Cantonese words starting with S

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soeng4 zyu6long-term resident; eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)

常住論常住论

soeng4 zyu6 leon6eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

soeng58. to climb 9. to get onto 10. to go up 11. to attend (class or university) 12. to leave for 13. to install 14. to tighten 15. to paint; to apply; to smear 16. when used after a verb, it is used to represent that the action is either taking place or has happened 17. slang for having sex with a woman 18. (terminology of playing mahjong) the call for making a meld of three suited tiles in sequence

soeng5 baan1to go to work; to start work

上班時間上班时间

soeng5 baan1 si4 gaan3working hours; office hours

soeng5 baan1 zuk6office workers (as social group)

soeng5 bo1uphill; to move upwards

soeng5 bo1 dyun6uphill section (of a race)

soeng5 bo1 lou6uphill road; fig. upward trend

soeng5 bong2to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam); (of a song) to hit the charts

soeng5 bou3to report to one's superiors; to reply to a letter

soeng5 cat1Japanning; painting

soeng5 ce1to purchase one's first property (Cantonese slang)

soeng5 ce4going up a slope

soeng5 cin4to advance; to step forward

soeng5 ciu4the morning assembly held by the emperor and his ministers (in olden days China) in order to discuss on the issues or problems that happened within its territory

soeng5 coeng4on stage; to take the field

soeng5 coi3to serve food

soeng5 cong4to go to bed

上得山多終遇虎上得山多终遇虎

soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2describes the situation where if someone has tried his; she most probably will get caught or encounter a negative outcome; literally 'if you go up the mountain often you'll eventually encounter a tiger'

soeng5 di1higher up [colloquial]

soeng5 din6the act of taking drugs (slang)

soeng5 diu3to hang oneself

soeng5 dong3taken in (by sb's deceit); to be duped

soeng5 fan4to visit a grave

soeng5 fo3to go to class; to go to teach a class

soeng5 gaa2Put new product on the shelves

soeng5 gaai1to go onto the streets

soeng5 gei1boarding a flight (air travel)

soeng5 geng3photogenic

上個禮拜上个礼拜

soeng5 go3 lai5 baai3last week

soeng5 gong1to take up one's post; to go on duty

上綱上線上纲上线

soeng5 gong1 soeng5 sin3to make a mountain out of a molehill

上館子上馆子

soeng5 gun2 zi2to eat out

soeng5 gung1to go to work

上軌道上轨道

soeng5 gwai2 dou6to stay on track

soeng5 haai4to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper

soeng5 hau2to be able to read aloud fluently

soeng5 heoi3to go up

soeng5 hoeng1Burn incense and pray

soeng5 hok6to go to school

soeng5 jam6to take office; predecessor

soeng5 jan5to get into a habit

上一次當，學一次乖上一次当，学一次乖

soeng5 jat1 ci3 dong3, hok6 jat1 ci3 gwaai1to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)

上一號上一号

soeng5 jat1 hou6(coll.) to go pee

soeng5 je6to be on night duty

soeng5 jin2to screen (a movie); a screening

soeng5 jin4to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)

soeng5 jing2to screen; to show (a movie)

soeng5 kaa1 laa4to colour in; to add on the colours [colloquial]

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