Cantonese words starting with S

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si6 ji5therefore; so
示现
si6 jin6(of a deity) to take a material shape
侍应
si6 jing3waiter
侍应生
si6 jing3 sang1a waiter or a waitress
事业
si6 jip6undertaking; activity; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; occupation
事业有成
si6 jip6 jau5 sing4to be successful in business
事业心
si6 jip6 sam1devotion to one's work
事业线
si6 jip6 sin3(palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger)
si6 joek6not to fight back; to show weakness
视若路人
si6 joek6 lou6 jan4to view as strangers
视若无睹
si6 joek6 mou4 dou2to turn a blind eye to
是药三分毒
si6 joek6 saam1 fan1 duk6every medicine has its side effect
视如敝屣
si6 jyu4 bai6 saai2lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)
视如粪土
si6 jyu4 fan3 tou2to look upon as dirt
视如寇仇
si6 jyu4 kau3 sau4to regard as an enemy
视如土芥
si6 jyu4 tou2 gaai3to regard as useless
事与愿违
si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
视区
si6 keoi1field of view
视距
si6 keoi5visible range
事权
si6 kyun4position; responsibility
si6 laap6to stand by in attendance
si6 lai6example; typical case
si6 lai6to illustrate
示例代码
si6 lai6 doi6 maa5sample code (computing)
si6 lam4Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
士林区
si6 lam4 keoi1Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
si6 lei5reason
si6 lek1shellac
si6 lik1slick (loanword), to make shiny, glossy, smooth
si6 lik1 seoi2solvent; denatured alcohol
视力
si6 lik6eyesight; visual acuity
视力表
si6 lik6 biu2eye chart (used by optician)
视力测定法
si6 lik6 caak1 ding6 faat3optometry
si6 lik6 gaa2Snickers (candy bar)
si6 loek6biographical sketch
视亮度
si6 loeng6 dou6apparent brightness (astronomy)
si6 long4(Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards
si6 luk1 gaa2snooker (spoken)
si6 lung6to look after; to repair
是吗
si6 maa3really; Is that so? [written]
视盲
si6 maang4blindness
si6 man5 tou2cement (loanword) (old)
si6 mat6thing; object
是味儿
si6 mei6 ji4(of food) to have the right taste
是么
si6 mo1really; Is that so? [written]
视网膜
si6 mong5 mok2retina
事无大小
si6 mou4 daai6 siu2see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
事无巨细
si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
事务
si6 mou6(political, economic etc) affairs; transaction (as in a computer database)
事务繁忙
si6 mou6 faan4 mong4to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work

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