipal; city-established or city-run.

A Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams.

The popular name for Macau's former Central Prison, which was relocated to Coloane in 1990.

Citizen or resident of a city.

si5 man4 se5 wui2

市民社會市民社会

Civil society; the aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens.

On the market; in the market; in stores.

si5 naam4 keoi1

市南區市南区

Shinan, a district of Qingdao in Shandong Province.

Inside the city; within city limits.

A municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

A market or fair, often selling handmade crafts or artisanal goods in a public space.

The market system; traditional Chinese units of measurement.

Town; a small urban area that is smaller than a city but larger than a village.

Vulgar, coarse, or associated with the lower social classes.

si5 zeng2 siu2 man4

Ordinary people; commoners.

Market value, especially of high-value assets like real estate, jewelry, or commodities.

市佔率市占率

Municipal administration; the public affairs and administration of a city.

Municipal government, city hall, or municipal administration.

si5 zing3 seoi3

市政稅市政税

Council tax; city council rates.

si5 zing3 teng1

市政廳市政厅

City hall; municipal government office.

Mayor; the chief executive officer of a city government.

Shizhang, a Chinese unit of length equal to 3⅓ meters.

si5 zung1 keoi1

市中區市中区

A downtown area, or specifically referring to Shizhong District in Jinan, Shandong or Neijiang, Sichuan.

City center or town center; the busiest and most bustling area of a city.

To engage in or be occupied with; also to serve.

To become a government official or work in the civil service.

To wait on, serve, or take care of someone, supplying their needs.

A scholar, professional, soldier, or person of a particular class.

Yes; used as an affirmative reply.

Variant of 是 (si6), meaning to be, yes, or correct.

An ancient Chinese clan name; a title indicating family branch, or a suffix for a married woman's surname.

To look at, inspect, or observe

To show, present, or display information to make it known to others.

Radical number 113, representing a spirit, altar, or cult.

To look at, watch, or regard.

Fermented black soybeans.

Spanner; wrench.

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2

事不關己事不关己

A matter of no concern to oneself; none of one's business.

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1

事不關己，己不勞心事不关己，己不劳心

Stay out of matters that do not concern you; do not worry about things that are not your business.

si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2 ，gou1 gou1 gwaa3 hei2

事不關己，高高掛起事不关己，高高挂起

To remain indifferent to matters that do not concern oneself directly.

si6 bat1 ji4 ci4

事不宜遲事不宜迟

No time to lose; there should be no further delay.

Is or is not; yes or no; whether or not.

Spare; a backup or spare part.

A spare tyre, referring both to the automotive spare and to a big, rolls-of-fat belly.

An emergency event, crisis, or incident that changes the political situation.

Soldier; a person who serves in the armed forces to fight for their country.

To be certain to; it must be; definitely.

si6 bit1 gung1 can1

事必躬親事必躬亲

To attend to everything personally.