Cantonese words starting with S
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掃扫
sou3(verb) 1. clear away; 2. to scan
溯
sou3to go upstream; to go against the current
素
sou3raw silk; plain, unadorned; essence; element; usually; ever; simple; constituent
訴诉
sou3to complain; to tell; to inform; to pour out
掃把扫把
sou3 baa2broom
掃把星扫把星
sou3 baa2 sing1comet
掃把頭扫把头
sou3 baa2 tau4broom head, can also be used to mock one's headstyle that looks like a broom; describes someone with unruly messy hair [colloquial]
數百数百
sou3 baak3several hundred
數百萬数百万
sou3 baak3 maan6several million
數不勝數数不胜数
sou3 bat1 sing1 sou3(idiom) too many to count; innumerable
素不相能
sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4unable to get along (idiom)
素不相識素不相识
sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1to be total strangers (idiom)
數簿数簿
sou3 bou2cash books; account books
素餐
sou3 caan1Vegetarian meals
掃除扫除
sou3 ceoi4to clean; to clean up
掃除機扫除机
sou3 ceoi4 gei1mechanical sweeper
掃除天下扫除天下
sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6(idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
數詞数词
sou3 ci4numeral
掃場扫场
sou3 coeng4to raid and disrupt a business venue ; shop etc by force [colloquial]
素菜
sou3 coi3vegetable dish
素材
sou3 coi4source material (in literature and art)
素淡
sou3 daam6plain (color)
掃地扫地
sou3 dei6to sweep the floor; to be at an all-time low
掃地出門扫地出门
sou3 dei6 ceot1 mun4verb; literally: swept out the rubbish from the house. Metaphor :Bad things completely cleared out; Also confiscation of all property, kicking out of the house
掃蕩扫荡
sou3 dong6(military) to mop up
掃蕩腿扫荡腿
sou3 dong6 teoi2see 掃堂腿|扫堂腿[sao3 tang2 tui3]
掃毒扫毒
sou3 duk6drug squad; virus scan
數獨数独
sou3 duk6sudoku (puzzle game)
塑化劑塑化剂
sou3 faa3 zai1plasticizer
數法数法
sou3 faat3method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
掃貨扫货
sou3 fo3verb; go on a shopping spree
訴苦诉苦
sou3 fu2to grumble; grievance
掃灰水扫灰水
sou3 fui1 seoi2limewashing
數伏数伏
sou3 fuk6to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]
塑封
sou3 fung1to laminate (a photo etc); plastic wrapping
掃風扫风
sou3 fung1to pat babies' back so they won't puke out the milk; to burp a baby
掃街扫街
sou3 gaai1to sweep the streets
塑膠塑胶
sou3 gaau1synthetic resin; plastic cement
塑膠車塑胶车
sou3 gaau1 ce1scooter (Tw)
塑膠袋塑胶袋
sou3 gaau1 doi2Plastic bags
塑膠跑道塑胶跑道
sou3 gaau1 paau2 dou6synthetic athletics track
數九数九
sou3 gau2nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
數九寒天数九寒天
sou3 gau2 hon4 tin1nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
數九天数九天
sou3 gau2 tin1nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
數據数据
sou3 geoi3data
數據壓縮数据压缩
sou3 geoi3 aat3 suk1data compression
數據處理数据处理
sou3 geoi3 cyu2 lei5data processing
數據傳輸数据传输
sou3 geoi3 cyun4 syu1data transmission
數據段数据段
sou3 geoi3 dyun6data segment
數據庫数据库
sou3 geoi3 fu3(computing) database
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