Cantonese words starting with S
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閃失闪失
sim2 sat1mishap; accidental loss
閃射闪射
sim2 se6to radiate; glitter of light
閃石闪石
sim2 sek6amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
閃閃闪闪
sim2 sim2flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
閃閃發光闪闪发光
sim2 sim2 faat3 gwong1to sparkle; glittering
閃閃令闪闪令
sim2 sim2 ling6glittering;shining; sparkling; dazzling
閃閃縮縮闪闪缩缩
sim2 sim2 suk1 suk1being secretive in doing thing(s); to avoid being seen
閃爍闪烁
sim2 soek3to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker
閃鑠闪铄
sim2 soek3variant of 閃爍|闪烁[shan3 shuo4]
閃爍其詞闪烁其词
sim2 soek3 kei4 ci4to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
閃爍體闪烁体
sim2 soek3 tai2(physics) scintillator
閃縮闪缩
sim2 suk1stealthy; furtive
閃痛闪痛
sim2 tung3stabbing pain
閃灼闪灼
sim2 zoek3to glitter
閃族闪族
sim2 zuk6the Semites
閃轉騰挪闪转腾挪
sim2 zyun2 tang4 no4to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)
嬋婵
sim4beautiful; moon; joined
禪禅
sim4dhyana (Sanskrit); meditation (Buddhism)
蟬蝉
sim4cicada
蟾
sim4toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (metonym) the moon
蟾蜍
sim4 ceoi4toad
禪定禅定
sim4 ding6Meditation
蟬科蝉科
sim4 fo1Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
禪房禅房
sim4 fong4a room in a Buddhist monastery
禪機禅机
sim4 gei1Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
蟾宮蟾宫
sim4 gung1moon (ancient)
蟾宮折桂蟾宫折桂
sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
嬋娟婵娟
sim4 gyun1(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) the moon
禪學禅学
sim4 hok6(noun) Zen
蟬衣蝉衣
sim4 ji1cicada slough (used in TCM)
蟬翼蝉翼
sim4 jik6cicada's wing
禪院禅院
sim4 jyun2Buddhist hall
禪林禅林
sim4 lam4a Buddhist temple
蟬聯蝉联
sim4 lyun4to continue in a post; (to win a title) in successive years; to defend a championship
蟬鳴蝉鸣
sim4 ming4song of cicadas
禪門五宗禅门五宗
sim4 mun4 ng5 zung1the five schools of Chan Buddhism
禪心禅心
sim4 sam1a meditative mind
禪師禅师
sim4 si1honorific title for a Buddhist monk
禪城禅城
sim4 sing4see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1]
禪城區禅城区
sim4 sing4 keoi1Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong
蟬蛻蝉蜕
sim4 teoi3cicada slough; to extricate oneself from
禪堂禅堂
sim4 tong4meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
嬋媛婵媛
sim4 wun4(literary) (of a woman) graceful; (literary) to be emotionally involved
禪寺禅寺
sim4 zi2A Buddhist temple
禪杖禅杖
sim4 zoeng6the staff of a Buddhist monk
禪宗禅宗
sim4 zung1Zen Buddhism
贍赡
sim6to support; sufficient; elegant
贍養赡养
sim6 joeng5to support; to maintain
贍養費赡养费
sim6 joeng5 fai3alimony; maintenance allowance
仙
sin1immortal; an enlightened person; transcendent; an immortal
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