Cantonese words starting with S
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小型企業小型企业
siu2 jing4 kei5 jip6small business
小業主小业主
siu2 jip6 zyu2a small
小妖精
siu2 jiu1 zing1goblin; floozy
小妖
siu2 jiu2small demon
小羊
siu2 joeng4lamb
小樣小样
siu2 joeng6galley proof (printing); (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
小涌
siu2 jung2Little Bay
小絨鴨小绒鸭
siu2 jung4 aap3(bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)
小於小于
siu2 jyu1less than, <
小雨
siu2 jyu5light rain
小淵小渊
siu2 jyun1Obuchi (Japanese surname)
小淵惠三小渊惠三
siu2 jyun1 wai6 saam1Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
小圓點小圆点
siu2 jyun4 dim2a dot [written and colloquial]
小月
siu2 jyut6months which only have 29 or 30 days only; miscarriage; abortion
小溪
siu2 kai1brook
小球
siu2 kau4sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls
小舅子
siu2 kau5 zi2(coll.) wife's younger brother
小企業小企业
siu2 kei5 jip6small enterprise
小區小区
siu2 keoi1housing estate; community; neighborhood
少頃少顷
siu2 king2in a short while
小橋小桥
siu2 kiu4Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
小強小强
siu2 koeng4(slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
小確幸小确幸
siu2 kok3 hang6sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
小曲
siu2 kuk1a ballad
小括號小括号
siu2 kut3 hou6round brackets; parentheses ( )
小褂
siu2 kwaa2close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡小葵花凤头鹦鹉
siu2 kwai4 faa1 fung6 tau4 jing1 mou5(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
小喇叭
siu2 laa3 baa1trumpet; a swearing phrase
小林
siu2 lam4Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
小裡小氣小里小气
siu2 lei5 siu2 hei3stingy
小輪小轮
siu2 leon4ferry
小輪車小轮车
siu2 leon4 ce1BMX (bike)
小鱗胸鷦鶥小鳞胸鹪鹛
siu2 leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4(bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
小羚羊
siu2 ling4 joeng4gazelle
小靈通小灵通
siu2 ling4 tung1Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
小蘿蔔頭小萝卜头
siu2 lo4 baak6 tau4(coll.) kid; little tyke
小兩口小两口
siu2 loeng5 hau2(coll.) young married couple
小兩口兒小两口儿
siu2 loeng5 hau2 ji4erhua variant of 小兩口|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]
小量
siu2 loeng6a small quantity
少量
siu2 loeng6a smidgen; a few
少來少来
siu2 loi4refrain (from doing sth); Give me a break!
小老婆
siu2 lou5 po4concubine; (dialect) woman
小路
siu2 lou6minor road; lane; pathway; trail
小露寶小露宝
siu2 lou6 bou2Ganbare!! Robocon
小綠人小绿人
siu2 luk6 jan4(Tw) animated green pedestrian crossing signal figure
小鹿亂撞小鹿乱撞
siu2 luk6 lyun6 zong6fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
小龍小龙
siu2 lung4snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])
小籠包小笼包
siu2 lung4 baau1steamed dumpling
小龍蝦小龙虾
siu2 lung4 haa1crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦|克氏原螯虾[Ke4 shi4 yuan2 ao2 xia1]
小籠湯包小笼汤包
siu2 lung4 tong1 baau1steamed soup dumpling
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