Cantonese words starting with S

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grave on the hillside

to turn off the stove

products which come from mountains

(mountain) peak

to abridge (a text); to cut back (a budget, a curriculum)

saan1 gaan2 aat3 suk1

刪簡壓縮删简压缩

to simplify and condense (a text)

mountain stream

Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

saan1 gai1 mou5 geng3

山雞舞鏡山鸡舞镜

self appreciation

grid (in vacuum tubes)

recess in mountains

foot of a mountain

(zoology) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi); Chinese muntjac

Delete and change

noun; hill hump

saan1 gou1 hoi2 sam1

high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

saan1 gou1 seoi2 coeng4

山高水長山高水长

high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching

saan1 gou1 seoi2 dai1

unfortunate events

saan1 gou1 seoi2 him2

山高水險山高水险

lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift

saan1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5

山高皇帝遠山高皇帝远

literally, the mountain is high, emperor far away, he cannot control. nowadays, it means far away and unreachable by the central government (management); it is difficult to get justice

The Valley, capital of Anguilla (a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean)

stream; gorge; mountain pothole

saan1 haang1 seoi2

noun; water from mountain or valley streams

gorge; mountain valley

saan1 hat6 tou4

Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)

saan1 hau2 joeng4

Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)

saan1 hau2 jyun6

山口縣山口县

Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]

saan1 hau6 mun4

閂後門闩后门

to close the back door

mountains and rivers

saan1 hoi2 ging1

山海經山海经

Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

saan1 hoi2 gwaan1

山海關山海关

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall

saan1 hoi2 gwaan1 keoi1

山海關區山海关区

Shanhaiguan, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei

deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt

saan1 hung4 bou6 faat3

山洪暴發山洪暴发

Flash floods; Mountain torrents

see 山陰縣|山阴县[Shan1 yin1 Xian4]

saan1 jam1 jyun6

山陰縣山阴县

Shanyin, a county in Shuozhou City 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi

People who live in the mountain area

saan1 jan4 zi6 jau5 miu6 gai3

山人自有妙計山人自有妙计

don't worry, one will always be able to come up with an ingenious solution [written and colloquial]

the west side of a mountain