Cantonese words starting with S

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To regard as the same; to treat as identical.

si6 tung4 gei2 ceot1

視同己出视同己出

To treat or regard someone else's child as one's own.

si6 tung4 ji4 hei1

視同兒戲视同儿戏

To treat a serious matter as a mere plaything or joke; to consider something unimportant.

si6 tung4 sau2 zuk1

視同手足视同手足

To regard someone as a sibling or brother.

To serve as a government official.

To protest, demonstrate, or march.

si6 wai1 jau4 hang4

示威遊行示威游行

A protest demonstration or rally.

si6 wai1 wan6 dung6

示威運動示威运动

Protest campaign; demonstration or rally.

Demonstrator or protester.

To regard, view, or consider someone or something as.

si6 wai4 wai3 tou4

視為畏途视为畏途

To view a task, path, or place as highly dangerous or a daunting prospect that one fears to undertake.

si6 wai4 zi1 gei2

視為知己视为知己

To consider someone a close friend or soulmate, or to take them into one's confidence.

An imperial bodyguard, or a guard who protects a ruler or high-ranking official.

侍衛官侍卫官

An aide-de-camp or military guard of high-ranking officials and monarchs.

si6 wai6 zi1 gei2 ze2 sei2, neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4

士為知己者死，女為悅己者容士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

A scholar dies for his soulmate, and a woman beautifies herself for her lover.

Waiter; a male restaurant server.

Black bean sauce; a seasoning sauce made primarily from fermented black soybeans.

si6 zap1 paai4 gwat1

Steamed spare ribs with fermented black bean sauce, a classic Cantonese dim sum dish.

si6 zap1 zing1 paai4 gwat1

豉汁蒸排骨

Steamed spare ribs with douchi (fermented black bean) sauce.

Attendant, waiter, or server.

To become more hardworking and positive in order to achieve a goal.

Soldier; private

Scholar or intellectual in ancient China.

Deed, merit, achievement, or major actions done by a person.

Deeds, achievements, or past events of a person's life.

To pass away (used of a Buddhist monk or nun).

Evidence or factual proof.

si6 ziu1 caau2 jau4

豉椒炒魷豉椒炒鱿

Fried squid in black bean sauce; also used figuratively to mean getting fired.

Visual impairment; a condition where vision is damaged due to injury or illness of the eyes, nerves, or brain.

Video; a moving image signal.

si6 zoi6 jan4 wai4

事在人為事在人为

Human effort can achieve anything; success depends on one's own efforts rather than fate or waiting for luck.

To regard as; to consider or treat as.

The influential, land-owning aristocratic class in ancient China, especially prominent during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties.

Clan; a social organization of people sharing the same surname and blood lineage.

To show in public, often to the public's attention or for public display.

The victim in a criminal case, or a person involved in a dispute.

To save, stint, or consume less.

Daughter-in-law; a son's wife.

Style, type, pattern, formula, or ceremony.

To know, learn of, or be informed of something.

Of a past time; also used to express regret or 'too bad'.

To wipe or brush away.

The past; former times.

Clear; distinct.

To analyze, dissect, or explain.

The sound of rain, sleet, or wind, or water used to wash rice.

To turn off, extinguish, or put out.

Fair-skinned or white.

To harvest grain or gather in a harvest.

Colour; the visual impression produced by light reflecting from an object.