Cantonese words starting with S
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銷假销假
siu1 gaa3to report back after a period of absence
消解
siu1 gaai2to eliminate; resolution
燒鹼烧碱
siu1 gaan2caustic soda NaOH
燒雞烧鸡
siu1 gai1roast chicken
消金
siu1 gam1consumer finance (abbr. for 消費金融|消费金融[xiao1 fei4 jin1 rong2])
銷金窟销金窟
siu1 gam1 fat1money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc)
宵禁
siu1 gam3night curfew
硝基苯
siu1 gei1 bun2nitrobenzene
消基會消基会
siu1 gei1 wui2Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT) (abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會|中华民国消费者文教基金会)
消極消极
siu1 gik6negative; inactive
蕭敬騰萧敬腾
siu1 ging3 tang4Jam Hsiao, name of a Taiwanese singer
燒結烧结
siu1 git3to sinter
蕭崗站萧岗站
siu1 gong1 zaam6Xiao Gang station
燒高香烧高香
siu1 gou1 hoeng1to burn incense
燒骨烧骨
siu1 gwat1roast ribs
消夏
siu1 haa6to spend the summer
消閑消闲
siu1 haan4leisure; recreational
消閒消闲
siu1 haan4to spend one's leisure time
消閒兒消闲儿
siu1 haan4 ji4erhua variant of 消閒|消闲[xiao1 xian2]
燒烤烧烤
siu1 haau1barbecue
燒烤醬烧烤酱
siu1 haau1 zoeng3barbecue sauce
銷行销行
siu1 hang4to sell; to be sold
消氣消气
siu1 hei3to cool one's temper
消去
siu1 heoi3to eliminate
消遣
siu1 hin2to while the time away; pastime; to make sport of
蕭何萧何
siu1 ho4Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
燒香烧香
siu1 hoeng1to burn incense
燒香拜佛烧香拜佛
siu1 hoeng1 baai3 fat6to burn incense and worship Buddha
燒開烧开
siu1 hoi1to boil
霄漢霄汉
siu1 hon3the sky; (fig.) imperial court
燒焊烧焊
siu1 hon6to weld
消渴
siu1 hot3condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
消耗
siu1 hou3(verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)
消耗量
siu1 hou3 loeng6rate of consumption
消耗戰消耗战
siu1 hou3 zin3war of attrition
燒紅烧红
siu1 hung4to heat until red-hot
蕭紅萧红
siu1 hung4Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
消音
siu1 jam1to silence
消音器
siu1 jam1 hei3silencer
消隱消隐
siu1 jan2to hide
蕭一山萧一山
siu1 jat1 saan1Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
燒嘢食烧嘢食
siu1 je5 sik6barbeque (spoken)
宵夜
siu1 je6midnight snack
消夜
siu1 je6nighttime snack
燒衣烧衣
siu1 ji1burning of paper clothes and offerings for ancestor
宵衣旰食
siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
燒夷彈烧夷弹
siu1 ji4 daan2incendiary bomb
消炎
siu1 jim4to reduce fever; to decrease inflammation
消炎藥消炎药
siu1 jim4 joek6anti-inflammatory medicine
消炎片
siu1 jim4 pin2antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide
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