Cantonese words starting with S

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To fade, wane, or gradually disappear.

To calm down, pause, or rest, or to become peaceful and quiet.

Desolate, quiet, or economically depressed.

siu1 toi4 paau3

燒台炮烧台炮

To bang on the table in a rage; to lose one's temper violently.

siu1 toi4 paau3

燒枱炮烧枱炮

To bang on the table in anger.

siu1 waai6 ngaa5

燒壞瓦烧坏瓦

Unsociable or eccentric; difficult to get along with.

To destroy, ruin, or consume something by fire.

To destroy or be destroyed by fire.

To destroy or ruin something completely so that it cannot be used or recovered.

Overwhelmed with emotion, such as extreme joy, sorrow, or ecstasy.

Overwhelmed with emotion, such as extreme joy or deep sorrow, as if one has lost their soul.

A still used for distilling alcohol.

燒黃紙烧黄纸

To swear an oath of alliance or brotherhood by burning yellow paper.

To fire or bake clay and other materials in a kiln.

To relieve indigestion, bloating, or stomach discomfort caused by overeating.

Soju or shochu; a type of distilled East Asian alcoholic beverage made from grain.

To burn paper offerings as part of a religious or ancestral worship ceremony.

A peg, pin, dowel, or cotter pin used for fastening or alignment.

蕭子顯萧子显

Xiao Zixian (487-537), a writer and historian of the Southern Qi and Liang dynasties who compiled the Book of Qi.

To travel or journey at night.

To burn, scorch, or char.

To burn or scorch.

siu1 zoek3 gam2

燒灼感烧灼感

A burning pain or burning sensation.

siu1 zoek3 soeng1

燒灼傷烧灼伤

Burn injury; burns caused by fire or heat.

siu1 zoek3 tang4

燒灼疼烧灼疼

To ebb and flow, rise and fall, or wax and wane.

To cancel from an account or write off a debt.

To write off a debt, account, or financial charge.

To avoid impending ill fortune or prevent bad things from happening.

siu1 zoi1 bei6 ce4

消災避邪消灾避邪

To ward off disasters and evil spirits.

To dispose of stolen goods.

To reduce edema or swelling.

Roast pig; a type of siu mei where a whole pig is roasted and then chopped into pieces.

To cook or boil food.

Small, little, minor, or lesser; the opposite of big.

A type of dwarf bamboo.

Minor Odes, one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs (Shijing).

小鴉鵑小鸦鹃

Lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis), a bird species.

One's mother's youngest sister.

siu2 aa3 sai3 aa3

小亞細亞小亚细亚

Asia Minor; Anatolia.

Little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus).

Minibus; a light public bus in Hong Kong carrying up to 19 passengers.

siu2 baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1

小百科全書小百科全书

Micropedia; a short or compact encyclopedia.

小百貨小百货

Sundry goods; small household articles of daily use.

A novice or greenhorn, or a slang abbreviation for a pretty boy.

siu2 baak6 coi3

Bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).

siu2 baak6 jiu1 jyu5 jin3

小白腰雨燕

House swift (Apus nipalensis); a species of bird.

siu2 baak6 lim5

小白臉小白脸

A good-looking man who is kept by a woman, or more generally, a handsome, fair-skinned young man.

siu2 baak6 lim5 ji4

小白臉兒小白脸儿

An attractive, fair-skinned young man, often with a connotation of being pampered or kept.

siu2 baak6 ngaak6 ngaan6

小白額雁小白额雁

The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus).