Cantonese words starting with S

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noun; spicebush

Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida)

saan1 zaa1 beng2

山楂餅山楂饼

noun; haw flakes, a traditional Chinese fruit snack

fortified hill village; (fig.) knockoff (goods); imitation

saan1 zaai6 cong2

山寨廠山寨厂

a factory which imitates and produces pirated brands and goods

saan1 zaai6 fo3

山寨貨山寨货

a fake; imitation or counterfeit product

saan1 zaai6 gei1

山寨機山寨机

knockoff cell phone; counterfeit phone

saan1 zan1 hoi2 co3

山珍海錯山珍海错

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

saan1 zan1 hoi2 mei6

exotic delicacies

saan1 zek3 ling4

山鶺鴒山鹡鸰

(bird species of China) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)

saan1 ziu1 ang1

山鷦鶯山鹪莺

(bird species of China) striped prinia (Prinia striata)

saan1 ziu1 jyu2

山椒魚山椒鱼

Hynobius formosanus

manor house; (used in hotel names)

saan1 zuk1 gwo2

saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6

steamed beef balls, a Cantonese dim sum dish

saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6 kau4

山竹牛肉球

Steamed meatball, a Cantonese dim sum

saan1 zung1 mou4 lou5 fu2 ，hau4 zi2 cing1 daai6 wong4

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王山中无老虎，猴子称大王

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)

saan1 zung1 sing3 fan3

山中聖訓山中圣训

the Sermon on the Mount

saan1 zyu1 jyu4

Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)

to tether; (fig.) to restrict

(verb) to dispose of; to get rid of; (of medicine) the form of medicines

to order individually

loose and disorganized soldiers; fig. a loner

saan2 bing1 haang1

foxhole (military)

saan2 bing1 jau4 jung5

散兵遊勇散兵游勇

lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action

small sum of money; Cantonese equivalent of 零錢|零钱[ling2 qian2]

scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)

mixed martial arts

free and unfettered

loose powder (makeup)

scattered bandits

random jottings

(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

seen periodically