Cantonese words starting with S

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事务律师
si6 mou6 leot6 si1solicitor (law)
事务所
si6 mou6 so2business office; firm
si6 neoi5court lady; traditional painting of beautiful women
si6 neoi5maid
si6 ngai4 leoi5 leon2lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
视艺
si6 ngai6Visual Arts
士农工商
si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1(idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
示爱
si6 oi3professing love; to express love
si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
视频
si6 pan4video
视频点播
si6 pan4 dim2 bo3video on demand (VOD)
视频会议
si6 pan4 wui6 ji5videoconferencing
视频节目
si6 pan4 zit3 muk6video program
视屏
si6 ping4screen (of a TV, computer etc)
si6 pui5 gung1 bun3(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result
视盘
si6 pun2optic disc (anatomy)
事势
si6 sai3state of affairs
视神经
si6 san4 ging1optic nerve
视神经乳头
si6 san4 ging1 jyu5 tau4optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)
视神经盘
si6 san4 ging1 pun4optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)
事实
si6 sat6reality; truth
事实婚
si6 sat6 fan1common-law marriage; de facto marriage
事实胜于雄辩
si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6facts speak louder than words (idiom)
事实上
si6 sat6 soeng6in fact; actually; de facto
视死如归
si6 sei2 jyu4 gwai1to view death as a return home; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
视讯
si6 seon3video (Tw)
士师记
si6 si1 gei3Book of Judges
si6 si6everything
si6 si6 daan6 daan6whatever; anything will do; anything goes; whishy-washy; halfheartedly; to muddle through; careless behaviour [colloquial]
si6 si6 daan6 daan6 zou6verb; muddle; muddle through a task; do it half heartedly
si6 si6 fei1 fei1of right and wrong; truth and lies; disagreements
事事关心
si6 si6 gwaan1 sam1to take an interest in everything [written and colloquial]
si6 sin1(adverb) Ahead
si6 sin1 tung1 zi1preliminary notification
视线
si6 sin3line of sight
si6 sing3expressivity
示性类
si6 sing3 leoi6characteristic class (math.)
视损伤
si6 syun2 soeng1visual impairment
事态
si6 taai3situation
事态发展
si6 taai3 faat3 zin2course of events
士挞
si6 taat1starter
士挞胆
si6 taat1 daam2noun; starter, such as fluorescent lamp starter
事体
si6 tai2things; decorum
事头
si6 tau2(n.
事头婆
si6 tau4 po4(n.
视听材料
si6 ting1 coi4 liu2evidence of material seen and heard
视听教育
si6 ting1 gaau3 juk6Audio visual education
视听
si6 ting3audiovisual; what one hears and sees
si6 tou4official career (formal)
视图
si6 tou4view

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