Cantonese words starting with S

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想出
soeng2 ceot1to figure out; to think up
賞賜赏赐
soeng2 ci3to bestow a reward
賞錢赏钱
soeng2 cin4tip; monetary reward
想得到
soeng2 dak1 dou3want to have; be able to think; it is imaginable; it is conceivable
想得開想得开
soeng2 dak1 hoi1to not take to heart; to adopt a lighthearted perspective
想得美
soeng2 dak1 mei5to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!
想點就點想点就点
soeng2 dim2 zau6 dim2do whatever one wants to do
想當然想当然
soeng2 dong1 jin4to take sth as given; to make assumptions
想倒美
soeng2 dou2 mei5see 想得美[xiang3 de5 mei3]
想到
soeng2 dou3to think of; to anticipate
賞花赏花
soeng2 faa1flower appreciation or viewing
想法
soeng2 faat3way of thinking; opinion; notion
賞罰赏罚
soeng2 fat6reward and punishment
賞罰分明赏罚分明
soeng2 fat6 fan1 ming4to reward and punish fairly; fair treatment
想方設法想方设法
soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
想家
soeng2 gaa1homesick
賞鑒赏鉴
soeng2 gaam3appreciate (music, art, etc.)
賞金赏金
soeng2 gam1a bounty; a monetary reward
想見想见
soeng2 gin3to infer
賞光赏光
soeng2 gwong1to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to show up
想起
soeng2 hei2to recall; to call to mind
想起來想起来
soeng2 hei2 loi4to remember
想開想开
soeng2 hoi1to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to accept the situation and move on
想入非非
soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
想要
soeng2 jiu3to want to; to fancy; desirous of
鯗魚鲞鱼
soeng2 jyu4dried fish
賞月赏月
soeng2 jyut6to admire the full moon
賞臉赏脸
soeng2 lim5(polite) do me the honor
想來想来
soeng2 loi4it may be assumed that
想唔…都幾難想唔…都几难
soeng2 m4 dou1 gei2 naan4it's hard to refuse what is going to happen
賞面赏面
soeng2 min6in return of one's reputation; giving face (spoken)
想望
soeng2 mong6verb; hope; admire
想念
soeng2 nim6to miss; to long to see again
賞鳥赏鸟
soeng2 niu5birdwatching
賞心悅目赏心悦目
soeng2 sam1 jyut6 muk6warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom); delightful
想睡
soeng2 seoi6drowsy
賞識赏识
soeng2 sik1to appreciate; appreciation
想想
soeng2 soeng2verb; to think or think twice
想想看
soeng2 soeng2 hon3to think about it
想頭想头
soeng2 tau4(coll.) idea
想通
soeng2 tung1to figure out; to become convinced; to get over it
想話想话
soeng2 waa6thinking of… (doing something); want to say
想像
soeng2 zoeng6to imagine; to envision
想象
soeng2 zoeng6to imagine; to envision
想像力
soeng2 zoeng6 lik6conception
想象力
soeng2 zoeng6 lik6imagination
相簿
soeng3 bou2photo album
相冊相册
soeng3 caak3photo album
相底
soeng3 dai2photo negatives
相夫教子
soeng3 fu1 gaau3 zi2to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)

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