Cantonese words starting with S

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siu2 wong4 dai3

Spoiled only child, literally a "little emperor".

siu2 wong4 goek3 wat6

小黃腳鷸小黄脚鹬

Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes); a species of migratory shorebird.

siu2 wong4 gwaa1

小黃瓜小黄瓜

Gherkin; a small cucumber.

siu2 wui4 hoeng1

Fennel; the aromatic plant or its seeds used as a spice.

Gadget, toy, or novelty item.

Xiaozhai, a neighborhood in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

siu2 zaap6 tyun4

小集團小集团

Faction; a small, exclusive group or clique.

Miss; a formal address or term for a woman, typically unmarried.

siu2 zeoi2 hang4

小嘴鴴小嘴鸻

Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), a species of plover.

siu2 zeoi2 wu1 aa1

小嘴烏鴉小嘴乌鸦

Carrion crow (Corvus corone).

A short lunar month consisting of 29 days.

A low ranking soldier or a nobody of little importance.

The petty bourgeoisie; abbreviation of 小資產階級.

siu2 zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1

小資產階級小资产阶级

The petty bourgeoisie or petit bourgeois; the social class of small business owners and self-employed people.

siu2 zi1 jau6 siu2

Extremely rare; very few and far between.

Boy, kid, or a derogatory term for a young, inexperienced person.

Little finger; pinky.

Small print; tiny text or small-sized characters.

siu2 zing1 ling4

小精靈小精灵

Elf, fairy, or sprite; a small, magical creature from folklore.

Minor detail, trifle, or small matter of little importance.

小節線小节线

Bar line in music.

To have a few alcoholic drinks, often with a small group of friends.

siu2 zong1 gwai2

小髒鬼小脏鬼

Dirty little devil; an affectionate term used for a messy or dirty child.

A group or team; a small gathering of people brought together for a specific purpose.

siu2 zou2 wai2 jyun4 wui2

小組委員會小组委员会

siu2 zou2 zung1

A spoiled, demanding child or young person who must be pampered like an ancestor.

A kitchen, stove, or mess hall that prepares high-quality meals, especially for high-ranking cadres.

Poor harvest or crop failure.

Niche; related to a minority or a small, specific group of people.

A small pig or piglet.

A brief biography or biographical sketch.

To be short of, missing, or lacking from an expected amount.

To smile or laugh.

Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla).

siu3 baau3 zeoi2

To burst out laughing; to laugh so hard one's mouth bursts.

siu3 bat1 gang1 si6

Young and inexperienced; lacking life experience.

siu3 bat1 ho2 jik1

To laugh irrepressibly; unable to restrain one's laughter.

siu3 bat1 ho2 joeng5

To double up with laughter; to laugh uncontrollably.

Laughingstock; an embarrassing matter or person that becomes an object of ridicule.

siu3 daai6 jan4 go3 hau2

笑大人個口笑大人个口

Ridiculous, laughable, or highly embarrassing in the eyes of others.

The punchline or funny part of a joke, picture, or video; the thing that makes something funny.

笑點低笑点低

Easily amused; having a low threshold for laughter.

siu3 diu6 daai6 ngaa4

Extremely laughable, ridiculous, or absurd; to laugh one's head off.

siu3 dou3 gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5

笑到見牙唔見眼笑到见牙唔见眼

To smile or laugh with extreme joy, with eyes squinting and teeth showing.

siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2

Extremely hilarious; literally to roll on the floor laughing.

siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2

笑到轆地笑到辘地

To roll on the floor laughing; to laugh uncontrollably.

siu3 dou3 tou5 cek3

To laugh so hard that one's stomach hurts; hilarious.

The shop owner's son; the young boss.

Minister in charge of the palace treasury in imperial China.

A young married woman.