Cantonese words starting with S

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小型企業小型企业

Small business; a small-scale enterprise.

小業主小业主

A small property owner or individual landlord.

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An elf, goblin, or pixie; can also refer to a seductive woman or a mischievous child.

A minor demon, sprite, or low-level evil spirit.

Lamb; a young sheep.

Galley proof in printing, or colloquially used to refer to a little guy or kid.

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小絨鴨小绒鸭

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri); a species of sea duck.

Less than; smaller than (represented by the symbol <).

Light rain or drizzle.

Obuchi, a Japanese surname.

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小淵惠三小渊惠三

Keizo Obuchi, a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1998 to 2000.

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小圓點小圆点

A small dot or point.

A short month; a month with fewer than the maximum number of days in a calendar year.

Brook; a small stream or creek.

Small-ball sports, such as table tennis and badminton.

Wife's younger brother.

小企業小企业

Small enterprise; small business.

Housing estate, community, or neighborhood.

In a short while; in a moment.

Xiao Qiao, one of the two great beauties of ancient China in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

A popular euphemism for a cockroach.

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小確幸小确幸

A small but certain happiness in daily life.

A ballad, folk song, or minor tune.

小括號小括号

Parenthesis; round brackets

A close-fitting, Chinese-style upper garment.

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小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡小葵花凤头鹦鹉

Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea).

Euphemism for the obscene Cantonese insult "fuck your mother!"

Kobayashi, a Japanese surname.

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小裡小氣小里小气

Stingy, petty, or narrow-minded.

Ferry; a small passenger boat that typically travels back and forth between specific piers.

小輪車小轮车

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小鱗胸鷦鶥小鳞胸鹪鹛

Pygmy cupwing or pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla), a bird species native to China and parts of Asia.

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siu2 ling4 tung1

小靈通小灵通

Personal Handy-phone System (PHS); a mobile network system branded "Little Smart" in China (1998-2013).

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小蘿蔔頭小萝卜头

Little tyke; kid; little child.

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小兩口小两口

A young married couple.

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小兩口兒小两口儿

Young married couple; young lovebirds.

A small amount, quantity, or number.

A small quantity; a little; a few.

Cut it out or give me a break; a phrase used to tell someone to stop acting or talking nonsense.

Concubine or mistress; secondary wife.

A path, trail, side road, or shortcut.

小露寶小露宝

Colloquial nickname for a wireless mobile amplifier or a hybrid taxi model.

小綠人小绿人

The animated green pedestrian crossing signal figure on traffic lights.

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小鹿亂撞小鹿乱撞

To have one's heart flutter or throb, usually out of nervousness, excitement, or romantic attraction.

Snake, when referring to the sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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小籠包小笼包

Xiao long bao; a small steamed dumpling with thin dough, meat filling, and hot broth inside.

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小龍蝦小龙虾

Crayfish, especially the red swamp crayfish.

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小籠湯包小笼汤包

Steamed soup dumpling.