Cantonese words starting with S

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A colt, pony, or small horse.

小馬座小马座

Equuleus; the Little Horse constellation.

siu2 maai6 bou6

小賣部小卖部

Tuck shop or small canteen in a primary or secondary school.

Kitten; a young cat.

Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics company founded in 2010.

Facing heaven pepper; a type of small, very hot chili pepper.

Wheat; a widely cultivated cereal grass used to make flour for bread, noodles, and pastries.

siu2 mak6 pui1 ngaa4

小麥胚芽小麦胚芽

Ordinary people or commoners.

The mistress or girlfriend of a married man.

A childhood pet name or nickname.

siu2 min6 baau1

小麵包小面包

Siu Ming; a generic placeholder name for an unknown person, often used in school textbooks.

Little bunting (Emberiza pusilla); a bird species of China.

siu2 mou4 cung4

小毛蟲小毛虫

siu2 mou4 gin3 daai6 mou4

小巫見大巫小巫见大巫

To be dwarfed by comparison; to pale in insignificance to something much larger or superior.

The little finger; the pinky.

Humble, informal pronoun used by females to refer to themselves; I or me.

A little girl, or a slang term for the vulva.

A small gate or side door, or a cricket wicket.

Siumun (Lesser Fullness), the 8th solar term of the traditional calendar, occurring around May 20-22.

Euphemism for "fuck you".

siu2 nei5 si2 fat1

Euphemism for "fuck your ass", used as a vulgar insult.

A humble way to refer to one's own daughter.

Hardware; small metal fittings and tools.

siu2 ngaak6 jung4 zi1

小額融資小额融资

Microfinance; small-scale financial services for individuals or small businesses.

siu2 ngaam4 dung6

A small cave or grotto.

siu2 ngaan5 gok3

The outer corner of the eye.

siu2 ngaan6 taap3

Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an.

Calf; a young cow or bull.

siu2 ngau4 juk6

Veal; the meat of a young calf.

Gosling; a young goose.

The individual self, as opposed to the greater collective or society.

Mandible; the lower jaw.

Little bird; a bird of small size.

siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4

小鳥依人小鸟依人

Sweet and clingy, typically describing a woman who is affectionately dependent on her partner.

Cerebellum; the part of the brain responsible for body balance and motor coordination.

siu2 on1 mou4 cou3

Keep calm and do not get excited.

siu2 on1 mou4 cou3

少安無躁少安无躁

To calm down and be patient; to not be impatient.

Vesicles; small fluid-filled sacs or blisters.

siu2 pang4 jau5

Child or children; often used as a friendly address for a kid.

siu2 pei3 haai4

An immature child or youngster, especially an annoying or bratty one.

小鷿鷈小䴙䴘

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

An editor, especially used as a humble self-address by editors on the internet.

Receipt, sales slip, or coupon.

小盤尾小盘尾

Lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer).

Third grade in primary school, or a mistress/third party in a relationship.

siu2 saam1 dou6

Minor third; a musical interval spanning three semitones.

siu2 saam1 wo4 jin4

Minor triad, a chord consisting of a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth.

Hill; a small mountain.