Cantonese words starting with S

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sing1 duk6to move on to next stage of education, such as primary to secondary, secondary to tertiary

聲東擊西声东击西

sing1 dung1 gik1 sai1to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)

sing1 fan3explaining a character or word by using a homophone

sing1 fo2weak fire; meteor; very urgent

星火計劃星火计划

sing1 fo2 gai3 waak6The Spark Programme in China, with the aim to rejuvenate the rural economy through the application of science and technology

sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small; Catching Fire (The Hunger Games), a book

sing1 fu4phonetic component of a Chinese character (e.g. the component 青[qing] in 清[qing1])

sing1 fuk1extent of an increase

sing1 gaa1astrologist (in former times)

sing1 gaa2 bo1Singapore

sing1 gaa2 bo1Singapore

sing1 gaa3reputation

sing1 gaa3 bo1Singapore

sing1 gaak3promotion

升結腸升结肠

sing1 git3 coeng2ascending colon (anatomy)

升降機升降机

sing1 gong3 gei1aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); elevator

昇降機升降机

sing1 gong3 gei1the elevator; the lift

sing1 gun1to get promoted

sing1 gun1Chinese constellations

升官發財升官发财

sing1 gun1 faat3 coi4to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

sing1 gwan1naughty kid (slang)

sing1 gwan1 zai2a very naughty child

sing1 gwong1starlight

sing1 gwong1 daai6 dou6the Avenue of Stars located along the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

sing1 gwong1 hang4the Star House, a commercial building located near the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

sing1 haa4to pass away (of an emperor)

sing1 hai6see 恆星系|恒星系[heng2 xing1 xi4]

sing1 hau4voice

sing1 hei2to raise; to rise

升氣球升气球

sing1 hei3 kau4ascending balloon

sing1 ho4the milky way

sing1 hoeng2sound

星海爭霸星海争霸

sing1 hoi2 zang1 baa3StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)

sing1 hok6to enter the next grade school

sing1 hok6acoustics

sing1 hon3Milky Way

sing1 hou6(music) sharp (♯)

sing1 hou6asterisk * (punct.)

sing1 hung1starry sky; the star-studded heavens

sing1 hung4scarlet

猩紅熱猩红热

sing1 hung4 jit6scarlet fever

猩紅色猩红色

sing1 hung4 sik1scarlet (color)

sing1 hung6mercuric chloride (HgCl)

sing1 jam1voice; CL:個|个[ge4]

sing1 jam6qualified; to be up to a task

sing1 jam6to be promoted to

勝任能力胜任能力

sing1 jam6 nang4 lik6competency

sing1 je6starry night

星移斗轉星移斗转

sing1 ji4 dau2 zyun2lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]

sing1 jin4to state; to declare

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