Cantonese words starting with S

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soeng6 syu1to write a letter (to the authorities)

soeng6 syu1same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History

尚書經尚书经

soeng6 syu1 ging1Book of History

尚書郎尚书郎

soeng6 syu1 long4ancient official title

soeng6 syun3good deal, worthwhile

soeng6 tau4superior or supervisor in line; boss (Cantonese)

soeng6 tin1Heaven; Providence; God; to fly skywards; the previous day (or days)

上天無路上天无路

soeng6 tin1 mou4 lou6Come to a dead end;have no way out

soeng6 tiu4to raise (prices)

soeng6 tong1consomme; a soup made by (usually – meat [chicken, beef or fish]) for cooking purpose (acts as a seasoning to the dish, but not for drinking)

上吐下瀉上吐下泻

soeng6 tou3 haa6 se3to vomit and have diarrhea

上同調上同调

soeng6 tung4 diu6cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)

上屋搬下屋，唔見一籮穀上屋搬下屋，唔见一箩谷

soeng6 uk1 bun1 haa6 uk1, m4 gin3 jat1 lo4 guk1one will always end up incurring some losses one way or the other in the moving process no matter how close you are moving to [colloquial]

soeng6 waan4(coll.) to be fitted with an IUD; (of a doctor) to insert an IUD

soeng6 wai3captain (military rank)

soeng6 wik6(math.) codomain

soeng6 wui4last time; the previous time

soeng6 wun5first ten days of a lunar month

soeng6 zau1last week

soeng6 zau3(noun) a.m.; morning; (adverb) in the morning

soeng6 zeon3to make progress; fig. ambitious to improve oneself

soeng6 zi1upper limb (from shoulder to fingertips)

soeng6 zi2The above address

soeng6 zi3see 尚志市[Shang4 zhi4 Shi4]

soeng6 zi3 si5Shangzhi, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang

上箭頭上箭头

soeng6 zin3 tau4up-pointing arrow

上箭頭鍵上箭头键

soeng6 zin3 tau4 gin6up arrow key (on keyboard)

上證綜合指數上证综合指数

soeng6 zing3 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index

soeng6 zo6seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc)

soeng6 zo6 bou6Theravada school of Buddhism

上將軍上将军

soeng6 zoeng1 gwan1top general

soeng6 zoeng3general; air chief marshal

soeng6 zoeng3to rise

soeng6 zoi3to upload

soeng6 zong1upper garment

soi1 bong1cheek

腮幫子腮帮子

soi1 bong1 zi2cheek

soi1 gung1visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)

soi1 haap3cheek

soi1 hung4rouge (cosmetics)

soi1 lit6gill slit (in fish)

soi1 sin3parotid gland

soi1 sin3 jim4mumps

soi1 tok3chin rest (e.g. for a violin)

soi1 wu4sideburns

sok3to suck; to gasp for breath

sok3to model (a figure) in clay; ton mould

sok3beginning; north

sok3 bei6very sexy; describes a woman who is very attractive [colloquial]

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