Cantonese words starting with S
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saang1 gwo2 laam2
生果籃生果篮
(noun) fresh fruit arrangement; a fruit gift basket
saang1 gwo2 pou2
生果舖生果铺
a fruit store
saang1 gwo2 pun2
生果盤生果盘
fruit platter [colloquial]
saang1 haa1
生蝦生虾
(noun) live shrimp; raw shrimp
saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3
生蝦咁跳生虾咁跳
(slang) someone is pissed off and furious
saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3
生蝦噉跳生虾啖跳
fuming; jumping up and down with rage; angry stomp
saang1 haa6
生下
to give birth to
saang1 hei3
生氣生气
(adjective) Mad
saang1 hou4
生蠔生蚝
oyster
saang1 jan4
生人
stranger; to give birth
saang1 jan4 baa3 sei2 dei6
生人霸死地
hogging of benefits to oneself; unwilling to share profits (slang)
saang1 jan4 m4 sang1 daam2
生人唔生膽生人唔生胆
(slang) describes someone who is chicken-hearted; timid; fearful; gutless; spineless
saang1 jan4 mat6 gan6
生人勿近
warning for the living to stay away as dangerous or deadly
saang1 jat6
生日
birthday
saang1 jat6 daan6 gou1
生日蛋糕
birthday cake
saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6
生日快樂生日快乐
Happy birthday
saang1 jat6 ho6 kaat1
生日賀卡生日贺卡
birthday card
saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4
生日日期
date of birth [written and colloquial]
saang1 jat6 kaat1
生日卡
birthday card
saang1 jat6 kaat1
生日咭
a birthday card
saang1 jat6 lai5 mat6
生日禮物生日礼物
(noun) birthday gift
saang1 jat6 paai3 deoi3
生日派對生日派对
a birthday party
saang1 jat6 wui2
生日會生日会
(noun) birthday party
saang1 jau4
生油
cooking oil; groundnut oil
saang1 ji3
生意
life force
saang1 ji3 ging1
生意經生意经
knack of doing business
saang1 ji3 hing1 lung4
生意興隆生意兴隆
thriving and prosperous business or trade
saang1 ji3 jan4
生意人
businessmen
saang1 ji3 lou2
生意佬
(n.) a businessman.
saang1 ji3 ong3 jin4
生意盎然
see 生機盎然|生机盎然[sheng1 ji1 ang4 ran2]
saang1 ji4 juk6 neoi5
生兒育女生儿育女
to bear and raise children
saang1 joek6
生藥生药
unprocessed medicinal herb
saang1 joeng5
生養生养
to bring up (children); to bear
saang1 juk6
生肉
raw meat
saang1 jyu2
生魚生鱼
a snakehead (a type of fish)
saang1 jyu4 pin3
生魚片生鱼片
sashimi
saang1 jyun6
生願生愿
desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā)
saang1 kam4
生擒
to capture alive
saang1 laang5
生冷
(of food) raw or cold
saang1 lou6
生路
a way to make a living; a way out of a predicament
saang1 maang5
生猛
full of life; brave
saang1 maang5 hoi2 sin1
生猛海鮮生猛海鲜
live seafood; super fresh seafood
saang1 mai5
生米
coarse rice
saang1 mai5 suk6 faan6
生米熟飯生米熟饭
abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
saang1 mai5 zou6 sing4 suk6 faan6
生米做成熟飯生米做成熟饭
lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed; also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
saang1 mai5 zyu2 sing4 suk6 faan6
生米煮成熟飯生米煮成熟饭
the rice is cooked; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
saang1 min6 hau2
生面口
a strange
saang1 min6 tyun4
生麵糰生面团
dough
saang1 mong1 gwo2
生芒果
to contract a sexually transmitted disease [colloquial]
saang1 ngaang6
生硬
rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced