Cantonese words starting with S
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suk1 gan2
縮緊缩紧
to tighten; to shrink in
suk1 gei3
叔記叔记
an appellation used to address a middle age or elderly man whose one doesn't know the name of, used in situation such as when talking to a random middle age
suk1 gin3
宿見宿见
long-held opinion
suk1 ging3
肅敬肃敬
respectful
suk1 gung1
叔公
great uncle; husband's father's younger brother
suk1 gwat1
縮骨缩骨
(slang) (of people) selfish; stingy; scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter; crafty
suk1 gwat1 ze1
縮骨遮缩骨遮
(noun) a folding umbrella
suk1 han6
宿恨
old hatred
suk1 hang1 hang1
宿哼哼
the rotten, sour, stinky smell of food or sweaty body
suk1 hing1 je6 mei6
夙興夜寐夙兴夜寐
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to burn the candle at both ends
suk1 hoi1
縮開缩开
(verb) dodge; sidestep; to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
suk1 hoi1 nei5 tiu4 lan2
縮開你條撚缩开你条撚
get the fuck off me; get the fuck out of here [colloquial]
suk1 hung1
縮胸缩胸
breast reduction
suk1 jan3
縮印缩印
to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format
suk1 jan3 bun2
縮印本缩印本
compact edition (of a dictionary etc)
suk1 jap6
縮入缩入
Retracted
suk1 jat6
夙日
at ordinary times
suk1 je6
夙夜
morning and night; at all times
suk1 je6
宿夜
to stay overnight
suk1 je6 fei2 haai6
夙夜匪懈
to work from morning to night (idiom)
suk1 ji1 zit3 sik6
縮衣節食缩衣节食
to economize on clothes and food
suk1 jim4
夙嫌
old grudge
suk1 jin4
倏然
(literary) suddenly
suk1 jin4
肅然肃然
respectful; awed
suk1 jin4 hei2 ging3
肅然起敬肃然起敬
to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
suk1 jing2
縮影缩影
miniature version of sth; epitome
suk1 jing4
宿營宿营
to camp; to bivouac
suk1 jing4 dei6
宿營地宿营地
camp; campsite
suk1 joek3
縮約缩约
contraction (in grammar)
suk1 jyu4
宿儒
experienced scholar
suk1 jyu5
縮語缩语
abbreviated word
suk1 jyu6
宿豫
see 宿豫區|宿豫区[Su4 yu4 Qu1]
suk1 jyu6
粟裕
Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander
suk1 jyu6 keoi1
宿豫區宿豫区
Suyu, a district of Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市[Su4 qian1 Shi4], Jiangsu
suk1 jyun3
夙怨
old grudges
suk1 jyun3
宿怨
an old grudge
suk1 jyun4
宿緣宿缘
(Buddhism) predestined relationship
suk1 jyun6
夙願夙愿
long-cherished wish
suk1 jyun6
宿願宿愿
long-cherished wish
suk1 jyun6 dak1 soeng4
夙願得償夙愿得偿
to have a long-cherished wish realized
suk1 jyun6 ji5 soeng4
夙願以償夙愿以偿
a long-cherished ambition is realized
suk1 laap6
肅立肃立
to stand respectfully
suk1 lan2 hoi1
縮撚開缩撚开
get the fuck off me; get the fuck out of here [colloquial]
suk1 loek6
縮略缩略
to contract; abbreviation
suk1 loek6 jyu5
縮略語缩略语
abbreviated word
suk1 loek6 zi6
縮略字缩略字
abbreviated character
suk1 maai4 jat1 gau6
縮埋一嚿缩埋一嚿
curl up (spoken)
suk1 maai4 jat1 ji6 gok3
縮埋一二角缩埋一二角
hide in the corner
suk1 maai4 jat1 zi6 gok3
縮埋一字角缩埋一字角
hide in the corner
suk1 mai5
粟米
corn