Cantonese words starting with S

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chap ; bloke (with a derogatory undertone); a servant boy

vertical; to set upright; young servant (old)

(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)

burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree

syu6 zong6 sai3 baau1

樹狀細胞树状细胞

(noun) Chinese surname

to declare (publicly); to propagate; to issue (an order); to broadcast; to channel an outlet; swollen

to reduce; to wane

ornamental piece of jade

sour; sick at heart; sore; pedantic; an acid; stale; jealous; stingy

(literary) supper; cooked food

(milk) to turn sour

Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

syun1 ban3 bing1 faat3

孫臏兵法孙膑兵法

Sun Bin's "The Art of War"

syun1 bat1 lau6 cau1

see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1]

syun1 bat1 lau6 diu1

酸不溜丟酸不溜丢

sour; (of a person) embittered

to declare; to proclaim

syun1 bou3 po3 caan2

宣布破產宣布破产

to declare bankruptcy

Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty

disconsolate; grievance

pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage

to promote or market; promotion

syun1 cyun4 bou6

宣傳部宣传部

Propaganda Department

syun1 cyun4 caak3

宣傳冊宣传册

commercial brochure; flyer

syun1 cyun4 daan1 zoeng1

宣傳單張宣传单张

promotional leaflets

syun1 cyun4 fong1

孫傳芳孙传芳

Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935

syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3

宣傳攻勢宣传攻势

marketing campaign

syun1 cyun4 waa2

宣傳畫宣传画

propaganda poster

syun1 daai6 sing3

孫大聖孙大圣

Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1]

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit

Propaganda; advocacy

to preach (the gospel); to evangelize

to read out loud to an audience

see 宣化區|宣化区[Xuan1 hua4 Qu1]

acidification;acidare

syun1 faa3 keoi1

宣化區宣化区

Xuanhua, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei

syun1 gaan2 zik6

酸鹼值酸碱值

to preach a religion

syun1 gai3 hoi2

孫繼海孙继海

Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)

Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms

sour; (fig.) bitter