Cantonese words starting with S

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sin1 go2 paai4a while ago, earlier
先觉
sin1 gok3person of foresight
sin1 gu1female immortal
鲜菇冧
sin1 gu1 lam1fresh baby mushroom, where the gills on the underside of the mushroom cap have not opened up yet
sin1 gu2penny stocks
仙宫
sin1 gung1underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
sin1 gung1(literary) my late father
sin1 gwan1my late father; the late emperor
鲜果
sin1 gwo2fresh fruit
先下手为强
sin1 haa6 sau2 wai4 koeng4(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
仙客来
sin1 haak3 loi4cyclamen (loanword)
sin1 haau2Deceased father
sin1 hang4(verb) Go first
sin1 hang4 gun1pioneer; avant-garde
sin1 hang4 ze2forerunner
先后
sin1 hau6early or late; first and last; priority
先后顺序
sin1 hau6 seon6 zeoi6sequential order
sin1 hau6 zo6Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙气
sin1 hei3ethereal quality
sin1 heoi3to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
sin1 hin2Send in advance
先遣队
sin1 hin2 deoi6(military) advance party
sin1 ho4source; precursor; forerunner
仙乡
sin1 hoeng1fairyland
仙鹤
sin1 hok6red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
先汉
sin1 hon3Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4]
鲜蚝
sin1 hou4fresh oyster
鲜红
sin1 hung4scarlet
鲜红色
sin1 hung4 sik1bright red
鲜血
sin1 hyut3blood
鲜血淋漓
sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4(idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
sin1 jan4Daoist immortal
sin1 jan4ancestor; forefather
sin1 jan4 kau4ball cactus
sin1 jan4 zoeng2cactus
sin1 jan4 zoeng2 gwo2prickly pear
先入为主
sin1 jap6 wai4 zyu2(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
sin1 jat1 paai4a while ago, earlier
仙游
sin1 jau4see 仙遊縣|仙游县[Xian1 you2 Xian4]
鲜鱿
sin1 jau4fresh squid
仙游县
sin1 jau4 jyun6Xianyou, a county in Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
先有后婚
sin1 jau5 hau6 fan1to marry after getting pregnant
先验
sin1 jim6(philosophy) a priori
鲜艳
sin1 jim6variant of 鮮豔|鲜艳[xian1 yan4]
鲜艳
sin1 jim6colourful
先验概率
sin1 jim6 koi3 leot2(math.) prior probability
先贤
sin1 jin4(literary) ancient sage
仙药
sin1 joek6legendary magic potion of immortals; fig. wonder solution to a problem
sin1 jung4to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
sin1 kei4the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature

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