Cantonese words starting with S

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syun4 lou5 daai6

coxswain; boatswain (bo'sun)

people who live and make a living on boats

back end of a ship

Puppis (constellation)

syun4 muk6 zoek3

(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

see 船山區|船山区[Chuan2 shan1 Qu1]

syun4 saan1 keoi1

船山區船山区

Chuanshan, a district of Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan

on board; on the ship

syun4 soeng6 gaau1 fo3

船上交貨船上交货

Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

the bow or prow of a ship

syun4 tau4 cek3

船頭尺船头尺

person who always ask for money (slang)

syun4 tau4 geng1 gwai2, syun4 mei5 geng1 caak6

船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊船头惊鬼，船尾惊贼

to be too cowardly to make a firm decision [colloquial]

Plover Cove, a place in Hong Kong

syun4 waan1 hoi2

船灣海船湾海

Plover Cove, a place in Hong Kong

syun4 waan1 taam2 seoi2 wu4

船灣淡水湖船湾淡水湖

Plover Cove Reservoir, a place in Hong Kong

ship's position

syun4 wan6 jip6

船運業船运业

whirlpool; vortex

syun4 wo1 sing1 hai6

旋渦星系旋涡星系

syun4 wo1 sing1 wan4

旋渦星雲旋涡星云

syun4 wo1 zong6

旋渦狀旋涡状

rotor sluice gate

large metal plate for making bean curd

ship's registry

syun4 zik6 gong2

ship's port of registry

syun4 zing3 daai6 san4

Minister of Navy during Qing times

syun4 zing3 hok6 tong4

船政學堂船政学堂

Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty