Cantonese words starting with S

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sik1 sik1 mai4 mai4crazy about sex; horny
息息相关
sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1extremely relevant
识食
sik1 sik6know a lot about food
识性
sik1 sing3sensible
适销
sik1 siu1marketable; appropriate to the market
识少少,扮代表
sik1 siu2 siu2, baan6 doi6 biu2describes someone who thinks he or she know it all when in reality he
sik1 soeng3coloration; sex
识相
sik1 soeng3sensitive
悉数
sik1 sou3to enumerate in detail
sik1 sou3pigment
色素体
sik1 sou3 tai2plastid (organelle in plant cell)
识弹唔识唱
sik1 taan4 m4 sik1 coeng3can only complain but cannot suggest (slang)
sik1 taap3dice tower
识听
sik1 teng1To have a good taste about song; to understand something that one hears
识途老马
sik1 tou4 lou5 maa5lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
sik1 tyun4 muk6Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
释怀
sik1 waai4to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)
适温
sik1 wan1thermophile (e.g. bacteria)
sik1 wik6color gamut
sik1 wu4lagoon
释回
sik1 wui4to release from custody
色泽
sik1 zaak6color and luster
sik1 zai2a dice (more commonly written as 骰仔)
sik1 zai2dice
息争
sik1 zang1to settle a dispute
适者生存
sik1 ze2 sang1 cyun4survival of the fittest
识精
sik1 zeng1know the key points; shrewd; astute
sik1 zi2posture
sik1 zi2swab; smear (for medical test)
sik1 zi2dice (used in gambling)
sik1 zi2dice
识字
sik1 zi6(noun) Literate
识字率
sik1 zi6 leot2literacy rate
色字头上一把刀
sik1 zi6 tau4 soeng6 jat1 baa2 dou1lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
适值
sik1 zik6just at that time; by good luck, just then
色长
sik1 zoeng2head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court
识做
sik1 zou6'Smart - knows what to do' (usually said in a complimentary way to describe someone who knows how to behave appropriately in a certain situation or is very skilful in handling tricky circumstances); to be tactful; to be suave
释俗
sik1 zuk6to explain in simple terms
sik1 zung1dice cup
色钟
sik1 zung1variant of 色盅[shai3 zhong1]
适中
sik1 zung1moderate; conveniently situated
sik1 zung1dice cup
骰钟
sik1 zung1variant of 骰盅[tou2 zhong1]
色中饿鬼
sik1 zung1 ngo6 gwai2a sex maniac [colloquial]
释尊
sik1 zyun1another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
sik3 /tik1tik1} ; a type of sleeveless top jacket wore in the past
sik6(verb) 1. eclipse; 2. termite
sik6 aan3(verb) to eat lunch
食霸王饭
sik6 baa3 wong4 faan6eat for free without authorisation (slang)
sik6 baak6 gwo2all for nought; unprofitable (often used in gambling)

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