Cantonese words starting with S

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sing4 cung4imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)

承重孫承重孙

sing4 cung4 syun1eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)

sing4 cung5(usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load

sing4 cyun3to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc); to come one after the other (like a series of sighs)

sing4 cyun4to help sb accomplish his aim; to complete; to round off

sing4 daam1to undertake

sing4 daap3to ride (transport)

sing4 dak1see 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4]

承德縣承德县

sing4 dak1 jyun6Chengde, a county in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei

sing4 dak1 si5Chengde, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]

sing4 deoi3to form a pair

sing4 deoi3(commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)

sing4 ding1(of a male) to come of age

sing4 dong1to bear (responsibility); to assume

sing4 dou1see 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4]

sing4 dou1 si5Chengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

成都體育大學成都体育大学

sing4 dou1 tai2 juk6 daai6 hok6Chengdu Sports University

sing4 dou6to reach illumination (Buddhism)

sing4 duk1honest

乘獨木舟乘独木舟

sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1to ride a canoe [written]

城東區城东区

sing4 dung1 keoi1Chengdong, a district of Xining City 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 Shi4], Qinghai

sing4 faan2 bei2to vary inversely

sing4 faan6(Mandarin) fill a bowl with rice

sing4 faat3multiplication

sing4 faat3 biu2multiplication table

sing4 faat3 jik6multiplicative inverse (math.)

sing4 fan1to get married

sing4 fan6composition; ingredient; component; same as 成分

sing4 fan6composition; ingredient; element; component

sing4 fan6 gu2share included in composite index

sing4 fat6to become a Buddha

sing4 fat6to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)

sing4 fo2 daa2 gip3to take advantage of sb's misfortune

sing4 fong1(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power

成方兒成方儿

sing4 fong1 ji4erhua form of 成方[cheng2 fang1]

sing4 fong4city defense

sing4 fu2subtle; sophisticated

sing4 fu6to promise to pay

sing4 fui1 on1Shing Fui-On, name of an actor in Hong Kong

sing4 fuk6to be completely convinced

sing4 fun1to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)

sing4 fung1to ride the wind; to take an opportunity

乘風破浪乘风破浪

sing4 fung1 po3 long6to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

sing4 gaa1to settle down and get married (of a man)

成家立業成家立业

sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6to get married and start a career (idiom); to establish oneself

sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1to get married (idiom)

sing4 gaau1suburbs

sing4 gaau1to strike a bargain

成交價成交价

sing4 gaau1 gaa3sale price; negotiated price; price reached at auction

sing4 gaau1 loeng6Trading

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