Cantonese words starting with S
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硝煙硝烟
siu1 jin1smoke (from guns)
蕭然萧然
siu1 jin4desolate
逍遙逍遥
siu1 jiu4free and unfettered
逍遙法外逍遥法外
siu1 jiu4 faat3 ngoi6unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; still at large
逍遙自得逍遥自得
siu1 jiu4 zi6 dak1doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
逍遙自在逍遥自在
siu1 jiu4 zi6 zoi6free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; at large
霄壤之別霄壤之别
siu1 joeng6 zi1 bit6see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2]
燒肉烧肉
siu1 juk6(n.) roast meat, usually referring to pork
消融
siu1 jung4to melt (e.g. an icecap)
燒乳鴿烧乳鸽
siu1 jyu5 gaap3(food) a deep-fired pigeon
燒乳豬烧乳猪
siu1 jyu5 zyu1roast suckling pig
消元
siu1 jyun4elimination (math)
蕭縣萧县
siu1 jyun6Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
燒茄子烧茄子
siu1 ke2 zi2stewed eggplant
消歧義消歧义
siu1 kei4 ji6to remove ambiguity
蕭乾萧乾
siu1 kin4Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
蕭規曹隨萧规曹随
siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom); to follow precedent
燒冷灶烧冷灶
siu1 laang5 zou3helping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (slang)
燒臘烧腊
siu1 laap6siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]
燒利市烧利市
siu1 lai6 si6(old) to burn paper money as an offering
蕭梁萧梁
siu1 loeng4Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
銷量销量
siu1 loeng6sales volume
銷路销路
siu1 lou6sale; state of the market
燒錄烧录
siu1 luk6to burn (a CD or DVD)
燒埋烧埋
siu1 maai4to bury
燒賣烧卖
siu1 maai6shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
蕭萬長萧万长
siu1 maan6 coeng4Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
燒麥烧麦
siu1 mak6shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
消泯
siu1 man5to eliminate
消弭
siu1 mei5(literary) to eliminate; to put an end to (sth undesirable)
燒味烧味
siu1 mei6(food) "Siu Mei" is rotisserie or BBQ style food
消滅消灭
siu1 mit6to destroy
消磨
siu1 mo4to spend (time)
消磨時間消磨时间
siu1 mo4 si4 gaan3to kill time
消亡
siu1 mong4to die out
燒毛烧毛
siu1 mou4(textiles) to singe
燒煤烧煤
siu1 mui4to burn coal
燒你收簿烧你收簿
siu1 nei5 sau1 bou6euphemism for 屌你老母, 'fuck your mother', foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]
燒你數簿烧你数簿
siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6an expression to curse
燒硬烧硬
siu1 ngaang6to fire (pottery)
燒鵝烧鹅
siu1 ngo2roast goose
燒燶烧㶶
siu1 nung1(verb) burn; or (adjective) get burned
銷案销案
siu1 on3to close a case
燒排骨烧排骨
siu1 paai4 gwat1roast spareribs
燒炮仗烧炮仗
siu1 paau3 zoeng2to set off firecrackers
燒瓶烧瓶
siu1 ping4laboratory flask
瀟灑潇洒
siu1 saa2confident and at ease
蕭灑萧洒
siu1 saa2variant of 瀟灑|潇洒[xiao1 sa3]
蕭山萧山
siu1 saan1see 蕭山區|萧山区[Xiao1 shan1 Qu1]
蕭山區萧山区
siu1 saan1 keoi1Xiaoshan, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
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