Cantonese words starting with S

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soeng6 bin1the top; overhead; the top margin; those higher up

上邊兒上边儿

soeng6 bin1 ji4erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]

soeng6 bin6(preposition ; adverb) upper; on; above; top; (noun) superior; above; an expression used by people in Hong Kong to refer to the Mainland (China)

soeng6 biu1superscript

soeng6 bou6upper section

soeng6 bui3ancestors

上輩子上辈子

soeng6 bui3 zi2one's ancestors; a former incarnation

soeng6 bun3first half

soeng6 bun3 bou6First half;Upper half

soeng6 bun3 bou6 fan6upper part; top half

上半場上半场

soeng6 bun3 coeng4First half (of a game)

soeng6 bun3 hoeng2forenoon; a.m.

soeng6 bun3 je6first half of the night

上半葉上半叶

soeng6 bun3 jip6the first half (of a period)

soeng6 bun3 nin4first half of the year

soeng6 bun3 san1the upper body

soeng6 bun3 tin1morning

soeng6 caak3a good plan, the best strategy

soeng6 cang4upper layer

上層建築上层建筑

soeng6 cang4 gin3 zuk1superstructure

上車盤上车盘

soeng6 ce1 pun4starter homes (properties where price is suitable for first home-buyers)

soeng6 ce2(not) even; still

soeng6 ceon4first third of a month

soeng6 ci2upper teeth

soeng6 ci3last time

上情下達上情下达

soeng6 cing4 haa6 daat6transmit an order from above to lower level

soeng6 coi3see 上蔡縣|上蔡县[Shang4 cai4 Xian4]

上蔡縣上蔡县

soeng6 coi3 jyun6Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan

soeng6 cong1heaven

soeng6 cyun4to upload

soeng6 dai6top notch; highest quality

soeng6 dang2highest quality

soeng6 dang2 bing1private first class (army rank)

上等貨上等货

soeng6 dang2 fo3top-class products

soeng6 doi6previous generation

soeng6 dou1Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

soeng6 fau4to float up

soeng6 fo2to get angry

上方寶劍上方宝剑

soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)

尚方寶劍尚方宝剑

soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]; in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

尚方劍尚方剑

soeng6 fong1 gim3imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)

soeng6 fong2to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth

soeng6 fong4see 正房[zheng4 fang2]

上呼吸道感染

soeng6 fu1 kap1 dou6 gam2 jim5upper respiratory tract infection

soeng6 fuk1to inform

soeng6 fun2addressee

soeng6 fung1on the up; rising (in popularity etc)

soeng6 gaa1preceding player (in a game)

上街區上街区

soeng6 gaai1 keoi1Shangjie, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan

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