Cantonese words starting with S

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Therefore; so; for this reason.

To manifest; of a deity, to take a material shape or reveal itself.

Waiter or waitress; a restaurant server.

si6 jing3 sang1

侍應生侍应生

A waiter or waitress who serves food and attends to customers in a restaurant.

An undertaking, career, or enterprise that has a specific goal or impact on society.

si6 jip6 jau5 sing4

事業有成事业有成

To have a successful career; to be successful in business or one's profession.

事業心事业心

Ambition, dedication, or devotion to one's career.

事業線事业线

The career line on a person's palm, or a humorous slang term for female cleavage.

To show weakness or a lack of courage and strength.

si6 joek6 lou6 jan4

視若路人视若路人

To view someone as a stranger; to treat someone like an outsider.

si6 joek6 mou4 dou2

視若無睹视若无睹

To turn a blind eye to; to ignore what one sees; to show no concern.

si6 joek6 saam1 fan1 duk6

是藥三分毒是药三分毒

All medicines have some degree of toxicity or side effects.

si6 jyu4 bai6 saai2

視如敝屣视如敝屣

To view as worn-out shoes; to regard something as completely worthless and cast it aside.

si6 jyu4 fan3 tou2

視如糞土视如粪土

To look upon something as dirt; to regard something as utterly worthless.

si6 jyu4 kau3 sau4

視如寇仇视如寇仇

To regard someone as an enemy.

si6 jyu4 tou2 gaai3

視如土芥视如土芥

To regard as useless; to treat with utter contempt.

si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4

事與願違事与愿违

Things turn out contrary to one's wishes or expectations.

Visible range; line of sight.

Authority and responsibilities associated with a specific position.

To stand by in attendance.

An occurrence that serves as an example; a real-life event used as an illustrative example.

An example or illustration.

si6 lai6 doi6 maa5

示例代碼示例代码

Sample code; code used as an example in computer programming.

Shilin, a district of Taipei City in Taiwan.

士林區士林区

Shilin District, a district of Taipei City, Taiwan.

Reason, logic, or the principles underlying things and matters.

Shellac; a resin secreted by female lac bugs, used as a wood finish or food glaze.

Slick; to make shiny, glossy, or smooth.

Industrial denatured alcohol.

Vision; eyesight; the ability to see.

視力表视力表

Eye chart used to measure visual acuity.

si6 lik6 caak1 ding6 faat3

視力測定法视力测定法

Optometry; the scientific method of testing vision and measuring eyesight.

Snickers chocolate bar.

Biographical sketch.

si6 loeng6 dou6

視亮度视亮度

Apparent brightness of a celestial body.

Vice-minister of one of the Six Boards during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Snooker, a cue sport played on a billiard table.

To look after, tend to, or raise crops or domestic animals; to repair or fiddle with things.

Is that so? Is that true? Really?

Blindness; loss of vision.

Cement; a grey powder made of calcium oxide and silicon dioxide used as a primary ingredient in concrete.

An object, thing, or phenomenon that exists objectively and is usually non-living.

是味兒是味儿

To have the right taste, or to be tasty and flavorful.

Is that so? Really?

視網膜视网膜

Retina; the transparent, light-sensitive inner membrane of the eyeball.

si6 mou4 daai6 siu2

事無大小事无大小

No matter whether a matter is big or small; regardless of importance.

si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3

事無巨細事无巨细

No matter how big or small the matter is; all matters, regardless of their importance.

General affairs, work, routine, or procedures in a business or official setting.

si6 mou6 faan4 mong4

事務繁忙事务繁忙

To be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work.