Cantonese words starting with S
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省界
saang2 gaai3provincial boundary
省鏡省镜
saang2 geng3(adjective) beautiful; pretty; stunning
省儉省俭
saang2 gim6frugal; thrifty
省勁兒省劲儿
saang2 ging3 ji4erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
省勁省劲
saang2 ging6to save labor
省港旗兵
saang2 gong2 kei4 bing1robbers from Mainland China who robs in Hong Kong (slang)
省轄市省辖市
saang2 hat6 si5provincial city
省吃儉用省吃俭用
saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6to live frugally
省去
saang2 heoi3to omit; to make unnecesary
省油的燈省油的灯
saang2 jau4 dik1 dang1sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])
省級省级
saang2 kap1(administrative) province-level
省卻省却
saang2 koek3to save
省力
saang2 lik6to save labor
省略
saang2 loek6to leave out
省略符號省略符号
saang2 loek6 fu4 hou6apostrophe
省略號省略号
saang2 loek6 hou6(punctuation) ellipsis
省文
saang2 man4(noun) concise expression; short expression
㨘牛王擤牛王
saang2 ngau4 wong4to claim something which belongs to others; to blackmail
省心
saang2 sam1to cause no trouble; worry-free
省城
saang2 seng4provincial capital
省城話省城话
saang2 seng4 waa2Cantonese
省市
saang2 si5Provinces and cities
省事
saang2 si6to simplify matters; to save trouble
省委
saang2 wai2provincial Party committee
省會省会
saang2 wui6provincial capital
省垣
saang2 wun4a provincial capital
省治
saang2 zi6a provincial capital
省字號省字号
saang2 zi6 hou6an apostrophe (punct.)
省直管縣省直管县
saang2 zik6 gun2 jyun6direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
省政府
saang2 zing3 fu2provincial government
省招牌
saang2 ziu1 paai4to bring honour
省長省长
saang2 zoeng2governor of a province
歃
saap3to drink ; to smear one's mouth with
趿
saap3to shuffle along (while walking); slippers; sliphod
霅
saap3to rain hailstones; passing
霎
saap3(verb) 1. Argue; 2. Bicker; (adverb) instantaneously
颯飒
saap3rustling ; valiant; bleak; withered; declining
霎氣霎气
saap3 hei3(verb) to quarrel with; to argue with; (noun) pissed off; angry; to sulk
歃血
saap3 hyut3to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging alle...
歃血為盟歃血为盟
saap3 hyut3 wai4 mang4to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
帹暆
saap3 ji4kerchief covering head (arch.)
颯然飒然
saap3 jin4soughing (of the wind)
趿拉
saap3 laai1to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers
霎那
saap3 naa5see 剎那|刹那[cha4 na4]
霎眼
saap3 ngaan5to blink; in the twinkle of an eye
霎眼嬌霎眼娇
saap3 ngaan5 giu1describes someone or something that looks good on first glance only
霎戇霎戆
saap3 ngong6ridiculous; daft; foolish
霎霎
saap3 saap3(onom.) falling rain; cold wind
颯颯飒飒
saap3 saap3soughing
霎時霎时
saap3 si4(adverb phrase) All of a sudden; (adverb) 1. Instantly
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