Cantonese words starting with S
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saan1 ming4 seoi2 sau3
山明水秀
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
saan1 mou4 geoi2
山毛櫸山毛榉
beech
saan1 mui2
山莓
raspberry
saan1 mun4
山門山门
monastery main gate (Buddhism)
saan1 mun4
閂門闩门
to close the door
saan1 naam4
山南
see 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4]
saan1 naan6
山難山难
mountain accident
saan1 nai4
山泥
mountain soil
saan1 nai4 king1 se3
山泥傾瀉山泥倾泻
a landslide
saan1 nap1
山凹
col
saan1 ngaai4
山崖
cliff
saan1 ngok6
山嶽山岳
mountain; lofty mountain
saan1 nim1
山棯
noun; Rose Myrtle; Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
saan1 noi6
山奈
(loanword) cyanide
saan1 noi6 gaap3
山奈鉀山奈钾
potassium cyanide KCN
saan1 on3 zo6
山案座
Mensa (constellation)
saan1 pei4 lik1
栓皮櫟栓皮栎
Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)
saan1 po4
山婆
it is used to describe old-fashioned females, like they are a cavewoman
saan1 pou3
閂鋪闩铺
to close the shop
saan1 saan1 loi4 ci4
姍姍來遲姗姗来迟
to be late; to be slow in the coming
saan1 sai1
山西
see 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
saan1 sai1 daai6 hok6
山西大學山西大学
Shanxi University
saan1 sai1 saang2
山西省
Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4] (short name 晉|晋[Jin4])
saan1 sai1 sau3
山西獸山西兽
Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)
saan1 sai3
山勢山势
topography of a mountain
saan1 sak1
栓塞
(medicine) embolism
saan1 san4
山神
mountain god
saan1 sei2
閂死闩死
shut off; to block off
saan1 seoi2
山水
Sansui, Japanese company
saan1 seoi2 jau5 soeng1 fung4
山水有相逢
(proverb) people will meet again at some point eventually, it implies not to treat others badly in order to avoid future revenge; 'paths will cross again someday'
saan1 seoi2 si1
山水詩山水诗
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
saan1 seoi2 soeng1 lin4
山水相連山水相连
literally: mountains and rivers joining together; describes the interconnection of something
saan1 seoi2 waa2
山水畫山水画
landscape painting
saan1 seoi6
山瑞
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
saan1 seoi6 bit3
山瑞鱉山瑞鳖
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
saan1 si1
山獅山狮
mountain lion
saan1 sing4
山城
see 山城區|山城区[Shan1 cheng2 Qu1]
saan1 sing4 keoi1
山城區山城区
Shancheng, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4], Henan
saan1 siu1
山魈
Mandrillus sphinx
saan1 tai2
山體山体
form of a mountain
saan1 tau4
山頭山头
mountain top
saan1 teoi4 muk6 waai6
山頹木壞山颓木坏
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
saan1 ting4
山亭
see 山亭區|山亭区[Shan1 ting2 Qu1]
saan1 ting4 keoi1
山亭區山亭区
Shanting, a district of Zaozhuang City 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 Shi4], Shandong
saan1 wong4 kau1
山皇鳩山皇鸠
(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
saan1 wu4
珊瑚
coral
saan1 wu4 cung4
珊瑚蟲珊瑚虫
(noun) Coral polyps
saan1 wu4 dou2
珊瑚島珊瑚岛
(noun) the Ko Lan Island, which is a famous tour attraction in Pattaya, Thailand
saan1 wu4 sek6
珊瑚石
coral stones; coral rocks
saan1 wu4 tou4 muk6
山胡桃木
hickory