Cantonese words starting with S

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少数
siu2 sou3small number; minority
小数点
siu2 sou3 dim2decimal point
少数民族
siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6ethnic minority
少数民族乡
siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6 hoeng1ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
少数怕长计
siu2 sou3 paa3 coeng4 gai3it's not good when many small amounts are added up, then they become a big amount of money
小数怕长计
siu2 sou3 paa3 zoeng2 gai3saving up a little by little can accumulate to a big amount
siu2 suk1husband's younger brother
小松糕
siu2 sung1 gou1muffin
siu2 syu2Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July
siu2 syu2mouse
小树
siu2 syu6shrub; sapling
小树林
siu2 syu6 lam4grove
小算盘
siu2 syun3 pun4lit. small abacus; bean-counting
siu2 syun4boat
siu2 syun6the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
小说
siu2 syut3novel; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
小说
siu2 syut3Fiction
siu2 syut3Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
小说家
siu2 syut3 gaa1School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
少说为佳
siu2 syut3 wai4 gaai1Few words are best.
小太平鸟
siu2 taai3 ping4 niu5(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
siu2 taai3 taai2concubine
小摊
siu2 taan1vendor's stall
小摊儿
siu2 taan1 ji4erhua variant of 小攤|小摊[xiao3 tan1]
小题大作
siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3variant of 小題大做|小题大做[xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4]
小题大做
siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
siu2 tai4 kam4fiddle
siu2 tai4 kam4 sau2violinist; fiddler
小吞噬细胞
siu2 tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1microphage (a type of white blood cell)
siu2 tau1pickpocket
siu2 teoi2lower leg (from knee to ankle)
小甜饼
siu2 tim4 beng2Macaron; cookies
小天鹅
siu2 tin1 ngo4Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
小田鸡
siu2 tin4 gai1(bird species of China) Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla)
siu2 tin4 gin6OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]
少条毛
siu2 tiu4 mou4literall: missing one hair, i.e. to be harmed or hurt in any way at all [colloquial]
小汤山
siu2 tong1 saan1Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
小淘气
siu2 tou4 hei3Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero
小肚鸡肠
siu2 tou5 gai1 coeng4lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
siu2 tung4child
小同乡
siu2 tung4 hoeng1person from the same county
小团体主义
siu2 tyun4 tai2 zyu2 ji6cliquism
siu2 uk1cabin; cottage; hut
siu2 waa1child
siu2 waa1 waa1baby
小苇鳽
siu2 wai5 gin1(bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
小云雀
siu2 wan4 zoek2(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
siu2 wan6 wan6hooligan; a good-for-nothing
小黄
siu2 wong4(Tw) (coll.) taxicab
小蝗莺
siu2 wong4 ang1(bird species of China) Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola)

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