Cantonese words starting with S

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si6 mou6 leot6 si1

事務律師事务律师

Solicitor; a lawyer who advises clients, prepares legal documents, and represents clients in lower courts.

事務所事务所

An agency, office, or professional firm that handles administrative, legal, or business affairs for clients.

A court lady, or a traditional Chinese painting of beautiful women.

A maid or maidservant.

si6 ngai4 leoi5 leon2

At a critical juncture; a situation as precarious as a pile of eggs.

Shorthand for visual arts (視覺藝術).

si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1

士農工商士农工商

The four classes of traditional Chinese society: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.

To express or confess one's love to someone.

si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1

An expert always produces the best work.

si6 pan4 dim2 bo3

視頻點播视频点播

Video on demand (VOD).

si6 pan4 wui6 ji5

視頻會議视频会议

Videoconferencing; a video conference.

si6 pan4 zit3 muk6

視頻節目视频节目

Screen of a television, computer, or other electronic device.

si6 pui5 gung1 bun3

To get half the result with twice the effort; inefficient.

Optic disc; the anatomical point where the optic nerve enters the retina.

State of affairs; the current situation.

視神經视神经

si6 san4 ging1 jyu5 tau4

視神經乳頭视神经乳头

Optic disk; the terminal of the optic nerve on the retina.

si6 san4 ging1 pun4

視神經盤视神经盘

Optic disk, the terminal of the optic nerve on the retina.

Fact; reality; a thing that has actually occurred.

事實婚事实婚

Common-law marriage; de facto marriage.

si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6

事實勝於雄辯事实胜于雄辩

Facts speak louder than words; even the most powerful rhetoric cannot compare to the strength of actual facts.

si6 sat6 soeng6

事實上事实上

In fact, actually, or as a matter of fact.

si6 sei2 jyu4 gwai1

視死如歸视死如归

To face death without fear; to view death as returning home.

Video call, video chat, or video signal.

士師記士师记

The Book of Judges, a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

Everything; every matter or affair.

si6 si6 daan6 daan6

Careless, halfhearted, or indifferent; doing something in a slipshod or whatever manner.

si6 si6 daan6 daan6 zou6

是是但但做

To do something half-heartedly, carelessly, or just to muddle through a task.

si6 si6 fei1 fei1

Right and wrong; truths and lies; conflicts or disagreements.

si6 si6 gwaan1 sam1

事事關心事事关心

To take an interest in everything; to care about all matters.

In advance; beforehand; prior to an event or action.

si6 sin1 tung1 zi1

Prior notice or preliminary notification.

Line of sight, or figuratively, one's attention or focus of vision.

Expressivity; representing or manifesting a specific property or characteristic.

si6 sing3 leoi6

示性類示性类

Characteristic class in mathematics.

si6 syun2 soeng1

視損傷视损伤

Visual impairment.

The state of affairs or situation, usually referring to an unfavorable development.

si6 taai3 faat3 zin2

事態發展事态发展

The course of events or development of a situation.

Starter; an ignition or startup device for machinery.

si6 taat1 daam2

士撻膽士挞胆

A starter for an electrical appliance, such as a fluorescent lamp starter.

An affair, matter, or event; decorum or propriety.

Boss; employer; shop owner.

事頭婆事头婆

Female boss, shop owner, or the boss's wife; also historically used to refer to Queen Elizabeth II.

si6 ting1 coi4 liu2

視聽材料视听材料

Audiovisual materials, or evidence of things seen and heard.

si6 ting1 gaau3 juk6

視聽教育视听教育

Audiovisual education.

Audiovisual; the acts of seeing and hearing.

An official's career path or prospects in government.

A view of a physical object, computer interface, or database.