Cantonese words starting with S

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saan1 wu4 ziu1noun; spicebush

saan1 wu4 ziu1coral reef

saan1 wu6sweet potato

saan1 zaa1Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida)

山楂餅山楂饼

saan1 zaa1 beng2noun; haw flakes, a traditional Chinese fruit snack

saan1 zaai6fortified hill village; (fig.) knockoff (goods); imitation

山寨廠山寨厂

saan1 zaai6 cong2a factory which imitates and produces pirated brands and goods

山寨貨山寨货

saan1 zaai6 fo3a fake; imitation or counterfeit product

山寨機山寨机

saan1 zaai6 gei1knockoff cell phone; counterfeit phone

saan1 zai1suppository

山珍海錯山珍海错

saan1 zan1 hoi2 co3rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of fo...

saan1 zan1 hoi2 mei6exotic delicacies

saan1 zek3mountain ridge

山鶺鴒山鹡鸰

saan1 zek3 ling4(bird species of China) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)

saan1 zeoi2mountain spur

saan1 zi2rock garden

saan1 zi6pheasant

saan1 zit3to abridge

山鷦鶯山鹪莺

saan1 ziu1 ang1(bird species of China) striped prinia (Prinia striata)

山椒魚山椒鱼

saan1 ziu1 jyu2Hynobius formosanus

saan1 zong1manor house; (used in hotel names)

saan1 zuk1mangosteen

saan1 zuk1 gwo2Mangosteen

saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6steamed beef balls, a Cantonese dim sum dish

山竹牛肉球

saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6 kau4Steamed meatball, a Cantonese dim sum

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王山中无老虎，猴子称大王

saan1 zung1 mou4 lou5 fu2 ，hau4 zi2 cing1 daai6 wong4in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)

山中聖訓山中圣训

saan1 zung1 sing3 fan3the Sermon on the Mount

saan1 zyu1a wild boar

saan1 zyu1 jyu4Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)

saan1 zyu6to tether; (fig.) to restrict

saan2(verb) to dispose of; to get rid of; (of medicine) the form of medicines

saan2 aai3to order individually

saan2 baan2to fall apart

saan2 bing1loose and disorganized soldiers; fig. a loner

saan2 bing1 haang1foxhole (military)

散兵遊勇散兵游勇

saan2 bing1 jau4 jung5lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinat...

saan2 cin2small sum of money; Cantonese equivalent of 零錢|零钱[ling2 qian2]

saan2 cuk1scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)

saan2 daa2mixed martial arts

saan2 daan3free and unfettered

saan2 fan2loose powder (makeup)

saan2 fei2scattered bandits

saan2 gaa3to fall apart

saan2 gei3random jottings

saan2 geoi1(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

saan2 gin2spare parts

saan2 gin3seen periodically

saan2 gung1day labor

saan2 gwong1astigmatism

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