Cantonese words starting with S
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生勾勾
saang1 ngau1 ngau1(adjective) very much alive; living; (food) raw
生耦
saang1 ngau5flirtation; coquetry [colloquial]
生安白做
saang1 on1 baak6 zou6to cook up a story [colloquial]
生安白造
saang1 on1 baak6 zou6(adj.) describes information that is not true; (v.) to cook up a story; to fa...
生片
saang1 pin2an unfinished film [colloquial]
生沙淋
saang1 saa1 lam4(verb) get trouble with or suffer from kidney stones
生晒
saang1 saai3(verb) sun-withering; sun-dry
生曬生晒
saang1 saai3sun-dried
生生猛猛
saang1 saang1 maang5 maang5very lively [colloquial]
生辰
saang1 san4birthday
生辰八字
saang1 san4 baat3 zi6one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, h...
生神仙
saang1 san4 sin1someone who has a natural gift to be able to predict the future [colloquial]
生手
saang1 sau2novice; sb new to a job
生鏽生锈
saang1 sau3rust
生石灰
saang1 sek6 fui1calcium oxide CaO
生石膏
saang1 sek6 gou1gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
生鍟
saang1 seng3rust
生水
saang1 seoi2unboiled water
生水芋頭生水芋头
saang1 seoi2 wu6 tau4stupid person; fool (slang)
生絲生丝
saang1 si1raw silk
生性
saang1 sing3natural disposition
生疏
saang1 so1unfamiliar; out of practice
牲體牲体
saang1 tai2body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially
生鐵生铁
saang1 tit3pig iron
生苔
saang1 toi4mossy
生劏
saang1 tong1(verb) to kill; To slaughter
生土
saang1 tou2(agr.) immature soil
生壅
saang1 ung1(adjective) buried alive
生烏雞生乌鸡
saang1 wu1 gai1black spots appearing on clothing as a result of mold and mildew
生就
saang1 zau6to be born with
生螆
saang1 zi1(verb) get louse; or (figurative meaning) get skin disease
生螆貓生螆猫
saang1 zi1 maau1cat with fleas (the expression 生螆貓入眼 is to describe love at first sight)
生滋貓入眼生滋猫入眼
saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5to fall in love with someone at first sight (negative connotation) [written a...
生子
saang1 zi2to give birth to a child or children
生字
saang1 zi6new character (in textbook)
生癪
saang1 zik1chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by t...
生積生积
saang1 zik1chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by t...
生煎
saang1 zin1shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
生煎包
saang1 zin1 baau1pan-fried dumpling
生豬生猪
saang1 zyu1a live pig
省
saang2(slang) 1. Beautiful; 2. Stunning; (slang) (Usually in passive voice) being c...
省便
saang2 bin6convenient
省錢省钱
saang2 cin2to save money
省稱省称
saang2 cing1abbreviation
省得
saang2 dak1to avoid
省電省电
saang2 din6to save electricity
省到一面屁
saang2 dou3 jat1 min6 pei3to be told of severely by someone [colloquial]
省到立立令
saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3(slang) to burnish or polish and make shiny; (Figurative meaning) being blame...
㨘到立立呤擤到立立呤
saang2 dou3 laap6 laap6 ling4to polish something until it shines;to get a bollocking
省份
saang2 fan6province
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