Cantonese words starting with S
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saat3 sai1 mai5
撒西米
sashimi (loanword)
saat3 san1 sing4 jan4
殺身成仁杀身成仁
sacrificing one's life for justice (slang)
saat3 san1 zi1 wo6
殺身之禍杀身之祸
a fatal disaster; an impending massacre
saat3 san4
煞神
demon
saat3 sang1
殺生杀生
to take the life of a living creature
saat3 sau2
撒手
to let go of sth
saat3 sau2
殺手杀手
killer; hit man
saat3 sau2 bai3 ngaan5
撒手閉眼撒手闭眼
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
saat3 sau2 bat1 gun2
撒手不管
to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
saat3 sau2 gaan2
撒手鐧撒手锏
(fig.) trump card
saat3 sau2 gaan2
殺手鐧杀手锏
the trump card; the finishing move; the winning tactic
saat3 sau2 jan4 waan4
撒手人寰
to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
saat3 sau2 kap1 jing3 jung6
殺手級應用杀手级应用
killer application
saat3 sei2
殺死杀死
to kill
saat3 si1
薩斯萨斯
SARS
saat3 si1 beng6
薩斯病萨斯病
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
saat3 si1 kaa1 tung1
薩斯卡通萨斯卡通
Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada
saat3 si1 kaa3 cit3 wan1
薩斯喀徹溫萨斯喀彻温
Saskatchewan province, Canada
saat3 si4
剎時刹时
in a flash
saat3 si6
煞是
extremely
saat3 sik6
殺食杀食
effective; to serve the purpose; works well against something
saat3 sik6
煞食
effective; killer move (spoken)
saat3 sing3 zi2
煞性子
to vent anger
saat3 soeng1
殺傷杀伤
to kill or injure
saat3 soeng1 lik6
殺傷力杀伤力
destructive power
saat3 song1 wong4 ciu4
薩桑王朝萨桑王朝
Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
saat3 suk6
殺熟杀熟
(coll.) (business) to exploit the trust of acquaintances or loyal customers for profit
saat3 syu2 joek6
殺鼠藥杀鼠药
rat poison
saat3 taan1
殺攤杀摊
finished; ended (spoken)
saat3 taan1
煞攤煞摊
to finish; to end; to conclude; termination; closure
saat3 tau4
殺頭杀头
to behead
saat3 teoi2
撒腿
to take to one's heels
saat3 zai3
剎掣刹掣
step on the brakes
saat3 zai3
煞掣
to use the brakes; brakes (of a car)
saat3 zan1 kwan2
殺真菌杀真菌
fungicidal
saat3 zan1 kwan2 zai1
殺真菌劑杀真菌剂
fungicide
saat3 zau2 fung1
撒酒瘋撒酒疯
to get drunk and act crazy
saat3 zeon3
殺進杀进
to storm (a city etc)
saat3 zeon3 saat3 ceot1
殺進殺出杀进杀出
to execute a lightning raid; (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
saat3 zi6 gaau3 zi2
殺彘教子杀彘教子
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
saat3 zoeng3
煞賬煞账
to settle an account
saat3 zung2
撒種撒种
to sow seeds
saat3 zyu1 zoi2 joeng4
殺豬宰羊杀猪宰羊
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
saat3 zyu6
剎住刹住
to stop
saat3 zyu6
煞住
to brake; to forbid
saat3 zyut6
殺絕杀绝
to exterminate
saau1
捎
to bring sth to sb; to take
saau1
梢
tip of branch; end of the something; cone-shaped
saau1 gei1
筲箕
(utensil) Strainer
saau1 gei1 waan1
筲箕灣筲箕湾
Shau Kei Wan, a town situated in north eastern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong