Cantonese words starting with S
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消退
siu1 teoi3to wane
消停
siu1 ting4to calm down; to pause; peaceful
蕭條萧条
siu1 tiu4(adjective) Deserted
燒台炮烧台炮
siu1 toi4 paau3to lose one's temper and strike the table in anger [colloquial]
燒枱炮烧枱炮
siu1 toi4 paau3to hit the table in anger
燒壞瓦烧坏瓦
siu1 waai6 ngaa5not socialable (slang)
燒毀烧毁
siu1 wai2(verb) burn down; destroy
燒燬烧毁
siu1 wai2to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
銷毀销毁
siu1 wai2to destroy (by melting or burning)
消魂
siu1 wan4overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
銷魂销魂
siu1 wan4ecstasy; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
燒鍋烧锅
siu1 wo1a still (for distilling alcohol)
燒黃紙烧黄纸
siu1 wong4 zi2to swear an oath and become sworn brothers [colloquial]
燒製烧制
siu1 zai3to fire (in a kiln)
消滯消滞
siu1 zai6(verb) to relieve stomach ache and discomfort
燒酒烧酒
siu1 zau2name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
燒紙烧纸
siu1 zi2to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
銷子销子
siu1 zi2a peg; dowel
蕭子顯萧子显
siu1 zi2 hin2Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1]
宵征
siu1 zing1night journey
燒焦烧焦
siu1 ziu1to burn; burned; scorched
燒灼烧灼
siu1 zoek3to burn; to scorch
燒灼感烧灼感
siu1 zoek3 gam2burning pain
燒灼傷烧灼伤
siu1 zoek3 soeng1burn (injury)
燒灼疼烧灼疼
siu1 zoek3 tang4burning pain
消長消长
siu1 zoeng2to ebb and rise
銷帳销帐
siu1 zoeng3to write off; to draw a line under
銷賬销账
siu1 zoeng3to write off
消災消灾
siu1 zoi1to avoid calamities
消災避邪消灾避邪
siu1 zoi1 bei6 ce4to avoid calamities and evil spirits
銷贓销赃
siu1 zong1to dispose of stolen goods
消腫消肿
siu1 zung2to reduce swelling; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
燒豬烧猪
siu1 zyu1(food) Roast pigs
燒煮烧煮
siu1 zyu2to cook
小
siu2(slang) (curse language) fuck
篠
siu2dwarf bamboo
小雅
siu2 aa1one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
小鴉鵑小鸦鹃
siu2 aa1 gyun1(bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
小阿姨
siu2 aa3 ji1auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family
小亞細亞小亚细亚
siu2 aa3 sai3 aa3Asia Minor
小鷗小鸥
siu2 au1(bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
小巴
siu2 baa1minibus
小百科全書小百科全书
siu2 baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1micropedia
小百貨小百货
siu2 baak3 fo3sundry goods; small household articles of daily use
小白
siu2 baak6(slang) novice; greenhorn; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
小白菜
siu2 baak6 coi3bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
小白腰雨燕
siu2 baak6 jiu1 jyu5 jin3(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小白臉小白脸
siu2 baak6 lim5attractive young man (usually derog.); gigolo
小白臉兒小白脸儿
siu2 baak6 lim5 ji4erhua variant of 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
小白額雁小白额雁
siu2 baak6 ngaak6 ngaan6(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
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