Cantonese words starting with S

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sou3(verb) 1. clear away; 2. to scan
sou3to go upstream; to go against the current
sou3raw silk; plain, unadorned; essence; element; usually; ever; simple; constituent
sou3to complain; to tell; to inform; to pour out
扫把
sou3 baa2broom
扫把星
sou3 baa2 sing1comet
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]
数百
sou3 baak3several hundred
数百万
sou3 baak3 maan6several million
数不胜数
sou3 bat1 sing1 sou3(idiom) too many to count; innumerable
sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4unable to get along (idiom)
素不相识
sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1to be total strangers (idiom)
簿数簿
sou3 bou2cash books; account books
sou3 caan1Vegetarian meals
扫除
sou3 ceoi4to clean; to clean up
扫除机
sou3 ceoi4 gei1mechanical sweeper
扫除天下
sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6(idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
数词
sou3 ci4numeral
扫场
sou3 coeng4to raid and disrupt a business venue ; shop etc by force [colloquial]
sou3 coi3vegetable dish
sou3 coi4source material (in literature and art)
sou3 daam6plain (color)
扫地
sou3 dei6to sweep the floor; to be at an all-time low
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
扫荡
sou3 dong6(military) to mop up
扫荡腿
sou3 dong6 teoi2see 掃堂腿|扫堂腿[sao3 tang2 tui3]
扫毒
sou3 duk6drug squad; virus scan
数独
sou3 duk6sudoku (puzzle game)
塑化剂
sou3 faa3 zai1plasticizer
数法
sou3 faat3method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
扫货
sou3 fo3verb; go on a shopping spree
诉苦
sou3 fu2to grumble; grievance
扫灰水
sou3 fui1 seoi2limewashing
数伏
sou3 fuk6to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]
sou3 fung1to laminate (a photo etc); plastic wrapping
扫风
sou3 fung1to pat babies' back so they won't puke out the milk; to burp a baby
扫街
sou3 gaai1to sweep the streets
塑胶
sou3 gaau1synthetic resin; plastic cement
塑胶车
sou3 gaau1 ce1scooter (Tw)
塑胶袋
sou3 gaau1 doi2Plastic bags
塑胶跑道
sou3 gaau1 paau2 dou6synthetic athletics track
数九
sou3 gau2nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九寒天
sou3 gau2 hon4 tin1nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九天
sou3 gau2 tin1nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数据
sou3 geoi3data
数据压缩
sou3 geoi3 aat3 suk1data compression
数据处理
sou3 geoi3 cyu2 lei5data processing
数据传输
sou3 geoi3 cyun4 syu1data transmission
数据段
sou3 geoi3 dyun6data segment
数据库
sou3 geoi3 fu3(computing) database

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