Cantonese words starting with S

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saan3 zing3to usurp political power
伞帐
saan3 zoeng3A curtain like umbrella to protect from mosquito
saan4weak; thin
saan4 coi3ceylon spinach
saan4 joek6delicate; frail; impotent; weak
saan4 saan4murmur
孱头
saan4 tau4(dialect) weakling; coward
saang1tinkling of gems; sound of the qin, an instrument
saang1to be born; life; raw; student; lifetime; living beings; to happen; to produc...
saang1 be1draft beer
saang1 be1 zau2draft beer
saang1 beng6to fall ill
saang1 bou2unfamiliar [colloquial]
saang1 bou2 jan4(noun) stranger
saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3applying without thought; copying blindly (idiom)
生炒热卖
saang1 caau2 jit6 maai6to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sel...
saang1 cau1light soy sauce
saang1 ceot1to give birth; to generate
生词
saang1 ci4new word (in textbook); CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
生词本
saang1 ci4 bun2vocabulary notebook
生词语
saang1 ci4 jyu5vocabulary words (in language-learning books)
saang1 coi3lettuce; greens
saang1 coi3 baau1lettuce wraps
生菜鱼肉
saang1 coi3 jyu4 juk6soup with lettuce and fish paste
生草药
saang1 cou2 joek6herbal medicine
saang1 cuk1farm animal; livestock
生虫
saang1 cung4(verb) have parasites; (disease) people have worms
生虫拐杖
saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng2to describe someone or something that is unreliable
生虫拐杖
saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng2(noun) a walking stick that grows parasites, stick-bugs
生存空间
saang1 cyun4 hung1 gaan1chance to survive
saang1 daan2(verb) to lay an egg; to deposit an egg; or (food) raw egg
生动
saang1 dung6(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
生动活泼
saang1 dung6 wut6 put3(adjective) vivid and energetic
saang1 faa1(food) to flower
saang1 faan1barbarian
saang1 fan2cornflour
saang1 fan2 seoi2starch solution (cooking)
生飞螆
saang1 fei1 zi1(noun) have oral ulcer
saang1 gan1to take root
生旧叉烧好过生你
saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 sang1 nei5(a mother scolds to her kids with this slang to express her anger at them) be...
生姜
saang1 goeng1fresh ginger
生姜丝
saang1 goeng1 si1shredded ginger
saang1 gon1 zing1(adjective) very dry and no juice
saang1 gwai2(adjective) funny; interesting; comical; humorous; madcap
生滚
saang1 gwan2(verb) to cook; to boil
生骨大头菜
saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3(slang with figurative meaning) a spoiled kid or brat
saang1 gwo2(food) fruits
生果档
saang1 gwo2 dong3a fruit stall
saang1 gwo2 dou1a fruit knife
saang1 gwo2 gam1the 'Normal Old Age Allowance' and the 'Higher Old Age Allowance' offered by ...

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