Cantonese words starting with S

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(adjective) experienced

suk6 hyun2 fai6 jat6

lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things

dominant (music)

(literary) to be very familiar with (sb or sth); well acquainted with; fully conversant with

suk6 jan4 gwan1 zi2

virtuous gentleman (idiom)

suk6 jan4 maai5 po3 wok6

熟人買破鑊熟人买破镬

to be tricked by someone who is supposed to be a friend

suk6 jan4 suk6 si6

(idiom) to be familiar with; to have regular dealings with

refined or cooked salt

(food) smoking food

(noun) cooked meat

to belong to; to fall under (a category)

hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

careful thought

practiced; skilled

worked material

who would have thought?; unexpectedly

(adjective) familiar with; to know something or someone really well

to redeem; to buy out

(adjective + noun) recognisable face; familiar face

suk6 mun4 suk6 lou6

熟門熟路熟门熟路

suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

wise and virtuous woman

stylish and confident middle-aged woman

淑女車淑女车

a completed film [colloquial]

see 蜀山區|蜀山区[Shu3 shan1 Qu1]

suk6 saan1 keoi1

蜀山區蜀山区

Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui

to make the world a better place

(of slaves, prostitutes) to redeem one's freedom

to turn out to be true; true

plaster of Paris

silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)

suk6 si6 mou4 dou2

熟視無睹熟视无睹

(idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)

to be familiar with; to know well

to be well acquainted with

cooked food; deli food

deli; delicatessen

suk6 sik6 dong3

熟食檔熟食档

cooked food stall