Cantonese words starting with S

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sing4 si5city; town
城市电讯
sing4 si5 din6 seon3City Telecom Limited
城市当代舞蹈团
sing4 si5 dong1 doi6 mou5 dou6 tyun4City Contemporary Dance Company
sing4 si5 faa3urbanization
城市管理行政执法局
sing4 si5 gun2 lei5 hang4 zing3 zap1 faat3 guk6City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
城市依赖症
sing4 si5 ji1 laai6 zing3"urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside)
城市规划
sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6town planning
sing4 si5 sang1 wut6City Life
城市运动会
sing4 si5 wan6 dung6 wui2National Intercity Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988
城市长
sing4 si5 zoeng2mayor [written and colloquial]
sing4 si6Succeed
成事不足,败事有余
sing4 si6 bat1 zuk1 ,baai6 si6 jau5 jyu4unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom); never make, but always mar
sing4 sik1relative purity of silver or gold; quality
sing4 sin1(Taoism) to become an immortal
承先启后
sing4 sin1 kai2 hau6see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]
乘胜
sing4 sing3to follow up a victory
sing4 sing3to become second nature
乘胜追击
sing4 sing3 zeoi1 gik1to follow up a victory and press home the attack
承销
sing4 siu1to underwrite (i.e. guarantee financing); to sell as agent
承销品
sing4 siu1 ban2goods on consignment
承销店
sing4 siu1 dim3dealership
承销货物
sing4 siu1 fo3 mat6goods on consignment
承销价差
sing4 siu1 gaa3 caa1underwriting spread
承销人
sing4 siu1 jan4sales agent; consignee
承销利差
sing4 siu1 lei6 caa1underwriting spread
承销商
sing4 siu1 soeng1underwriting company; sales agency
承销团
sing4 siu1 tyun4underwriting group
城厢
sing4 soeng1see 城廂區|城厢区[Cheng2 xiang1 Qu1]
城厢区
sing4 soeng1 keoi1Chengxiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
成双成对
sing4 soeng1 sing4 deoi3to form pairs
成双作对
sing4 soeng1 zok3 deoi3see 成雙成對|成双成对[cheng2 shuang1 cheng2 dui4]
sing4 soeng3the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
绳索
sing4 sok3rope
绳索套
sing4 sok3 tou3a noose
乘数
sing4 sou3multiplier
成数
sing4 sou3the chance of success
sing4 suk6mature; ripe; Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
sing4 suk6 fan1 lit6meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
成书
sing4 syu1to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form
sing4 syun4to embark; to ferry
成说
sing4 syut3accepted theory or formulation
绳梯
sing4 tai1a rope ladder
成体
sing4 tai2adult; developed
承头
sing4 tau4to take responsibility
sing4 tin1(coll.) all day long
sing4 tin4Narita (Japanese surname and place name)
成田机场
sing4 tin4 gei1 coeng4Narita Airport (Tokyo)
城铁
sing4 tit3rapid transit system
sing4 tou3forming a complete set

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