Cantonese words starting with S

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People of the world; humanity; common people.

sai3 jip6 jung4

細葉榕细叶榕

Chinese banyan tree.

A small bowl of wonton noodles.

sai3 jyu4 po3 zuk1

勢如破竹势如破竹

Unstoppable; describing a situation that progresses smoothly without any resistance, like a hot knife through butter.

Small, easily portable valuables such as jewellery and expensive clothing.

Taxi driver slang for a passenger traveling a short distance who pays a small fare.

Germ or bacterium.

sai3 kwan2 hok6

細菌學细菌学

Bacteriology; the scientific study of bacteria.

Snobbish; treating people based solely on their power and wealth.

Power, force, or influence; the ability to influence situations or other people's actions according to one's will.

sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4

勢力範圍势力范围

Sphere of influence; area of influence.

Younger brother, or a term of address for a little boy.

細佬哥细佬哥

A child or children.

細路哥细路哥

Child or children; often used by the older generation.

Child; kid; an underage person.

sai3 lou6 neoi2

細路女细路女

A little girl; a young girl.

細路仔细路仔

A child; a kid.

Small size, especially of clothing.

A police patrol motorcycle assigned to local districts rather than traffic headquarters.

細蚊仔细蚊仔

A child, kid, or young person.

Careful, meticulous, and delicate in one's thinking, attitude, or work.

World Trade Organization (WTO).

sai3 mau6 zung1 sam1

世貿中心世贸中心

World Trade Center.

Slight, minute, or subtle.

The ways of the world; various aspects of society and social experience.

J.P. Morgan, as opposed to Morgan Stanley ("big Morgan").

Younger sister.

Potential energy.

Small in size, stature, or volume; also insignificant or low-status.

Fine and smooth, exquisite, or highly detailed and meticulous.

A pastime, hobby, or activity to kill time.

sai3 ngoi6 tou4 jyun4

An isolated, peaceful, and beautiful place untouched by the outside world; a Utopia.

A concubine or mistress.

Spun yarn; fine yarn.

Small, tiny, or very young.

sai3 sai3 doi6 doi6

From generation to generation; for generations.

細細個细细个

Very young in age, or very small and petite in stature.

Meticulous, careful, and attentive to detail.

The wife of one's husband's younger brother.

A deep-seated feud or enmity passed down through generations; sworn or mortal enemies.

Quiet; soft; low in volume.

During one's childhood; when one was young.

Worldly affairs, or one's life experiences and circumstances.

Situation; circumstances; state of affairs.

Having a small appetite; eating very little.

Very small, tiny, or fine.

In the world; on earth; in human society.

A respectful way of addressing a friend of one's father's generation.

Having only a few simple dishes for a meal, or having a small appetite.

The ways of the world, or the general state of human society.