Cantonese words starting with S

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To rely on or support oneself through one's own hard work and ability.

sik6 lin4 zi2 gang1

食蓮子羮食莲子羮

To be shot dead by a bullet.

sik6 lin4 zi2 gang1

食蓮子羹食莲子羹

To be killed by gunfire; to be fatally shot.

Ingredients for cooking; foodstuffs.

Food therapy; dietary therapy in traditional Chinese medicine.

食螺螄食螺蛳

To stumble over one's words or trip over one's tongue.

食鏍絲食鏍丝

To stutter, stumble over one's words, or be tongue-tied.

Food, foodstuffs, or rations in general.

An individual's capacity for eating; appetite.

To draw a government salary, or to receive an official's pay.

Unable to finish eating something; cannot eat all of it.

食唔曬食唔晒

Unable to finish eating something.

To finish eating what is left, or to eat something as well.

sik6 maan5 faan6

食晚飯食晚饭

To have dinner or supper.

sik6 maau1 min6

食貓面食猫面

To be scolded, rebuked, or told off.

sik6 maau1 min6

食貓麵食猫面

To be scolded, told off, or reprimanded, typically by a superior at work.

Food; foodstuff; things that can be eaten.

sik6 mat6 fong4

Larder; a pantry or room used for storing food.

sik6 mat6 gam1 zi6 taap3

食物金字塔

A food pyramid; a diagram representing the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups.

sik6 mat6 gwai6

食物櫃食物柜

Larder; food cupboard or pantry.

sik6 mat6 kap6 joek6 ban2 gun2 lei5 guk6

食物及藥品管理局食物及药品管理局

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

食物鏈食物链

Food chain; the feeding relationship between species.

sik6 mat6 zung3 duk6

Food poisoning; an acute illness caused by eating contaminated food.

To win the last game of a series in mahjong.

sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1

食無情雞食无情鸡

To be fired from a job; to receive a pink slip.

sik6 mung1 mung1

食ｍｏｎｍｏｎ

Baby talk telling a baby to eat.

sik6 mung1 mung1

食ｍｕｍｍｕｍ

Baby talk telling a baby to eat.

sik6 mung1 mung1

To eat; baby talk used to encourage an infant or toddler to have their meal.

To be absolutely sure of defeating or overcoming an opponent, or certain of winning.

sik6 ngai5 sau3

食蟻獸食蚁兽

Anteater; several different species of mammals that eat ants and termites.

sik6 ngau4 juk6 gon1

食牛肉乾食牛肉干

To be issued a parking ticket or fine.

sik6 ning4 mung1

食檸檬食柠檬

To be rejected, especially when asking someone out or confessing one's love.

To earn a living by using one's brains, creativity, or resourcefulness.

食偏門食偏门

To make a living through unconventional, shady, or illegal means.

食ｐｏｒｔ

To be the subject of a complaint, particularly in a workplace or customer service context.

Recipe or cookbook; a record listing the ingredients and steps to make a dish.

sik6 saang1 coi3

To do a simple, effortless task; as easy as pie.

sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1

食西北風食西北风

To have nothing to eat and go hungry, or to have no income.

Useless and unproductive; describing a person who contributes nothing and only wastes space and food.

A gourmet, food connoisseur, or god of cookery.

sik6 sei2 maau1

食死貓食死猫

To take the blame for someone else's mistake, or to be made a scapegoat.

sik6 sei3 fong1 faan6

食四方飯食四方饭

To make a living from multiple sources, or by traveling all over the world.

Drinking water, or the draft of a vessel.

sik6 seoi2 sam1

Having a deep draught, or figuratively, making an unreasonably high profit.

To be in serious trouble or in deep shit; oh crap.

Stupid, clumsy, or slow-witted, as if raised on excrement like a low animal.

A derogatory term used to insult someone, comparing them to a shit-eating dog.

sik6 si2 o1 faan6

食屎屙飯食屎屙饭

To have misplaced or reversed priorities; to put the cart before the horse.

sik6 si2 o1 faan6

食屎痾飯食屎疴饭

To do or say things that make absolutely no sense; to act in a totally absurd or backward manner.

sik6 si2 sik6 zoek6 dau2

食屎食着豆

To get a windfall or have a stroke of good luck through sheer fluke.