Cantonese words starting with S

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西
saat3 sai1 mai5sashimi (loanword)
杀身成仁
saat3 san1 sing4 jan4sacrificing one's life for justice (slang)
杀身之祸
saat3 san1 zi1 wo6a fatal disaster; an impending massacre
saat3 san4demon
杀生
saat3 sang1to take the life of a living creature
saat3 sau2to let go of sth
杀手
saat3 sau2killer; hit man
撒手闭眼
saat3 sau2 bai3 ngaan5to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
saat3 sau2 bat1 gun2to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
撒手锏
saat3 sau2 gaan2(fig.) trump card
杀手锏
saat3 sau2 gaan2the trump card; the finishing move; the winning tactic
saat3 sau2 jan4 waan4to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
杀手级应用
saat3 sau2 kap1 jing3 jung6killer application
杀死
saat3 sei2to kill
萨斯
saat3 si1SARS
萨斯病
saat3 si1 beng6SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
萨斯卡通
saat3 si1 kaa1 tung1Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada
萨斯喀彻温
saat3 si1 kaa3 cit3 wan1Saskatchewan province, Canada
刹时
saat3 si4in a flash
saat3 si6extremely
杀食
saat3 sik6effective; to serve the purpose; works well against something
saat3 sik6effective; killer move (spoken)
saat3 sing3 zi2to vent anger
杀伤
saat3 soeng1to kill or injure
杀伤力
saat3 soeng1 lik6destructive power
萨桑王朝
saat3 song1 wong4 ciu4Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
杀熟
saat3 suk6(coll.) (business) to exploit the trust of acquaintances or loyal customers f...
杀鼠药
saat3 syu2 joek6rat poison
杀摊
saat3 taan1finished; ended (spoken)
煞摊
saat3 taan1to finish; to end; to conclude; termination; closure
杀头
saat3 tau4to behead
saat3 teoi2to take to one's heels
刹掣
saat3 zai3step on the brakes
saat3 zai3to use the brakes; brakes (of a car)
杀真菌
saat3 zan1 kwan2fungicidal
杀真菌剂
saat3 zan1 kwan2 zai1fungicide
撒酒疯
saat3 zau2 fung1to get drunk and act crazy
杀进
saat3 zeon3to storm (a city etc)
杀进杀出
saat3 zeon3 saat3 ceot1to execute a lightning raid; (tourism) to visit a destination for only a shor...
杀彘教子
saat3 zi6 gaau3 zi2to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
煞账
saat3 zoeng3to settle an account
撒种
saat3 zung2to sow seeds
杀猪宰羊
saat3 zyu1 zoi2 joeng4to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
刹住
saat3 zyu6to stop
saat3 zyu6to brake; to forbid
杀绝
saat3 zyut6to exterminate
saau1to bring sth to sb; to take
saau1tip of branch; end of the something; cone-shaped
saau1 gei1(utensil) Strainer
筲箕湾
saau1 gei1 waan1Shau Kei Wan, a town situated in north eastern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

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