Cantonese words starting with S

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sing4 jan4 ceoi2 ji6

成仁取義成仁取义

To sacrifice one's life for justice or a noble cause.

sing4 jan4 din6 jing2

成人電影成人电影

Adult movie; pornographic film.

sing4 jan4 gaau3 juk6

Adult education

sing4 jan4 lai5

成人禮成人礼

Coming of age ceremony

sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5

To help someone achieve their goal, fulfill a wish, or obtain something nice.

sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4

To take advantage of someone's precarious position or urgent needs for personal gain.

To become addicted; to develop an addiction.

Towns or cities.

All night long; the entire night.

Ready-made clothes; mass-produced garments that are not custom-made.

Sincerity, good faith, or earnestness.

Indeed; truly; really.

To agree, consent, or promise.

To take shape or become formed.

To take shape; to become formed or organized.

To admit, acknowledge, or recognize.

sing4 jing6 hung3 zeoi6

承認控罪承认控罪

To plead guilty to a charge in a court of law.

Over-the-counter medicine. Usually refers to Western medicine; Chinese medicine is referred to as "ziung1 sing4 joek6".

Chengyang district of Qingdao city, Shandong.

sing4 joeng4 keoi1

城陽區城阳区

Chengyang, a district of Qingdao in Shandong province.

Presentable, decent, or seemly in appearance.

An expression used politely to opponent after winning a game, meaning "thank you for letting me win".

sing4 joeng6 jan4

承讓人承让人

Grantee, assignee, or transferee in a legal context.

sing4 joeng6 zi2

成樣子成样子

Seemly, presentable, or in decent shape.

To pupate; to become a pupa.

sing4 jung6 ce1

乘用車乘用车

Passenger vehicle.

Chengdu and Chongqing.

Idiom or set phrase, typically originating from a classical allusion and consisting of four characters.

sing4 jyu5 din2 gu3

成語典故成语典故

A historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to an idiom or set phrase.

sing4 jyu5 zip3 lung4

成語接龍成语接龙

Idiom solitaire; a word game where the last character of one Chinese idiom is the first character of the next.

Member; a constituent part or person of a group or organization.

sing4 jyun4 gwok3

成員國成员国

Member country or member state.

Cheng County, a county in Longnan, Gansu Province.

Urban area or town centre.

Established rules, conventions, or precedents.

In groups; forming groups or crowds.

In crowds or groups; of a large number of people gathering together.

sing4 kwan4 git3 deoi6

成群結隊成群结队

In large numbers, as a crowd, or making up a group.

To seize an opportunity or take advantage of a loophole.

The watchtower on a city gate.

To contract for an entire project.

To establish, found, or set up an organization, institution, or group.

Gatehouse; a watchtower built on a city wall in ancient times.

In the city; inside the town.

To be completed, or to express that something is enough.

To relax, cool down, or rest in a cool, shady place.

To ride the dragon, symbolizing ascension to heaven, or metaphorically to marry a highly desirable husband.

Jackie Chan (1954-), the famous Hong Kong kung fu film and Cantopop star.

sing4 lung4 faai3 sai3

乘龍快婿乘龙快婿

Ideal son-in-law

sing4 lung4 pui3 tou3

成龍配套成龙配套

To complete a set or system by filling in the gaps and matching up components.