Cantonese words starting with S

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小馬座小马座

siu2 maa5 zo6Equuleus (constellation)

小賣部小卖部

siu2 maai6 bou6kiosk; retail department or section inside a larger business

siu2 maau1kitten

siu2 mai5Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010

siu2 mai5 ziu1same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]

小麥胚芽小麦胚芽

siu2 mak6 pui1 ngaa4wheat germ

siu2 man4ordinary people; civilian

siu2 mat6(derog.) girlfriend of a married man

siu2 meng2pet name for a child

小麵包小面包

siu2 min6 baau1bread roll

siu2 ming4noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English

siu2 mou4(bird species of China) little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

小毛蟲小毛虫

siu2 mou4 cung4slug

小巫見大巫小巫见大巫

siu2 mou4 gin3 daai6 mou4lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)

siu2 mou5 zi2little finger

siu2 mui2little sister; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)

siu2 mui4 mui2little sister; (coll.) vulva

siu2 mun4a small gate; the wicket in cricket games [written and colloquial]

siu2 mun5Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June

siu2 nei5euphemism for 𨳒你, fuck you [colloquial]

siu2 nei5 si2 fat1euphemism for 𨳒你屎忽, fuck your ass [colloquial]

siu2 neoi5my daughter (humble)

siu2 ng5 gam1metal fittings

小額融資小额融资

siu2 ngaak6 jung4 zi1microfinance

siu2 ngaam4 dung6grotto

siu2 ngaan5 gok3outer corner of the eye

siu2 ngaan6 taap3Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

siu2 ngau4 juk6veal

siu2 ngo4gosling

siu2 ngo5the self

siu2 ngok6mandible (lower jaw)

siu2 niu5small bird; (fig.) penis (kiddie term)

小鳥依人小鸟依人

siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)

siu2 nou5cerebellum (part of the brain)

siu2 on1 mou4 cou3keep calm, don't get excited

少安無躁少安无躁

siu2 on1 mou4 cou3variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

siu2 paau1vesicles

siu2 pang4 jau5child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)

siu2 pei3 haai4kid; (derog.) brat

小鷿鷈小䴙䴘

siu2 pik1 tai4(bird species of China) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

siu2 pin1social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the writer as a self-referential persona)

siu2 piu3receipt

小盤尾小盘尾

siu2 pun4 mei5(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)

siu2 saam1mistress; grade 3 in elementary school

siu2 saam1 dou6minor third (musical interval)

siu2 saam1 wo4 jin4minor triad la-do-mi

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