Cantonese words starting with S

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(adjective) (of person) worldly; seasoned; to know the ways of the world; to describe someone who knows how to deal with people tactfully; to do as others have instructed

colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle

the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])

completely ripe; well-cooked

Dependent Territories

to understand profoundly; skillful; to have the knack

suk6 zan1 suk6 gaa2

what is true and what is fake

to atone for one's crime; redemption

suk6 zeoi6 jat6

贖罪日赎罪日

Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)

suk6 zeoi6 jat6 zin3 zang1

贖罪日戰爭赎罪日战争

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

to be well acquainted with

variant of 屬相|属相[shu3 xiang4]

name of an ancient state

(verb) 1. leave; (adjective) slack

muffin; (Tw) waffle

(adjective) Flabby

to relax; relaxation; to loosen up; unbend;laxity

sung1 ci4 faat3

鬆弛法松弛法

relaxation (alternative medicine)

just a little bit more (than a certain quantity stated)

loose; (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice); (of a place) not crowded

soft and crispy

less crowded; relaxed

degree of tightness; elasticity

sung1 gan2 daai2

鬆緊帶松紧带

(a length of) elastic

steamed rice cake made from glutinous rice flour, soft and fluffy in texture

sung1 gou1 haai4

鬆糕鞋松糕鞋

a two-handed massage technique; to hit; to strike (humorous)

(adjective) 1. Unguarded; 2. Sluggish (to danger)

to relax one's efforts

to release; to loosen; to come loose

(slang) to give the slip; to leave; to run off; to sneak off

sung1 jat1 hau2 hei3

鬆一口氣松一口气

to heave a sigh of relief

sung1 jung4 bat1 bik1

從容不迫从容不迫

flexible; spongy; loose (soil)

Song County or Songxian, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan

undisciplined; slack

Isatis tinctoria (woad, a brassica producing blue dye)

sung1 mei5 sung1 jik6

鬆尾鬆翼松尾松翼

describes someone who thinks that they are so great but in reality they are still very inexperienced [colloquial]

see 嵩明縣|嵩明县[Song1 ming2 Xian4]

sung1 ming4 jyun6

嵩明縣嵩明县

Songming, a county in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan

sung1 mou4 gau2

鬆毛狗松毛狗

Chow Chow, a dog breed

sung1 mou4 sung1 jik6

鬆毛鬆翼松毛松翼

happy as a bird (slang)