Cantonese words starting with S

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Bicycle mudguard; a cover over a bicycle wheel to prevent water from splashing.

To back down, placate, and apologize.

Sand pear or apple pear; a round, crisp variety of pear with brown, yellow, or green skin.

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沙律醬沙律酱

Salad dressing; mayonnaise.

Salad; a cold dish of mixed vegetables or fruits with dressing.

A salon, referring to a literary or artistic gathering, or an artistic photograph.

Sarong; a traditional draped garment.

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沙龍快相沙龙快相

A speed camera that catches speeding drivers.

Shamian (formerly anglicized as Shameen), a sandbank island in Guangzhou, Guangdong.

Desert; an extremely arid landform covered in sand with very little vegetation.

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Camel; figuratively referred to as the ship of the desert.

沙門魚沙门鱼

Silt, sand and mud, or sediment.

Trachoma, a type of infectious eye disease.

Tsarist Russia; Russia under the rule of the Tsars.

Gizzard; a muscular digestive organ in birds, reptiles, and some invertebrates used to grind down food.

Shar Pei; a breed of dog characterized by heavily wrinkled skin, especially on the face.

Foolhardy, reckless, or audaciously bold.

A sandbox; a sand table used for military planning, architectural modeling, or play.

A sandbox or sand tray; a clay pot.

Sa Sa, a well-known cosmetics retail chain.

Sand and small stones, or figuratively, minor flaws in writing.

Sarsae (a sarsaparilla-flavored soft drink), or SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

Sarsaparilla, a type of carbonated soft drink.

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莎士比亞莎士比亚

William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet.

Cicada; a type of insect known for its loud buzzing sound.

Sandy beach; a beach by the sea where people sunbathe, play, and swim.

沙灘波沙滩波

Beach ball; a large, lightweight inflatable ball played with at the beach or in water.

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沙灘巾沙滩巾

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沙灘老鼠沙滩老鼠

A beach thief; a petty thief who steals belongings left unattended on a beach.

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沙灘排球沙滩排球

Beach volleyball, a sport played on a sandy beach.

沙頭角沙头角

Sha Tau Kok; a town and area in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong, located on the border with mainland China.

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沙頭角海沙头角海

Starling Inlet; a bay also known as Sha Tau Kok Hoi, located between North District in Hong Kong and Yantian in Shenzhen.

Sha Tin; a district in the New Territories of Hong Kong.

Sha Tin Hoi; a cove in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, now largely reclaimed.

Shatian pomelo; a pear-shaped variety of pomelo originally from Shatian in Guangxi.

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沙田區沙田区

Sha Tin District, a district in Hong Kong.

Sha Tin Road, an expressway in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

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沙田馬場沙田马场

Sha Tin Racecourse

沙田圍沙田围

Sha Tin Wai, an area in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

Granulated sugar

White granulated sugar, a highly refined sugar commonly used in cooking.

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Bluff Island; an island in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

沙威瑪沙威玛

Shawarma; a Middle Eastern meat dish cooked on a vertical rotisserie and shaved into thin slices.

Tsar; the title of the emperors of Russia from 1547 until the Russian Revolution.

A gauze or screen covering, or a gas mantle.

Manhole; an opening to an underground utility or sewer system used for access and maintenance.

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沙井蓋沙井盖