Cantonese words starting with S

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A while ago; some time ago; recently.

A person of foresight; someone who is ahead of their time.

Female immortal or fairy of a lesser rank than a goddess.

鮮菇冧鲜菇冧

Fresh button mushroom; a young, fresh mushroom whose cap has not yet opened up.

Penny stock; stock with a share price below ten cents.

An underground palace of ghouls, or a celestial palace such as Asgard in Scandinavian mythology.

One's late father or male ancestors.

My late father, or a late emperor.

sin1 haa6 sau2 wai4 koeng4

先下手為強先下手为强

To gain the upper hand by taking the initiative.

sin1 haak3 loi4

仙客來仙客来

Deceased father

Beforehand; in advance.

sin1 hang4 gun1

A pioneer or avant-garde; historically, a vanguard commander or herald.

Forerunner or pioneer; a person who leads the way in a particular field or line of work.

Successively, one after another, or in a sequential order.

sin1 hau6 seon6 zeoi6

先後順序先后顺序

Sequential order; order of priority; chronological sequence.

Cassiopeia, the northern constellation.

An ethereal, pure, and transcendent quality or appearance, typically of an attractive woman.

To pass away or become an immortal.

To send ahead or dispatch in advance.

sin1 hin2 deoi6

先遣隊先遣队

An advance party, vanguard, or advance guard, especially in a military context.

The origin, source, or precursor of something.

Fairyland or a mythical realm where immortals dwell.

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis).

The Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD).

Bright red; scarlet.

sin1 hung4 sik1

鮮紅色鲜红色

Bright red; scarlet.

Fresh blood; blood that has just flowed out.

sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4

鮮血淋漓鲜血淋漓

Drenched or dripping with blood.

An immortal or demigod in Taoism who has achieved transcendence through spiritual cultivation.

Ancestor or forefather.

sin1 jan4 zoeng2

Cactus; a desert plant with spines and thick, water-storing stems.

sin1 jan4 zoeng2 gwo2

Prickly pear; the edible fruit of the cactus.

sin1 jap6 wai4 zyu2

先入為主先入为主

To judge based solely on first impressions; to be biased or prejudiced from the start.

sin1 jat1 paai4

A while ago; some time earlier.

To pass away; a euphemistic term for death.

sin1 jau4 jyun6

仙遊縣仙游县

Xianyou County, a county in Putian, Fujian Province.

sin1 jau5 hau6 fan1

先有後婚先有后婚

To get married after becoming pregnant.

A priori; relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions rather than observed facts.

Bright-colored; vibrant; gaily colored.

Bright-coloured, vibrant, and eye-catching in colour.

sin1 jim6 koi3 leot2

先驗概率先验概率

Prior probability.

Ancient sage or worthy person from past generations.

A legendary magic potion of immortals, or figuratively, a wonder solution to a problem.

To introduce someone, putting in a good word for them in advance.

In advance; beforehand; or the period before a certain date.