Cantonese words starting with S

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siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4accomplished though young
少年先锋队
siu3 nin4 sin1 fung1 deoi2Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
siu3 nin4 zi1 gaa1children's center
笑贫不笑娼
siu3 pan4 bat1 siu3 coeng1the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
siu3 pin2(noun) a funny movie; a comedy
siu3 po3 tou5 pei4to split one's sides laughing
笑声
siu3 seng1laughter
少先队
siu3 sin1 deoi6Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4]
siu3 siu3 hau2smiling
笑谈
siu3 taam4object of ridicule; to laugh over sth
笑话
siu3 waa2joke; jest; ridiculous; absurd
siu3 wai3second lieutenant (army rank)
笑涡
siu3 wo1variant of 笑窩|笑窝[xiao4 wo1]
笑窝
siu3 wo1dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
少将
siu3 zoeng3major general; air vice marshal
少壮
siu3 zong3adj; young and vigorous
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
siu3 zong3 bat1 nou5 lik6 ,lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
少壮派
siu3 zong3 paai3young guard; new wave
笑逐颜开
siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; joy written across one's face
siu4remote; distant
siu4(music); harmonious; beautiful
韶关
siu4 gwaan1see 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4]
韶关市
siu4 gwaan1 si5Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
siu4 gwong1youth
siu4 saan1see 韶山市[Shao2 shan1 Shi4]
siu4 saan1 si5Shaoshan, a county-level city in Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan
siu6surname Zhao
siu6stimulate to effort; to excel
siu6a surname
siu6to continue; to hand down; to carry forward; to introduce; part of a place name
siu6at first; originate; to cause
siu6 baak3 wu4Shaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province
siu6 ci2to initiate; the start
绍菜
siu6 coi3(vegetable) Chinese cabbage; celery cabbage
兆电子伏
siu6 din6 zi2 fuk6mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)
肇东
siu6 dung1see 肇東市|肇东市[Zhao4 dong1 Shi4]
邵东
siu6 dung1see 邵東市|邵东市[Shao4 dong1 Shi4]
肇东市
siu6 dung1 si5Zhaodong, a county-level city in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
siu6 dyun1the starting point
siu6 haak1megahertz
绍兴
siu6 hing3see 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4]
肇庆
siu6 hing3see 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4]
肇庆大学
siu6 hing3 daai6 hok6Zhaoqing University (Guangdong)
绍兴市
siu6 hing3 si5Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
肇庆市
siu6 hing3 si5Zhaoqing, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
绍兴酒
siu6 hing3 zau2Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
siu6 hong1Siu Hong, one of the Light Rail stops in Hong Kong
siu6 jan1cause
siu6 jat6 fu1Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon
邵阳
siu6 joeng4see 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4]

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