Cantonese words starting with S

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siu2 wong4 dai3child emperor; spoiled boy
小黄脚鹬
siu2 wong4 goek3 wat6(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
小黄瓜
siu2 wong4 gwaa1gherkin
siu2 wui4 hoeng1fennel
siu2 wun6 ji3gadget
siu2 zaai6Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
小集团
siu2 zaap6 tyun4faction
siu2 ze2(noun) 1. Witness; (pronoun)
小嘴鸻
siu2 zeoi2 hang4(bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus)
小嘴乌鸦
siu2 zeoi2 wu1 aa1(bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone)
小尽
siu2 zeon6lunar month of 29 days
siu2 zeot1foot soldier; a nobody
小资
siu2 zi1petit bourgeois; abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
小资产阶级
siu2 zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1petty bourgeois
siu2 zi1 jau6 siu2very few; very little
siu2 zi2(literary) youngster; (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
siu2 zi2little finger
siu2 zi6tiny text
小精灵
siu2 zing1 ling4elf
小节
siu2 zit3a minor matter; bar (music)
小节线
siu2 zit3 sin3(music) bar line
siu2 zoek3to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
小脏鬼
siu2 zong1 gwai2dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
小组
siu2 zou2small team
小组委员会
siu2 zou2 wai2 jyun4 wui2subcommittee
siu2 zou2 zung1brat
siu2 zou3mess hall for high-ranking cadres; cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
siu2 zou6to minimise; to have the second new year celebration in a year
小众
siu2 zung3minority of the population; niche (market etc)
小猪
siu2 zyu1noun; small pig; piglet; piggy
小传
siu2 zyun6sketch biography
siu3(adjective) young
siu3laugh; giggle; to ridicule
笑鸥
siu3 au1(bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
siu3 baau3 zeoi2to burst out laughing [colloquial]
siu3 bat1 gang1 si6adj; young and inexperienced; inexperience in life
siu3 bat1 ho2 jik1to laugh irrepressibly
siu3 bat1 ho2 joeng5to double up with laughter (idiom)
siu3 beng3a matter for ridicule; laughingstock
笑大人个口
siu3 daai6 jan4 go3 hau2cause humiliating laughs at one (spoken)
笑点
siu3 dim2funny bits; jokes
笑点低
siu3 dim2 dai1amused by even the weakest joke
siu3 diu6 daai6 ngaa4to laugh one's head off; jaw-dropping
笑到见牙唔见眼
siu3 dou3 gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5hilarious
siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2hilarious
笑到辘地
siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2to burst out in laughter [colloquial]
siu3 dou3 tou5 cek3hilarious
少东
siu3 dung1boss's son
siu3 fu2minister in charge of the palace treasury in imperial China
少妇
siu3 fu5young married woman

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