Cantonese words starting with S
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小官
siu2 gun1petty official
少管閒事少管闲事
siu2 gun2 haan4 si6Mind your own business!
小工
siu2 gung1unskilled labour, usually involved with heavy physical work
小恭
siu2 gung1(literary) urine
小攻
siu2 gung1(slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
小公共
siu2 gung1 gung6mini bus (used for public transportation)
小公主
siu2 gung1 zyu2lit. little princess; female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4]
小拐
siu2 gwaai2to turn right (Shanghainese)
小鬼
siu2 gwai2(noun) Brat
小鬼唔見得大神小鬼唔见得大神
siu2 gwai2 m4 gin3 dak1 daai6 san4not generous
小鬼升城隍
siu2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4unethical men becoming successful
小鬼頭小鬼头
siu2 gwai2 tau4child ghost; children who are tricky and naughty
小軍艦鳥小军舰鸟
siu2 gwan1 laam6 niu5(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
小過小过
siu2 gwo3little mistake; slightly too much
小廣播小广播
siu2 gwong2 bo3grapevine; to spread rumors
小鵑鳩小鹃鸠
siu2 gyun1 kau1(bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
小蝦米小虾米
siu2 haa1 mai5shrimp; minor player
小孩
siu2 haai4(noun) Kids
小孩兒小孩儿
siu2 haai4 ji4erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
小孩堤防
siu2 haai4 tai4 fong4Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
小孩子
siu2 haai4 zi2child
小巧
siu2 haau2small and exquisite; fine (features); nifty
小考
siu2 haau2quiz
小巧玲瓏小巧玲珑
siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
少刻
siu2 hak1a short while
小黑領噪鶥小黑领噪鹛
siu2 hak1 ling5 cou3 mei4(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
小行星
siu2 hang4 sing1asteroid
小行星帶小行星带
siu2 hang4 sing1 daai3asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
小器
siu2 hei3stingy; mean; lacking sympathy and perspectives
小憩
siu2 hei3to rest for a bit
小氣小气
siu2 hei3stingy; narrow-minded
小汽車小汽车
siu2 hei3 ce1compact car
小氣鬼小气鬼
siu2 hei3 gwai2miser
小氣候小气候
siu2 hei3 hau6microclimate
小吃
siu2 hek3street food; snack
小吃店
siu2 hek3 dim3snack bar; CL:家[jia1]
少許少许
siu2 heoi2a little; a few
小可
siu2 ho2small; (polite) my humble person
小可愛小可爱
siu2 ho2 oi3cutie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
小河
siu2 ho4creek; stream; brook
小開小开
siu2 hoi1(dialect) boss's son; young master
小學小学
siu2 hok6elementary school; primary school
小學雞小学鸡
siu2 hok6 gai1the nickname for 'the primary school kids'; naïve; childish
小學校小学校
siu2 hok6 haau6small school [written and colloquial]
小學而大遺小学而大遗
siu2 hok6 ji4 daai6 wai4to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小學生小学生
siu2 hok6 saang1primary school student; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
小看
siu2 hon3to look down on
小寒
siu2 hon4Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January
小康
siu2 hong1(adjective) Small but abundance
小康社會小康社会
siu2 hong1 se5 wui2society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
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