Cantonese words starting with S

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硝烟
siu1 jin1smoke (from guns)
萧然
siu1 jin4desolate
逍遥
siu1 jiu4free and unfettered
逍遥法外
siu1 jiu4 faat3 ngoi6unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; still at large
逍遥自得
siu1 jiu4 zi6 dak1doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
逍遥自在
siu1 jiu4 zi6 zoi6free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; at large
霄壤之别
siu1 joeng6 zi1 bit6see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2]
烧肉
siu1 juk6(n.) roast meat, usually referring to pork
siu1 jung4to melt (e.g. an icecap)
鴿烧乳鸽
siu1 jyu5 gaap3(food) a deep-fired pigeon
烧乳猪
siu1 jyu5 zyu1roast suckling pig
siu1 jyun4elimination (math)
萧县
siu1 jyun6Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
烧茄子
siu1 ke2 zi2stewed eggplant
消歧义
siu1 kei4 ji6to remove ambiguity
萧乾
siu1 kin4Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
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
烧冷灶
siu1 laang5 zou3helping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (slang)
烧腊
siu1 laap6siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]
烧利市
siu1 lai6 si6(old) to burn paper money as an offering
萧梁
siu1 loeng4Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
销量
siu1 loeng6sales volume
销路
siu1 lou6sale; state of the market
烧录
siu1 luk6to burn (a CD or DVD)
烧埋
siu1 maai4to bury
烧卖
siu1 maai6shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
萧万长
siu1 maan6 coeng4Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
烧麦
siu1 mak6shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
siu1 man5to eliminate
siu1 mei5(literary) to eliminate; to put an end to (sth undesirable)
烧味
siu1 mei6(food) "Siu Mei" is rotisserie or BBQ style food
消灭
siu1 mit6to destroy
siu1 mo4to spend (time)
消磨时间
siu1 mo4 si4 gaan3to kill time
siu1 mong4to die out
烧毛
siu1 mou4(textiles) to singe
烧煤
siu1 mui4to burn coal
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]
簿烧你数簿
siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6an expression to curse
烧硬
siu1 ngaang6to fire (pottery)
烧鹅
siu1 ngo2roast goose
烧㶶
siu1 nung1(verb) burn; or (adjective) get burned
销案
siu1 on3to close a case
烧排骨
siu1 paai4 gwat1roast spareribs
烧炮仗
siu1 paau3 zoeng2to set off firecrackers
烧瓶
siu1 ping4laboratory flask
潇洒
siu1 saa2confident and at ease
萧洒
siu1 saa2variant of 瀟灑|潇洒[xiao1 sa3]
萧山
siu1 saan1see 蕭山區|萧山区[Xiao1 shan1 Qu1]
萧山区
siu1 saan1 keoi1Xiaoshan, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

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