Cantonese words starting with S
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上梁不正下梁歪
soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上龍上龙
soeng6 lung4pliosaurus
上聯上联
soeng6 lyun4first line of a couplet
上文
soeng6 man4preceding part of the text
尚未
soeng6 mei6not yet; still not
尚未解決尚未解决
soeng6 mei6 gaai2 kyut3unsolved
上面
soeng6 min6(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China
上面落嚟
soeng6 min6 lok6 lei4a Chinese in Hong Kong who is from Mainland China [colloquial]
尚無尚无
soeng6 mou4not yet
尚武
soeng6 mou5to promote a martial spirit; warlike
尚慕傑尚慕杰
soeng6 mou6 git6James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999
上午
soeng6 ng5morning
上艾瑟爾上艾瑟尔
soeng6 ngaai6 sat1 ji5Overijssel
上眼瞼上眼睑
soeng6 ngaan5 lim4upper eyelid
上外
soeng6 ngoi6abbr. for 上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学[Shang4 hai3 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
上顎上颚
soeng6 ngok6upper jaw
上顎正門齒上颚正门齿
soeng6 ngok6 zing3 mun4 ci2maxillary central incisor
上年
soeng6 nin4last year
上農上农
soeng6 nung4a rich farmer
上牌
soeng6 paai2to obtain a license plate
上皮
soeng6 pei4(anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue
上皮組織上皮组织
soeng6 pei4 zou2 zik1Epithelial tissue
上鋪上铺
soeng6 pou1Upper berth
上盤上盘
soeng6 pun4a term in soccer gambling
上衫
soeng6 saam1blouse
上身
soeng6 san1upper part of the body; (of a spirit, disease, misfortune etc) to afflict one; to possess one
上新世
soeng6 san1 sai3Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
上手
soeng6 sau2to obtain; overhand (serve etc)
上首
soeng6 sau2seat of honor
上水
soeng6 seoi2Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
上唇
soeng6 seon4upper lip
上述
soeng6 seot6aforementioned
上司
soeng6 si1boss
上思
soeng6 si1see 上思縣|上思县[Shang4 si1 Xian4]
上思縣上思县
soeng6 si1 jyun6Shangsi, a county in Fangchenggang City 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi
上士
soeng6 si6Sergeant
上色
soeng6 sik1to colour (put on)
上星
soeng6 sing1to broadcast via satellite; satellite (channel etc)
上升趨勢上升趋势
soeng6 sing1 ceoi1 sai3an upturn
上升空間上升空间
soeng6 sing1 hung1 gaan1upside
上星期
soeng6 sing1 kei4last week
上城區上城区
soeng6 sing4 keoi1Shangcheng, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
上乘
soeng6 sing6first-class; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
上疏
soeng6 so3(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
上相
soeng6 soeng3photogenic
上上下下
soeng6 soeng6 haa6 haa6everything within
上上之策
soeng6 soeng6 zi1 caak3the best policy
上數上数
soeng6 sou3[literal translation] upper digit; according to the pronunciation, it may refer to 上訴, which means appeal
上訴上诉
soeng6 sou3to appeal (a judicial case)
上訴法院上诉法院
soeng6 sou3 faat3 jyun2appeals court
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