Cantonese words starting with S

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To eat until full; to be full from eating.

sik6 baau2 faan6 dang2 si2 o1

食飽飯等屎屙食饱饭等屎屙

To have nothing meaningful or productive to do.

sik6 baau2 faan6 mou5 si2 o1

食飽飯冇屎痾食饱饭冇屎疴

To have nothing better to do than to find trouble or busy oneself with trivial matters.

sik6 baau2 mou4 jau1 mai5

食飽無憂米食饱无忧米

To live a comfortable and carefree life with no worries about food or livelihood.

To have sex with a prostitute from mainland China.

Processed or packaged food; foodstuffs.

sik6 ban2 cong2

食品廠食品厂

A food factory; a food processing plant.

A food store; a shop that sells food items.

sik6 ban2 gaa1 gung1 gei1

食品加工機食品加工机

Food processor.

sik6 ban2 gung1 jip6

食品工業食品工业

The food industry.

sik6 ban2 taan1

食品攤食品摊

Food vendor's stand; food stall.

sik6 ban2 wai6 sang1

食品衛生食品卫生

Food hygiene; food sanitation.

sik6 bat1 gwo2 fuk1

To not have enough food to eat; to suffer from starvation or hunger.

sik6 bat1 jim3 zing1 ，kui2 bat1 jim3 sai3

食不厭精，膾不厭細食不厌精，脍不厌细

To be extremely fastidious and particular about one's food; to eat only finely refined grain and finely minced meat.

sik6 bat1 zi1 mei6

To eat without tasting the food, typically due to being deeply worried, anxious, or preoccupied.

食波餅食波饼

To accidentally get hit in the face or head by a ball.

Tonic food; diet therapy using nutritious food to restore health or build strength.

To fall far behind; to be outrun or left in the dust.

sik6 cat1 gam2 sik6

To eat excessively, greedily, or without manners.

sik6 cat1 gam2 sik6

To eat greedily and stuff oneself; to wolf down food, referencing a Cantonese post-funeral feast.

食錯藥食错藥

To act crazy or behave in an irrational, illogical, or out of character manner.

To lose out to others, or to be taken advantage of.

sik6 coeng4 loeng4

食長糧食长粮

To live on a pension after retirement.

To smoke cannabis.

sik6 cou2 dung6 mat6

食草動物食草动物

Herbivore; an animal that feeds on plants.

Table vinegar; vinegar used for culinary purposes.

Manger; a trough or open box for horses or cattle to eat from.

sik6 cung4 muk6

食蟲目食虫目

Insectivora; an order of insect-eating mammals.

sik6 cung4 zik6 mat6

食蟲植物食虫植物

Insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant.

sik6 daai6 caa4 faan6

食大茶飯食大茶饭

To engage in major criminal activities, or to do big business through illegal means.

sik6 daai6 jin1

食大煙食大烟

To smoke opium.

Edible; safe to eat.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得咸魚抵得渴食得咸鱼抵得渴

One must be willing to accept the consequences of one's own choices or lifestyle.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得鹹魚抵得渴食得咸鱼抵得渴

To accept and bear the consequences of one's own decisions or actions.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 zau6 jiu3 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得鹹魚就要抵得渴食得咸鱼就要抵得渴

If you choose to do something, you must be prepared to accept the consequences and responsibilities that come with it.

To have an appetite; to be able to eat or swallow food.

sik6 dak1 m4 hou2 saai1

食得唔好嘥

An exhortation not to waste food, resources, or opportunities.

sik6 dak1 wo4 mai5 do1

食得禾米多

To have done many bad, evil, or immoral things, and to finally face consequences or exposure.

To take advantage of someone, especially by being sexually handsy or inappropriate with them.

Esophagus; the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach.

sik6 dou6 ngaam4

Esophageal cancer.

sik6 dou6 zeon6

食到盡食到尽

To take maximal advantage of a situation; to squeeze out every single benefit.

Bon appétit; a polite phrase said to family or friends before starting a meal.

Way of eating; how something is prepared, served, or consumed.

食火雞食火鸡

Cassowary; a large, flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea.

sik6 fu6 dung6 mat6

食腐動物食腐动物

Scavenger; an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.

To travel for fun or go on vacation.

sik6 fung1 leot6

食風栗食风栗

To get knocked on the head by someone's knuckles.

The salary of a public official.

Gourmet, foodie, or food connoisseur who enjoys and knows about good food.