Cantonese words starting with S

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sin1early; former; first; ancestor; only then

sin1to manner of dancing; to wander about

sin1acid radical 2 -acyl (chemistry)

sin1fresh; delicious; delicacy

sin1fish; fresh; delicious

仙八色鶇仙八色鸫

sin1 baat3 sik1 dung1(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)

sin1 bat1 sin1(dialect) first of all; in the first place

鮮啤酒鲜啤酒

sin1 be1 zau2draft beer

sin1 bei1Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

鮮卑族鲜卑族

sin1 bei1 zuk6Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads

sin1 bei2(literary) my late mother

sin1 bin1to be the first; to lead the way

sin1 bui3(loanword) senbei (Japanese rice cracker)

sin1 bui3an older generation

鮮橙多鲜橙多

sin1 caang2 do1Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink

sin1 ceon4pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC

sin1 ci4(literary) my late mother

sin1 cin4before; previously

sin1 coi3fresh vegetable

sin1 cou2medicinal herb (genus Mesona)

sin1 daai6 mou5my late paternal grandmother

sin1 daan1elixir

sin1 daat6(literary) our learned predecessors

先帝遺詔先帝遗诏

sin1 dai3 wai4 ziu3posthumous edict of a former emperor

sin1 dou1 m4 sin1penniless; to not have a single son [colloquial]

仙都唔仙吓

sin1 dou1 m4 sin1 haa5without a dime; empty wallet; without money

sin1 dou2island of the immortals

先睹為快先睹为快

sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)

sin1 dou3 sin1 dak1first come first served

sin1 dou6to lead the way

sin1 dou6long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)

sin1 faa1flower; CL:朵[duo3]

sin1 faat3to take preemptive action; (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher

先發制人先发制人

sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt

sin1 fo3produce; fresh aquatic food

sin1 fong1prescription of elixir; potion prescribed by an immortal

仙方兒仙方儿

sin1 fong1 ji4erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]

sin1 fu6deceased father

sin1 fung1vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

先鋒隊先锋队

sin1 fung1 deoi2vanguard

sin1 gaai3world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise

sin1 gei1critical opportunity

sin1 geoi1see 仙居縣|仙居县[Xian1 ju1 Xian4]

仙居縣仙居县

sin1 geoi1 jyun6Xianju, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

鮮車怒馬鲜车怒马

sin1 geoi1 nou6 maa5new carriage (driven by) fat horses, leading a luxurious life

sin1 gin3foresight; prescience

先見者先见者

sin1 gin3 ze2a visionary

先見之明先见之明

sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4foresight

sin1 ging2fairyland; paradise

先敬羅衣後敬人先敬罗衣后敬人

sin1 ging3 lo4 ji1 hau6 ging3 jan4judge people by one's clothing

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