Cantonese words starting with S

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san1 bat1 jau4 gei2

To do something against one's own will or control due to external circumstances or one's social status.

新ｂｅｙｏｎｄ

A humorous, punning blend of the Sun Yee On triad gang and the rock band Beyond.

By one's side, or referring to those close to one.

To report or declare one's status or details for official assessment.

san1 can4 doi6 ze6

新陳代謝新陈代谢

Metabolism; the process of converting matter and energy within a living organism.

Salary, pay, and other benefits earned from work; a more formal term for compensation.

Lunar New Year or the first month of the lunar calendar.

To reach out, extend, or stretch out an object or a body part.

A new release or a newly published, produced, or released product.

To apply for; a formal application or request.

san1 cing2 biu2

申請表申请表

Application form.

san1 cing2 jan4

申請人申请人

Applicant; a person who makes a formal request and awaits approval.

Fashionable; trendy; recently emerged and popular.

Figure; physique; the shape and proportions of a person's body.

san1 cou5 zaam6

Xinzao Station, a metro station in Guangzhou.

Brand new; fresh and unused.

Brand new; looking clean, fresh, and unused.

To be in a certain location or situation.

New Delhi, the capital city of India.

Sundae; an ice cream dessert topped with syrup and toppings like nuts or chocolate chips.

Newcomer; a person who has recently joined a group, organization, or team.

san1 dong1 meng6 dai2

身當命抵身当命抵

To have only oneself to blame and to bear all the consequences of one's actions.

Sindhu, an ancient name for India.

san1 faat3 gaa1

新發家新发家

Nouveau riche; newly rich person or family.

san1 faat3 ming4

新發明新发明

A new invention.

One's identity, or social and legal status.

san1 fan6 zing3

身份證身份证

Identity card; a legal document used to record a citizen's identity.

san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4

薪火相傳薪火相传

To pass down traditions, knowledge, values, or customs from generation to generation or from teacher to student.

Strenuous, difficult, and demanding great effort; or to suffer physically or mentally.

san1 fu2 wan2 lei4 zi3 zoi6 sik6

辛苦搵嚟志在食辛苦揾嚟志在食

One works hard just to be able to eat well.

san1 fu2 wan3 lai4 zi6 zoi6 sik6

辛苦搵嚟自在食辛苦揾嚟自在食

To work hard to earn a living in order to comfortably enjoy good food or a good life.

A new lover, typically one met after a breakup.

One's net worth or the entirety of one's personal wealth and assets.

san1 gaa1 cing1 baak6

To have a clean record and good character; to have no criminal record or history of misconduct.

san1 gaa1 sing3 ming6

One's life and family possessions; all that one owns and holds dear.

Social status, standing, influence, or the perceived value of a person.

Singapore, a city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

san1 gaa3 bo1 gung6 wo4 gwok3

新加坡共和國新加坡共和国

Republic of Singapore

san1 gaa3 bo1 hong4 hung1

新加坡航空

Singapore Airlines

The New Territories, one of the three main regions of Hong Kong.

san1 gaai3 dei6 caan2 wo6 fu3 daai6 bou3

新界地產和富大埔新界地产和富大埔

Tai Po Football Club, a Hong Kong professional football club currently known as Wofoo Tai Po.

san1 gaai3 keoi1

新界區新界区

New Territories; one of the three main regions of Hong Kong.

Protestantism; the Christian branch that split from Catholicism in the 16th century over theological differences.

To teach others by one's own example.

Salary or wages; the money earned from employment.

san1 gam1 saan1

Melbourne, Australia

Recent or newly occurred.

san1 gau2 lung4

新九龍新九龙

New Kowloon; an area of Kowloon in Hong Kong, located north of Boundary Street and south of the Kowloon hills.