Cantonese words starting with S

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Glittery, flashing, or shining brightly; also used figuratively to describe a visibly sweet romantic relationship.

Abbreviation for Shaanxi province.

Northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin and Yan'an.

To dodge; to move out of the way of a moving object to avoid being hit.

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閃存盤闪存盘

USB flash drive; thumb drive.

Flash point; the lowest temperature at which a liquid can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air.

Lightning; the natural phenomenon of electrical discharge in the sky.

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閃電結婚闪电结婚

Flash marriage; a sudden, hasty marriage that takes place shortly after meeting.

閃電戰闪电战

Blitzkrieg; a sudden, swift military offensive or lightning war.

To dodge; to quickly evade or avoid someone or something.

To flash, flicker, or twinkle.

A type of scintillating silk with a shimmering or iridescent quality.

Scintillation; a flash of light or sparkle.

To get married shortly after meeting each other; to enter a flash marriage.

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陝飛集團陕飞集团

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, a Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer.

The provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu in China.

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陝甘寧陕甘宁

The provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia.

Lightning attack; a sudden, swift, and overwhelming military strike or blitzkrieg.

閃擊戰闪击战

Blitzkrieg; lightning war.

To flash through, such as an idea or thought crossing one's mind.

A flash of light.

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閃光燈闪光灯

Camera flash; flashgun, a lighting device used in photography.

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閃光點闪光点

A shining point, spark of merit, or highlight of someone's character or a piece of work.

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閃光膠闪光胶

Glitter glue; a liquid adhesive infused with small glittering particles.

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閃含語系闪含语系

The Afroasiatic language family, historically referred to as the Hamito-Semitic language family.

To step aside, dodge, or go away, often used to tell someone to get out of the way.

To slip away; to leave or sneak off.

To flash, glisten, or flare.

Flashover; the near-simultaneous ignition of most of the directly exposed combustible material in an enclosed area.

To flash or appear momentarily.

To flash before one's eyes.

To glitter, shine, or emit brief flashes of bright light.

Semitic languages; the Semitic language family.

A collectible, shiny holographic card.

Foil trading cards popular in the 1990s, or slang for leaked sexually explicit photos of celebrities.

The Shining, referring to Stephen King's 1977 novel or the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film adaptation.

To gleam, twinkle, or shine brightly.

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閃亮兒闪亮儿

Shiny; sparkling; glittering.

To reveal momentarily; to flash briefly.

閃米特闪米特

Semitic; relating to the Semitic peoples or languages.

Shannan, the southern region of Shaanxi province.

To dazzle, or to open one's eyes wide.

A sudden idea, thought, or flash of inspiration.

Shaanxi; a province in northwestern China with its capital at Xi'an.

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陝西大地震陕西大地震

The great Shaanxi earthquake of 1556.

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陝西科技大學陕西科技大学

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

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陝西省陕西省

Shaanxi Province, a province in northwestern China with its capital at Xi'an.

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陝西師範大學陕西师范大学

Shaanxi Normal University

To dodge; to swiftly move one's body aside to avoid something.