Cantonese words starting with S

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Sofa; couch; armchair.

Sofa bed; a sofa that can be converted into a bed.

To neglect, ignore, or overlook something due to being too busy or distracted.

so1 fat1 daai6 ji3

Careless, negligent, or inattentive.

so1 fat1 zik1 sau2

疏忽職守疏忽职守

To neglect one's duties; to be derelict in one's duty.

Free, unconventional, and unrestrained; eccentric.

Comfortable, relaxed, and at ease.

Comfortable, relaxed, and enjoying an easy life; a loanword from English "soft".

Comfortable, relaxed, or soft.

Soufflé; a baked egg-based dessert.

Shufu, a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang.

疏附縣疏附县

Shufu, a county in Kashgar, Xinjiang.

Vague, inaccurate, poorly thought-out, or broadly scattered.

To mediate a conflict, or to ease and relieve a difficult situation.

so1 gaap3 si1 taan2

Carbocysteine, a mucolytic drug used to reduce the viscosity of phlegm.

Carboxyl group (-COOH).

Carboxylic acid

so1 gon1 lei5 hei3

疏肝理氣疏肝理气

To course the liver and rectify qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Vegetables and fruit.

Show hand; five-card stud, a card game.

Of women, to vow to remain unmarried.

To disperse or evacuate, typically to a safer or less crowded area.

Colander, strainer, or oil skimmer.

Traditional rain cape woven from straw or palm bark.

so1 ji4 bat1 lau6

Justice is slow but sure; the net of Heaven is wide, but lets nothing slip.

so1 jyu1 fong4 faan6

疏於防範疏于防范

To neglect to take precautions.

蓑羽鶴蓑羽鹤

Demoiselle crane; a bird species (Grus virgo).

To drift apart, become estranged, or grow distant in a relationship.

Uninhibited, free, and unrestrained; wild and untrammeled.

Indolent, lazy, or negligent.

Shule County, a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang.

疏勒國疏勒国

Shule, an ancient oasis state in Central Asia near modern Kashgar.

疏勒縣疏勒县

Shule County, a county in Kashgar, Xinjiang.

To slip up, omit, or overlook something due to negligence.

Alienated, estranged, or wide apart in a relationship.

To keep one's distance from someone in a relationship.

To tidy up; to change something from chaotic or messy to neat and organized.

To comb, clarify, or systematize disparate information or materials into a coherent narrative or structure.

Spinulose tree fern.

Negligent, careless, or remiss.

Sparse, scattered, or few and far between.

To deflorate a prostitute.

To evacuate, disperse, or scatter to a safer place due to a disaster or emergency.

To incite, instigate, or abet someone to do something bad.

To wash up and groom oneself, typically after waking up.

Bobbin; a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound.

To make a careless mistake; negligence or oversight.

so1 seoi2 daan1 piu4

疏水簞瓢疏水箪瓢

Simple food and drink; a metaphor for a simple, poor, or austere lifestyle.