Cantonese words starting with S

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siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4

Accomplished, mature, and experienced despite one's youth.

siu3 nin4 sin1 fung1 deoi2

少年先鋒隊少年先锋队

Young Pioneers of China; a primary school youth organization in China.

siu3 nin4 zi1 gaa1

Children's home or youth center, typically providing accommodation, care, or rehabilitation for minors.

siu3 pan4 bat1 siu3 coeng1

笑貧不笑娼笑贫不笑娼

The societal attitude of looking down on the poor but not on those who abandon their morals to get rich.

Comedy film; a movie intended to make the audience laugh.

siu3 po3 tou5 pei4

To split one's sides laughing; to laugh hysterically.

Laughter; the sound of laughing.

siu3 sin1 deoi6

少先隊少先队

Young Pioneers of China; a mass youth organization in China for children.

Smilingly, or with a smile on one's face; friendly and pleasant.

To talk about something laughingly, or an object of ridicule.

Joke, jest, or funny story.

Second lieutenant; the lowest commissioned officer rank in the army.

Dimple; a small natural indentation on the cheek when smiling.

Dimple on the cheek when smiling.

Major General or Rear Admiral.

Young and vigorous; in the prime of youth.

siu3 zong3 bat1 nou5 lik6 ，lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1

少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

If one does not work hard in youth, one will regret it in old age in vain.

siu3 zong3 paai3

少壯派少壮派

Young guard; new wave; the younger, more energetic, and often reform-minded members of a group or organization.

siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1

笑逐顏開笑逐颜开

To beam with joy; to be so happy that one's face lights up.

Remote; distant.

Splendid or beautiful, especially when describing one's youth or days.

Shaoguan, a city in northern Guangdong province, China, bordering Hunan and Jiangxi.

siu4 gwaan1 si5

韶關市韶关市

Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province.

Beautiful spring scenery; also used to refer to time, especially youth or one's prime years.

Shaoshan, a county-level city in Hunan province, China.

Shaoshan, a county-level city in Xiangtan City, Hunan.

Mega-; SI prefix representing a factor of one million (10^6).

To encourage or stimulate to effort; to excel.

To summon; to call people or things to oneself.

To inherit or carry on; also a common surname and character used in personal names.

To begin, start, or cause.

Shaobo Lake, a freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province.

To initiate, start, or originate.

Napa cabbage; a long Chinese cabbage with light green leaves and white stalks.

siu6 din6 zi2 fuk6

兆電子伏兆电子伏

Megaelectronvolt (MeV); a unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules.

Zhaodong, a county-level city in Suihua, Heilongjiang province, China.

Shaodong, a county-level city in Hunan province, China.

肇東市肇东市

Zhaodong, a county-level city in Suihua, Heilongjiang.

The starting point, beginning, or origin of something.

Megahertz; a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz.

Shaoxing, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.

Zhaoqing, a city in the western part of Guangdong Province, China.

siu6 hing3 daai6 hok6

肇慶大學肇庆大学

Zhaoqing University, a public university in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China.

紹興市绍兴市

Shaoxing, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, China.

肇慶市肇庆市

Zhaoqing, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China.

siu6 hing3 zau2

紹興酒绍兴酒

Shaoxing wine; a famous yellow wine specialty of Shaoxing fermented from glutinous rice.

Siu Hong, an area and transit station in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

Cause; origin; the reason for something happening.

Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon.

Shaoyang, a prefecture-level city in Hunan province, China.