Cantonese words starting with S
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先嗰排
sin1 go2 paai4a while ago, earlier
先覺先觉
sin1 gok3person of foresight
仙姑
sin1 gu1female immortal
鮮菇冧鲜菇冧
sin1 gu1 lam1fresh baby mushroom, where the gills on the underside of the mushroom cap have not opened up yet
仙股
sin1 gu2penny stocks
仙宮仙宫
sin1 gung1underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
先公
sin1 gung1(literary) my late father
先君
sin1 gwan1my late father; the late emperor
鮮果鲜果
sin1 gwo2fresh fruit
先下手為強先下手为强
sin1 haa6 sau2 wai4 koeng4(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
仙客來仙客来
sin1 haak3 loi4cyclamen (loanword)
先考
sin1 haau2Deceased father
先行
sin1 hang4(verb) Go first
先行官
sin1 hang4 gun1pioneer; avant-garde
先行者
sin1 hang4 ze2forerunner
先後先后
sin1 hau6early or late; first and last; priority
先後順序先后顺序
sin1 hau6 seon6 zeoi6sequential order
仙后座
sin1 hau6 zo6Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙氣仙气
sin1 hei3ethereal quality
仙去
sin1 heoi3to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
先遣
sin1 hin2Send in advance
先遣隊先遣队
sin1 hin2 deoi6(military) advance party
先河
sin1 ho4source; precursor; forerunner
仙鄉仙乡
sin1 hoeng1fairyland
仙鶴仙鹤
sin1 hok6red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
先漢先汉
sin1 hon3Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4]
鮮蠔鲜蚝
sin1 hou4fresh oyster
鮮紅鲜红
sin1 hung4scarlet
鮮紅色鲜红色
sin1 hung4 sik1bright red
鮮血鲜血
sin1 hyut3blood
鮮血淋漓鲜血淋漓
sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4(idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
仙人
sin1 jan4Daoist immortal
先人
sin1 jan4ancestor; forefather
仙人球
sin1 jan4 kau4ball cactus
仙人掌
sin1 jan4 zoeng2cactus
仙人掌果
sin1 jan4 zoeng2 gwo2prickly pear
先入為主先入为主
sin1 jap6 wai4 zyu2(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
先一排
sin1 jat1 paai4a while ago, earlier
仙遊仙游
sin1 jau4see 仙遊縣|仙游县[Xian1 you2 Xian4]
鮮魷鲜鱿
sin1 jau4fresh squid
仙遊縣仙游县
sin1 jau4 jyun6Xianyou, a county in Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
先有後婚先有后婚
sin1 jau5 hau6 fan1to marry after getting pregnant
先驗先验
sin1 jim6(philosophy) a priori
鮮艷鲜艳
sin1 jim6variant of 鮮豔|鲜艳[xian1 yan4]
鮮豔鲜艳
sin1 jim6colourful
先驗概率先验概率
sin1 jim6 koi3 leot2(math.) prior probability
先賢先贤
sin1 jin4(literary) ancient sage
仙藥仙药
sin1 joek6legendary magic potion of immortals; fig. wonder solution to a problem
先容
sin1 jung4to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
先期
sin1 kei4the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature
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