Cantonese words starting with S
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善變善变
sin6 bin3fickle; changeable; to be apt to change
嬗變嬗变
sin6 bin3(literary) to evolve; to change
善辯善辩
sin6 bin6eloquent
撣邦掸邦
sin6 bong1Shan state of east Myanmar (Burma)
撣邦高原掸邦高原
sin6 bong1 gou1 jyun4Shan plateau of east Myanmar (Burma)
善本
sin6 bun2old book; reliable book
善策
sin6 caak3wise policy
善始善終善始善终
sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; I started, so I'll finish.
繕清缮清
sin6 cing1to make a clean copy
擅場擅场
sin6 coeng4to excel in some field
擅長擅长
sin6 coeng4to be good at; to be expert in
善財善财
sin6 coi4to cherish wealth
善財難捨善财难舍
sin6 coi4 naan4 se2to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; miserly
擅闖擅闯
sin6 cong2to enter without permission
善存
sin6 cyun4Centrum (brand)
善待
sin6 doi6to treat well
擅斷擅断
sin6 dyun6arbitrary
膳費膳费
sin6 fai3Meal charge; board expenses
善款
sin6 fun2contributions
善風善风
sin6 fung1fair wind
善解人意
sin6 gaai2 jan4 ji3to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善感
sin6 gam2sensitive; emotional
善舉善举
sin6 geoi2charity deeds
善棍
sin6 gwan3people who become rich because of running charity business
善行
sin6 hang4good actions
善後善后
sin6 hau6to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); reparations
善後借款善后借款
sin6 hau6 ze3 fun2reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
善人
sin6 jan4philanthropist; well-doer
善有善報善有善报
sin6 jau5 sin6 bou3virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
善有善報，惡有惡報善有善报，恶有恶报
sin6 jau5 sin6 bou3 ，ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
善意
sin6 ji3goodwill; kindness
善意的謊言善意的谎言
sin6 ji3 dik1 fong1 jin4white lie
善言
sin6 jin4good words
善言辭善言辞
sin6 jin4 ci4articulate
倩影
sin6 jing2beautiful image of a woman
禪讓禅让
sin6 joeng6to abdicate
善用
sin6 jung6to be good at using (sth)
善於善于
sin6 jyu1to be good at; to be adept at
善緣善缘
sin6 jyun4good karma
單縣单县
sin6 jyun6Shan County or Shanxian, a county in Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong
擅權擅权
sin6 kyun4to arrogate power
單立文单立文
sin6 lap6 man4Pal Sinn, name of an actor
擅離職守擅离职守
sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2to abscond
善良
sin6 loeng4good and honest
擅美
sin6 mei5to enjoy fame without sharing it
膳魔師膳魔师
sin6 mo1 si1Thermos (brand)
善忘
sin6 mong4to be forgetful; to have a short memory
羨慕羡慕
sin6 mou6to envy
善男信女
sin6 naam4 seon3 neoi5lay practitioners of Buddhism
善能
sin6 nang4to be good at
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