Cantonese words starting with S
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示波器
si6 bo1 hei3oscillograph
事半功倍
si6 bun3 gung1 pui5(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
士鉢恤士钵恤
si6 but3 seot1sport shirt (loanword) [colloquial]
視差视差
si6 caa1parallax
視察视察
si6 caat3to inspect
事出有因
si6 ceot1 jau5 jan1There's reason for everything
是次
si6 ci3this time
事前
si6 cin4in advance; before the event
事情
si6 cing4affair; matter; thing; business
視情況而定视情况而定
si6 cing4 fong3 ji4 ding6depending on the circumstances [written and colloquial]
侍妾
si6 cip3concubine
視錯覺视错觉
si6 co3 gok3optical illusion
視窗视窗
si6 coeng1Windows (the Microsoft operating system)
侍從侍从
si6 cung4to serve (an important personage)
是處是处
si6 cyu3the extreme
士大夫
si6 daai6 fu1scholar officials
士擔士担
si6 daam1a stamp (a loanword)
士丹頓街士丹顿街
si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1Staunton Street, a street in Hong Kong
士丹利
si6 daan1 lei6Stanley (name)
事但
si6 daan6whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]
事旦
si6 daan6whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]
是但
si6 daan6(adverb) randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"
是旦
si6 daan6noun; whatever
士的
si6 dik1(n.) a walking stick (loanword)
是的
si6 dik1yes, that's right
事典
si6 din2encyclopedia
士多
si6 do1(dialect) store (loanword)
士多啤梨
si6 do1 be1 lei2(HK) (loanword) strawberry
士多店
si6 do1 dim3stores, kiosks
士多房
si6 do1 fong4store room (spoken)
事到今日
si6 dou3 gam1 jat6under the circumstances
事到如今
si6 dou3 jyu4 gam1as matters stand; things having reached this stage
事到臨頭事到临头
si6 dou3 lam4 tau4when things come to a head (idiom)
事端
si6 dyun1disturbance
示範示范
si6 faan6to demonstrate; demonstration
事發事发
si6 faat3the incident that happened
事發地點事发地点
si6 faat3 dei6 dim2the scene of the incident
是否
si6 fau2whether (or not); is or isn't
是非
si6 fei1(noun) gossip
是非不分
si6 fei1 bat1 fan1unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非啄
si6 fei1 doek3one who loves creating rumours (slang)
是非分明
si6 fei1 fan1 ming4to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
是非皆因強出頭是非皆因强出头
si6 fei1 gaai1 jan1 koeng5 ceot1 tau4disagreements stem from wanting to speak out too much
是非根
si6 fei1 gan1lit. root of trouble, meaning male's genitals
是非鬼
si6 fei1 gwai2a gossiper [colloquial]
是非曲直
si6 fei1 kuk1 zik6lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
是非莫辨
si6 fei1 mok6 bin6unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非只為多開口是非只为多开口
si6 fei1 zi2 wai6 do1 hoi1 hau2dispute was caused by gossip or talking too much
是非自有公論是非自有公论
si6 fei1 zi6 jau5 gung1 leon6to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)
視乎视乎
si6 fu4to be determined by
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