Cantonese words starting with S

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成交額成交额

sing4 gaau1 ngaak2Trading

sing4 gai3adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)

sing4 gat1 si1 hon4Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire

sing4 gei1to take the opportunity

乘機搏懵乘机搏懵

sing4 gei1 bok3 mung2to take advantage of a situation or a chance to sexually harass or assault someone [colloquial]

乘堅策肥乘坚策肥

sing4 gin1 caak3 fei4to live in luxury

sing4 gin3preconceived idea; prejudice

sing4 gin3to construct under contract

sing4 gin3 soeng1Contractors

sing4 ging2police on trains

sing4 go3whole (spoken)

sing4 gu3see 城固縣|城固县[Cheng2 gu4 Xian4]

城固縣城固县

sing4 gu3 jyun6Chenggu, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi

sing4 gun2local government bylaw enforcement officer

sing4 gung1Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

sing4 gung1 gam2sense of accomplishment

成功鎮成功镇

sing4 gung1 zan3Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan

sing4 gwaan1see 城關區|城关区[Cheng2 guan1 Qu1]

城關區城关区

sing4 gwaan1 keoi1Chengguan, a district of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu

sing4 gwan1lit. to form an army; to found; to commission (arms system, naval vessel)

成均館成均馆

sing4 gwan1 gun2Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back to Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea

sing4 gwat1bone formation

成骨不全症

sing4 gwat1 bat1 cyun4 zing3osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease

sing4 gwo2(noun) Outcome of

sing4 gwok3a city wall

sing4 haak3passenger

sing4 haau6effect

sing4 han2sincere; cordial

sing4 hang4to embark on a journey

sing4 hat6nucleation

sing4 hau2see 城口縣|城口县[Cheng2 kou3 Xian4]

城口縣城口县

sing4 hau2 jyun6Chengkou, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]

sing4 hei3to make sth of oneself

成氣候成气候

sing4 hei3 hau6having a prospect or an achievement

sing4 heoi1to take advantage of weakness

乘虛而入乘虚而入

sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

sing4 hing3while in high spirits; on an impulse

成何體統成何体统

sing4 ho4 tai2 tung2What a scandal!

sing4 hoeng1city and countryside

sing4 hok6to fly on a crane

sing4 hon3Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347)

sing4 hong4 sing4 si5to describe something (industry, business, shop, etc) is getting bigger or booming

sing4 hou6multiplication sign (math.)

sing4 hyun1to form a circle, ring or loop

成也蕭何，敗也蕭何成也萧何，败也萧何

sing4 jaa5 siu1 ho4 ，baai6 jaa5 siu1 ho4lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]

sing4 jan1cause; cause of formation

sing4 jan4to reach adulthood

sing4 jan4to die for a good cause

乘人不備乘人不备

sing4 jan4 bat1 bei6to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

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