Cantonese words starting with S

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常言说得好
soeng4 jin4 syut3 dak1 hou2as the saying goes; as they say...
soeng4 joeng4variant of 徜徉[chang2 yang2]
soeng4 joeng4to wander about unhurriedly; to linger; to loiter
soeng4 jung6(adjective) 1. Common; (verb) Use all the time
soeng4 jung6 ban2everyday implement
soeng4 jung6 zi6commonly used Chinese character
常规
soeng4 kwai1code of conduct; conventions; common practice
常规武器
soeng4 kwai1 mou5 hei3conventional weapon
soeng4 lai6noun; common practice
soeng4 lei5common sense
常来常往
soeng4 loi4 soeng4 wong5to visit frequently; to see each other often
常绿
soeng4 luk6evergreen
常绿树
soeng4 luk6 syu6evergreen tree
常绿植物
soeng4 luk6 zik6 mat6evergreen plant
常问问题
soeng4 man6 man6 tai4frequently asked questions
soeng4 mei4 fan1 fong1 cing4ordinary differential equation (ODE)
偿命
soeng4 meng6to pay with one's life
常务
soeng4 mou6(noun) 1. General duty; (adjective) (of employment) General assistant
常务理事
soeng4 mou6 lei5 si6permanent member of council
常务委员
soeng4 mou6 wai2 jyun4noun; member of the standing committee
常务委员会
soeng4 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui2standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
soeng4 ngo4Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
soeng4 nin4all year round; average year
soeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6variant of 長年累月|长年累月[chang2 nian2 lei3 yue4]
常宁
soeng4 ning4see 常寧市|常宁市[Chang2 ning2 Shi4]
常宁市
soeng4 ning4 si5Changning, a county-level city in Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
soeng4 saan1see 常山縣|常山县[Chang2 shan1 Xian4]
常山县
soeng4 saan1 jyun6Changshan, a county in Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
尝新
soeng4 san1try new things; to innovate
尝试
soeng4 si3to try; to attempt
常时
soeng4 si4frequently; usually
常识
soeng4 sik1common sense; general knowledge
常胜军
soeng4 sing3 gwan1Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
soeng4 soeng4(adverb) Always
常数
soeng4 sou3(math.) a constant
soeng4 suk6see 常熟市[Chang2 shu2 Shi4]
soeng4 suk6 si5Changshu, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
常态
soeng4 taai3normal state
常态化
soeng4 taai3 faa3(statistics) normalized; to become the norm
常态分布
soeng4 taai3 fan1 bou3normal distribution (in statistics)
常态分布
soeng4 taai3 fan1 bou3normal distribution (in statistics)
偿还
soeng4 waan4to repay; to reimburse
soeng4 wai2standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員會|常务委员会[chang2 wu4 wei3 yuan2 hui4])
常委会
soeng4 wai2 wui2standing committee
常温
soeng4 wan1room temperature
偿债
soeng4 zaai3to repay a debt
soeng4 zau1see 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 Shi4]
soeng4 zau1 si5Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
尝尽心酸
soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
常驻
soeng4 zyu3resident

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