Cantonese words starting with S

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a trooper fur hat; a trooper winter hat; an ushanka-hat; a snow hat

(bird species of China) snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

to act as a matchmaker

dirty snow; abbr. for 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3]

syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2

雪泥鴻爪雪泥鸿爪

a goose's footprint in the snow; the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

(bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)

syut3 ngok6 cyun4 zyun6

說岳全傳说岳全传

"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]

syut3 ngok6 saan1

雪嶽山雪岳山

Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea

to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)

syut3 pou4 tou4 syun1

說葡萄酸说葡萄酸

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

syut3 saam1 dou6 sei3

說三道四说三道四

to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); gossip

jokul;snow mountain

syut3 saan1 si1 zi2

雪山獅子雪山狮子

Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism

syut3 saan1 si1 zi2 kei4

雪山獅子旗雪山狮子旗

Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard

syut3 saan1 taai3 zi2

Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

syut3 sat6 waa6

說實話说实话

to speak the truth; frankly

water from melted ice

syut3 si4 ci4 ，naa5 si4 faai3

說時遲，那時快说时迟，那时快

(idiom) no sooner said than done

Syracuse, New York

to chat and laugh; to banter

to say; to talk

syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1

(idiom) to make matters even worse

folk art consisting of storytelling to music

syut3 syut3 ji4 ji5

說說而已说说而已

nothing serious

syut3 tit3 lung4

雪鐵龍雪铁龙

Citroën (French car manufacturer)

to get sb to understand

to speak; to talk; to tell stories; word

syut3 waa6 bat1 dong1 waa6

說話不當話说话不当话

to fail to keep to one's word

syut3 waa6 jiu3 syun3 sou3

說話要算數说话要算数

promises must be kept

syut3 waa6 syun3 sou3

說話算數说话算数

to keep one's promise; to mean what one says

syut3 waa6 syun3 waa6

說話算話说话算话

to do as promised; to honor one's word

syut3 zoek6 wun6

說著玩说着玩

to say sth for fun; to joke around

syut3 zoek6 wun6 ji4

說著玩兒说着玩儿

erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]

syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3

lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)

coolant; freezing agent