Cantonese words starting with S

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the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature)

noun; general affairs

syu3 ngo5 zik6 jin4

Sorry but I will be frank; excuse my honest opinion

please forgive me

garrison soldier

son born of a concubine

different; special; (classical) to behead; to cut off; to surpass; distinguished; very

spear; a surname

an alternative form for 薯, potato

little imagined

entirely different

mashed potatoes

special treatment

Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

Dyeing Yam (Dioscorea cirrhosa)

fried potato chips

syu4 sam1 zan2 nim6

殊深軫念殊深轸念

extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences

to behead; desperate struggle

an ancient type of handwriting used for inscriptions on weapons

(noun) dimwit; addle-head; dolt

syu4 tau4 syu4 nou5

薯頭薯腦薯头薯脑

being stupid and obtuse

french fries; chips

syu4 tou4 tung4 gwai1

殊途同歸殊途同归

different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end

syu4 wik6 zau1 zi1 luk6

殊域周咨錄殊域周咨录

Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations

special glory; rare honor; it's a privilege (to meet you)

(n.) potato; (slang) schmuck; (slang) someone with an out-of-date fashion style

differing attitude

(literary) mixed; inconsistent

tree M: 棵kē [棵]; to set up

used in 裋褐[shu4 he4]

to erect; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters); upright; an eunuch

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

syu6 bei1 laap6 zyun6

樹碑立傳树碑立传

lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to glorify

the tree branches

(zoology) sloth (rare – the standard term is 樹懶|树懒[shu4 lan3])

syu6 daai6 gan1 sam1

樹大根深树大根深

to describe something that is powerful and deep-rooted

syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1

樹大有枯枝树大有枯枝

there is a black sheep in every flock, especially when the numbers are large

syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1 zuk6 daai6 jau5 hat1 ji1

樹大有枯枝，族大有乞兒树大有枯枝，族大有乞儿

'there is a black sheep in every family'

syu6 daai6 ziu1 fung1

樹大招風树大招风

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)