Cantonese words starting with S

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sin1 tin1 bat1 zuk1

To suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness.

sin1 tin1 haa6 zi1 jau1 ji4 jau1 ，hau6 tin1 haa6 zi1 lok6 ji4 lok6

先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐

To worry before the rest of the world worries, and to rejoice only after the rest of the world has rejoiced.

sin1 tin1 jyu4 jing4

Down syndrome; trisomy 21.

sin1 tin1 sing3

Congenital, innate, or intrinsic.

sin1 tin1 sing3 kyut3 haam6

先天性缺陷

Birth defect; a congenital disorder.

Sendai, a city in northeast Japan.

Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan.

Sendai, a city in Japan and the capital of Miyagi Prefecture.

Xiantao, a sub-prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, China.

Xiantao, a sub-prefecture-level city in Hubei province, China.

A young elf, fairy, or immortal youth in Chinese mythology and folklore.

Former sovereigns or deceased rulers.

A deceased emperor, or an emperor of a former dynasty.

sin1 wong4 zi1 dou6

The way of the former sage kings; the governance, institutions, and moral teachings of ancient rulers.

sin1 wong4 zi1 ngok6

先王之樂先王之乐

The music of former kings.

sin1 wong4 zi1 zing3

The rule or governance of former kings.

Cepheus; a northern constellation representing the mythical King of Aethiopia.

Vivid, lively, or fresh.

sin1 wut6 fo3 mat6

鮮活貨物鲜活货物

Live cargo; perishable goods or live animals being transported.

sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3

先斬後奏先斩后奏

To act first and report later; to take action before getting permission and inform the other party afterwards.

Advanced; leading in development or technology.

sin1 zeon3 mou5 hei3

先進武器先进武器

Advanced weapon.

sin1 zeon3 seoi2 ping4

先進水平先进水平

sin1 zeon3 zaap6 tai2

先進集體先进集体

An exemplary or pace-setting group or team, often as an official accolade.

Prophet; a religious messenger or someone with foresight.

sin1 zi1 juk6 sik1

Heavenly beauty (idiom); describing an exceptionally beautiful woman.

sin1 zi1 sin1 gok3

先知先覺先知先觉

Having foresight, prescience, or early awareness; to perceive or realize things before others do.

Fairy; a mythical being with magical powers.

Only then; not until, used to show that a prior event must occur before a subsequent one.

The wise and learned individuals of the past.

Deceased grandfather, or more generally, ancestors or forefathers.

sin1 zuk1 gyun2

鮮竹卷鲜竹卷

Steamed bean curd rolls; a dim sum dish of pork, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots wrapped in tofu skin and steamed with oyster sauce.

Conflagration or wild fires.

To hunt in autumn, or to capture animals with a fine net.

Tinea, ringworm, or a fungal skin infection causing redness and itching.

Moss; a small, non-vascular plant growing in damp environments.

To slip, slide, or lose one's balance; to set someone up.

To mill metal; shining metal, cast iron, or a milling cutter.

Milling machine

Rarely seen; seldom seen.

Milling; a machining process or a machinist who operates a milling machine.

跣一鑊跣一镬

To play a trick on someone, to set someone up, or to cause them to fail.

Rarely have; rare; seldom found.

sin2 sing1 hoi2

Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), Chinese violinist and composer known for patriotic wartime pieces.

Cast iron; crude iron obtained from a blast furnace.

sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1

鮮為人知鲜为人知

Rarely known to people; little-known.

A pot-scrubbing brush made from bamboo strips.

To go barefoot.

To slip, slide, or lose one's footing.