Cantonese words starting with S

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election campaign

chosen and called

seed selection; selective breeding

to select; to choose; to decide on

to let go of sth

syun3 baa1 laa1

Forget it; enough already

syun3 baa6 laa1

算罷啦算罢啦

syun3 bat1 dak1

syun3 bat1 liu5

does not count for anything

to figure out; to calculate

arithmetic; method of calculation

to reckon; to plan; to scheme

fortune telling

(adverb) most likely is; probably is

moderate; good enough already, could be worse; calculating; to calculate; calculated

variant of 蒜蓉[suan4 rong2]

thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste

syun3 jung4 kim4

蒜茸鉗蒜茸钳

forget it; nevermind [colloquial]

computing power

let it be; forget about it

syun3 lou5 gei2

算老幾算老几

just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc)

fortune-telling

syun3 meng6 gaa1

syun3 meng6 sin1 saang1

syun3 meng6 ze2

garlic shoot; garlic sprouts

syun3 naa5 gan1 cung1

算哪根蔥算哪根葱

who do (you) think (you) are?

syun3 nei5 gau3 wan6

算你夠運算你够运

consider yourself lucky

syun3 nei5 han2

you got me!; you are something!

syun3 nei5 hou2 coi2

count yourself lucky [colloquial]

算盤子算盘子

Glochidion puberum (abacus plant); yam abacus seeds

syun3 sei2 cou2

(adj.) to describe someone who is stingy and tight-fisted;(n.) a stingy and tight-fisted person; someone who is cautious and calculating about money; a miser

syun3 seot6 kap1 sou3

算術級數算术级数

arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

syun3 seot6 ping4 gwan1

算術平均算术平均

arithmetic mean (math.)

syun3 seot6 ping4 gwan1 sou3

算術平均數算术平均数

arithmetic mean

syun3 seot6 sik1

算術式算术式

(math.) arithmetic expression

considered to be

(slang) forget it

(noun) (food) garlic

variant of 蒜薹[suan4 tai2]

garlic shoots (cookery)