Cantonese words starting with S

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variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]

to hoop on a basket

to bring sth to sb (news etc)

to take a letter

somewhat; slightly

to wait a moment

saau2 faai3 baan2

in a little while; shortly after

differing slightly

more than one would wish; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)

saau2 on1 mat6 cou3

variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

saau2 on1 mou4 cou3

variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

somewhat; slightly

saau2 seon3 jat1 cau4

稍遜一籌稍逊一筹

to be slightly inferior

(military) Stand at ease!

(adverb) slightly; a little; rather

稍早時稍早时

a little earlier

saau2 zung3 zik1 sai6

稍縱即逝稍纵即逝

a whistle; chirp

border sentry post

protruding teeth

saau3 ngaa4 sou1

哨牙蘇哨牙苏

someone with protruding teeth [colloquial]

kitchen swill for pigs; the left over water from washing rice

saau3 zi2 seng1

哨子聲哨子声

whistling sound

hiss; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)

rhinoceros; well-trained

(utensil) 1. Sieve or sifter; (verb) Sift through

parsley; part of a name

west; occident; a surname; westwards; cunt

(onom.) coarse crowing; husky

西鵪鶉西鹌鹑

(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

sai1 au1 lyun4 mang4

西歐聯盟西欧联盟

Western European Union (WEU)

sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3

西伯利亞西伯利亚

sai1 baak3 lei6 aa3 ngan4 au1

西伯利亞銀鷗西伯利亚银鸥

(bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

sai1 baan1 ngaa4

sai1 baan1 ngaa4 cong1 jing4

西班牙蒼蠅西班牙苍蝇

Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria) [written and colloquial]

sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gong2

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago