Cantonese words starting with S

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声乐
sing1 ngok6vocal music
声囊
sing1 nong4vocal sac
声频
sing1 pan4audio frequency
sing1 ping4Peaceful and safe
声旁
sing1 pong4phonetic component of Chinese character
声旁字
sing1 pong4 zi6character serving as sound value of another character
锌盆
sing1 pun2sink
升盘
sing1 pun4a bathroom or kitchen sink
星盘
sing1 pun4an astrolabe
sing1 saan3scattered
声嘶力竭
sing1 sai1 lik6 kit3to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
声势
sing1 sai3fame and power; influence; momentum
声势浩大
sing1 sai3 hou6 daai6an impressive display of power
sing1 san4stars
星辰表
sing1 san4 biu1Citizen (the watchmakers)
宿
sing1 sau3constellation (arch., now 星座); motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
宿
sing1 sau3 hoi2Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small
sing1 seoi2premium (currency)
sing1 si5rising prices
sing1 sik1(finance) to raise interest rates
声息
sing1 sik1sound (often with negative, not a sound)
声色
sing1 sik1voice and countenance; woman and song
声色场所
sing1 sik1 coeng4 so2red-light district
声色俱厉
sing1 sik1 keoi1 lai6to be fierce both in look and voice; to be harsh in tone and severe in expression; fulminate
sing1 sing1clear-headed; astute; intelligent; wise
sing1 sing1stars
sing1 sing1a hairy male or person (slang)
星星点点
sing1 sing1 dim2 dim2bits and pieces
sing1 sing1 sik1 sing1 sing1see 惺惺相惜[xing1 xing1 xiang1 xi1]
sing1 sing1 soeng1 sik1lit. people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
sing1 sing1 zi1 fo2a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
sing1 sing1 zi1 fo2 ,ho2 ji5 liu4 jyun4a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
惺惺作态
sing1 sing1 zok3 taai3pretentious; dishonest
sing1 soeng3astrology and physiognomy
sing1 soeng3 gaa1astrologer
星相学
sing1 soeng3 hok6astrology
sing1 soeng3 sap6 zuk1(coll.) to look every bit the big star
星相术
sing1 soeng3 seot6astrology
星相师
sing1 soeng3 si1astrologer
星相图
sing1 soeng3 tou4star chart
sing1 sung1drowsy-eyed; (literary) awake; conscious; clearheaded
惺松
sing1 sung1variant of 惺忪[xing1 song1]
声说
sing1 syut3to narrate
sing1 taam3talent scout
星体
sing1 tai2(astronomy) celestial body (e.g. planets, moons)
升腾
sing1 tang4to rise; to leap up
星头啄木鸟
sing1 tau4 doek3 muk6 niu5(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)
sing1 tin1lit. to ascend to heaven
星铁
sing1 tit3galvanized iron, normally used for making metal buckets
星条旗
sing1 tiu4 kei4Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

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