Cantonese words starting with S

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闪失
sim2 sat1mishap; accidental loss
闪射
sim2 se6to radiate; glitter of light
闪石
sim2 sek6amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
闪闪
sim2 sim2flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
闪闪发光
sim2 sim2 faat3 gwong1to sparkle; glittering
闪闪令
sim2 sim2 ling6glittering;shining; sparkling; dazzling
闪闪缩缩
sim2 sim2 suk1 suk1being secretive in doing thing(s); to avoid being seen
闪烁
sim2 soek3to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker
闪铄
sim2 soek3variant of 閃爍|闪烁[shan3 shuo4]
闪烁其词
sim2 soek3 kei4 ci4to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
闪烁体
sim2 soek3 tai2(physics) scintillator
闪缩
sim2 suk1stealthy; furtive
闪痛
sim2 tung3stabbing pain
闪灼
sim2 zoek3to glitter
闪族
sim2 zuk6the Semites
闪转腾挪
sim2 zyun2 tang4 no4to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)
sim4beautiful; moon; joined
sim4dhyana (Sanskrit); meditation (Buddhism)
sim4cicada
sim4toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (metonym) the moon
sim4 ceoi4toad
禅定
sim4 ding6Meditation
蝉科
sim4 fo1Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
禅房
sim4 fong4a room in a Buddhist monastery
禅机
sim4 gei1Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
蟾宫
sim4 gung1moon (ancient)
蟾宫折桂
sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
婵娟
sim4 gyun1(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) the moon
禅学
sim4 hok6(noun) Zen
蝉衣
sim4 ji1cicada slough (used in TCM)
蝉翼
sim4 jik6cicada's wing
禅院
sim4 jyun2Buddhist hall
禅林
sim4 lam4a Buddhist temple
蝉联
sim4 lyun4to continue in a post; (to win a title) in successive years; to defend a championship
蝉鸣
sim4 ming4song of cicadas
禅门五宗
sim4 mun4 ng5 zung1the five schools of Chan Buddhism
禅心
sim4 sam1a meditative mind
禅师
sim4 si1honorific title for a Buddhist monk
禅城
sim4 sing4see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1]
禅城区
sim4 sing4 keoi1Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong
蝉蜕
sim4 teoi3cicada slough; to extricate oneself from
禅堂
sim4 tong4meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
婵媛
sim4 wun4(literary) (of a woman) graceful; (literary) to be emotionally involved
禅寺
sim4 zi2A Buddhist temple
禅杖
sim4 zoeng6the staff of a Buddhist monk
禅宗
sim4 zung1Zen Buddhism
sim6to support; sufficient; elegant
赡养
sim6 joeng5to support; to maintain
赡养费
sim6 joeng5 fai3alimony; maintenance allowance
sin1immortal; an enlightened person; transcendent; an immortal

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