Cantonese words starting with S
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saang2 gaai3
省界
provincial boundary
saang2 geng3
省鏡省镜
(adjective) beautiful; pretty; stunning
saang2 gim6
省儉省俭
frugal; thrifty
saang2 ging3 ji4
省勁兒省劲儿
erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
saang2 ging6
省勁省劲
to save labor
saang2 gong2 kei4 bing1
省港旗兵
robbers from Mainland China who robs in Hong Kong (slang)
saang2 hat6 si5
省轄市省辖市
provincial city
saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6
省吃儉用省吃俭用
to live frugally
saang2 heoi3
省去
to omit; to make unnecesary
saang2 jau4 dik1 dang1
省油的燈省油的灯
sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])
saang2 kap1
省級省级
(administrative) province-level
saang2 koek3
省卻省却
to save
saang2 lik6
省力
to save labor
saang2 loek6
省略
to leave out
saang2 loek6 fu4 hou6
省略符號省略符号
apostrophe
saang2 loek6 hou6
省略號省略号
(punctuation) ellipsis
saang2 man4
省文
(noun) concise expression; short expression
saang2 ngau4 wong4
㨘牛王擤牛王
to claim something which belongs to others; to blackmail
saang2 sam1
省心
to cause no trouble; worry-free
saang2 seng4
省城
provincial capital
saang2 seng4 waa2
省城話省城话
Cantonese
saang2 si5
省市
Provinces and cities
saang2 si6
省事
to simplify matters; to save trouble
saang2 wai2
省委
provincial Party committee
saang2 wui6
省會省会
provincial capital
saang2 wun4
省垣
a provincial capital
saang2 zi6
省治
a provincial capital
saang2 zi6 hou6
省字號省字号
an apostrophe (punct.)
saang2 zik6 gun2 jyun6
省直管縣省直管县
direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
saang2 zing3 fu2
省政府
provincial government
saang2 ziu1 paai4
省招牌
to bring honour
saang2 zoeng2
省長省长
governor of a province
saap3
歃
to drink ; to smear one's mouth with
saap3
趿
to shuffle along (while walking); slippers; sliphod
saap3
霅
to rain hailstones; passing
saap3
霎
(verb) 1. Argue; 2. Bicker; (adverb) instantaneously
saap3
颯飒
rustling ; valiant; bleak; withered; declining
saap3 hei3
霎氣霎气
(verb) to quarrel with; to argue with; (noun) pissed off; angry; to sulk
saap3 hyut3
歃血
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
saap3 hyut3 wai4 mang4
歃血為盟歃血为盟
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
saap3 ji4
帹暆
kerchief covering head (arch.)
saap3 jin4
颯然飒然
soughing (of the wind)
saap3 laai1
趿拉
to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers
saap3 naa5
霎那
see 剎那|刹那[cha4 na4]
saap3 ngaan5
霎眼
to blink; in the twinkle of an eye
saap3 ngaan5 giu1
霎眼嬌霎眼娇
describes someone or something that looks good on first glance only
saap3 ngong6
霎戇霎戆
ridiculous; daft; foolish
saap3 saap3
霎霎
(onom.) falling rain; cold wind
saap3 saap3
颯颯飒飒
soughing
saap3 si4
霎時霎时
(adverb phrase) All of a sudden; (adverb) 1. Instantly