Cantonese words starting with S

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to express emotion

抒情詩抒情诗

happy; entirely free from worry

syu1 cyun2 ling4

舒喘靈舒喘灵

albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma

electricity transmission

bookworm (literal and figurative); pedant

syu1 dou3 fu3 cyun1 lung1

輸到褲穿窿输到裤穿窿

to lose all of one's face [colloquial]

syu1 dou3 jung6 si4 fong1 han6 siu2

書到用時方恨少书到用时方恨少

to regret not having studied harder in the past and only realising now that you need to use that knowledge

syu1 dou3 tip3 dei2

輸到貼地输到贴地

to suffer a devastating defeat; to suffer a terrible lost

syu1 dou3 zaa1 dau1

輸到揸兜输到揸兜

to be cleaned out in gambling; to lose all of one's face [colloquial]

letter; general term for letters and documents

to express (an emotion)

calligraphy; penmanship

syu1 faat3 gaa1

書法家书法家

study (room); CL:間|间[jian1]

舒膚佳舒肤佳

Safeguard (brand)

syu1 fu1 zan1 gou1

Andriy Shevchenko, a professional footballer

a store room for books; the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus

calligraphic style

to relieve; to alleviate; to get rid of

variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3]

(literary) letter

cardinal (Catholicism)

syu1 gei1 zyu2 gaau3

樞機主教枢机主教

cardinal (of the Catholic Church)

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); scribe

書記處书记处

the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]

corner of a page

syu1 gon1 syu1 zeng6

輸乾輸淨输干输净

to be cleaned out in gambling [colloquial]

manuscript of a book

teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers; (in former times) private school

書館兒书馆儿

teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers

syu1 gyun2 hei3

書卷氣书卷气

scholarly flavor

syu1 gyun2 zoeng2

書卷獎书卷奖

presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence)

to heave a sigh of relief; to vent one's spleen

syu1 hing3 ceon1

舒慶春舒庆春

Shu Qingchun (1899-1966), the real name of author Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]