Cantonese words starting with S

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saang1 ngau1 ngau1

(adjective) very much alive; living; (food) raw

flirtation; coquetry [colloquial]

saang1 on1 baak6 zou6

to cook up a story [colloquial]

saang1 on1 baak6 zou6

(adj.) describes information that is not true; (v.) to cook up a story; to fabricate information.

an unfinished film [colloquial]

saang1 saa1 lam4

(verb) get trouble with or suffer from kidney stones

(verb) sun-withering; sun-dry

saang1 saang1 maang5 maang5

very lively [colloquial]

saang1 san4 baat3 zi6

one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch

saang1 san4 sin1

someone who has a natural gift to be able to predict the future [colloquial]

novice; sb new to a job

saang1 sek6 fui1

calcium oxide CaO

saang1 sek6 gou1

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)

saang1 seoi2 wu6 tau4

生水芋頭生水芋头

stupid person; fool (slang)

natural disposition

unfamiliar; out of practice

body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially

(verb) to kill; To slaughter

(agr.) immature soil

(adjective) buried alive

saang1 wu1 gai1

生烏雞生乌鸡

black spots appearing on clothing as a result of mold and mildew

to be born with

(verb) get louse; or (figurative meaning) get skin disease

saang1 zi1 maau1

生螆貓生螆猫

cat with fleas (the expression 生螆貓入眼 is to describe love at first sight)

saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5

生滋貓入眼生滋猫入眼

to fall in love with someone at first sight (negative connotation) [written and colloquial]

to give birth to a child or children

new character (in textbook)

chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the body, resulting in malnutrition

chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the body, resulting in malnutrition

shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty

saang1 zin1 baau1

pan-fried dumpling

(slang) 1. Beautiful; 2. Stunning; (slang) (Usually in passive voice) being criticized; being rebuked 1. (verb)

to save electricity

saang2 dou3 jat1 min6 pei3

省到一面屁

to be told of severely by someone [colloquial]

saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3

省到立立令

(slang) to burnish or polish and make shiny; (Figurative meaning) being blamed, reproached or condemned (variant of 㨘到立立呤)

saang2 dou3 laap6 laap6 ling4

㨘到立立呤擤到立立呤

to polish something until it shines;to get a bollocking