Cantonese words starting with S

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Minority; a small number; only a small portion of a group.

小數點小数点

Decimal point; the dot used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a decimal.

siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6

少數民族少数民族

Ethnic minority; a minority ethnic group in a multi-ethnic nation.

siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6 hoeng1

少數民族鄉少数民族乡

Ethnic township; a formal administrative subdivision at the township level in China.

siu2 sou3 paa3 coeng4 gai3

少數怕長計少数怕长计

Small expenses can add up to a significant amount over time.

siu2 sou3 paa3 zoeng2 gai3

小數怕長計小数怕长计

Small expenses add up over time to become a large sum.

Husband's younger brother.

siu2 sung1 gou1

小鬆糕小松糕

Slight Heat; the 11th of the 24 solar terms, marking the point when the weather turns hot but is not yet at its peak.

Mouse; particularly a laboratory mouse or small rodent.

A small tree, sapling, or shrub.

小樹林小树林

A grove; a small woods or thicket of trees.

siu2 syun3 pun4

小算盤小算盘

Sordid or petty calculations; self-interest; bean-counting.

A small boat or vessel.

Small seal script; a style of Chinese calligraphy developed during the Qin dynasty.

A novel or fiction book.

Novel or fiction; a literary genre centered around characters and narrative plot.

Siaoxue or "Minor Snow", the 20th solar term of the traditional calendar.

siu2 syut3 gaa1

小說家小说家

Novelist or fiction writer, or historically the School of Minor-talks in ancient Chinese philosophy.

siu2 syut3 wai4 gaai1

少說為佳少说为佳

It is best to say as little as possible.

siu2 taai3 ping4 niu5

小太平鳥小太平鸟

Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

siu2 taai3 taai2

Concubine; a secondary wife.

Vendor's stall; a small street stall or booth.

小攤兒小摊儿

A small vendor's stall; a street stand or booth.

siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3

小題大作小题大作

To make a mountain out of a molehill; to make a big fuss over a minor issue.

siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6

小題大做小题大做

To make a big fuss over a trivial matter, treating a minor issue as a major crisis.

Violin; the smallest and highest-pitched string instrument of the violin family.

siu2 tai4 kam4 sau2

Violinist or fiddler.

siu2 tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1

小吞噬細胞小吞噬细胞

Microphage; a type of small phagocytic white blood cell.

Thief or burglar who slips into houses quietly to steal.

Calf; the part of the leg between the thigh and the foot.

siu2 tim4 beng2

小甜餅小甜饼

Cookie or macaron.

小天鵝小天鹅

Little Swan, a Chinese home appliance brand.

小田雞小田鸡

Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), a species of waterbird.

Takeshi Obata; Japanese manga artist and illustrator.

少條毛少条毛

To be harmed, hurt, or affected in the slightest way.

siu2 tong1 saan1

小湯山小汤山

Xiaotangshan, a town in Changping District, Beijing.

小淘氣小淘气

Rogue, the Marvel Comics superhero.

siu2 tou5 gai1 coeng4

小肚雞腸小肚鸡肠

Narrow-minded; petty; selfish.

Child or kid; a formal term for a young child.

siu2 tung4 hoeng1

小同鄉小同乡

A person from the same county or village as oneself.

siu2 tyun4 tai2 zyu2 ji6

小團體主義小团体主义

Cliquism; sectarianism or small-group mentality.

A cabin, cottage, or small house.

A child or baby.

A baby or a small child.

小葦鳽小苇鳽

Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), a species of wading bird in the heron family.

siu2 wan4 zoek2

小雲雀小云雀

Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula).

A hooligan, rascal, or good-for-nothing.

siu2 wong4 ang1

小蝗鶯小蝗莺

Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola).