Cantonese words starting with S

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san4 zyu2 paai4

An ancestral or divine tablet; a small wooden tablet inscribed with the name of a deity or an ancestor for worship.

Gizzard of poultry or other animals.

Careful, cautious, and meticulous.

Arsine; arsenic trihydride.

To be careful with one's words or speech.

Shenkui; a deficiency of vital energy in the kidneys according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Prudent, detailed, and thoughtful; taking all aspects into consideration.

Renal sac or renal capsule.

san6 soeng6 sin3

腎上腺肾上腺

Adrenal gland; a triangular endocrine gland situated above the kidneys.

san6 zung1 zeoi1 jyun5

慎終追遠慎终追远

To carefully attend to the funeral rites of one's parents and to sincerely revere and remember one's ancestors.

Prudent, careful, cautious, and serious.

An alternative form for 鼪, meaning weasel.

One's sister's child; a nephew or niece.

Sheng; a traditional Chinese free-reed wind instrument made of bamboo pipes.

sang1 bat1 fung4 si4

生不逢時生不逢时

Born at the wrong time; born in an unfortunate era.

Unfamiliar, strange, or unacquainted.

sang1 bou2 jan4

A stranger; someone who is unfamiliar.

Unfamiliar, strange, or poorly acquainted; also can refer to a stranger.

Kangxi radical 100.

sang1 caan2 gwo3 cing4

生產過程生产过程

The production process; the steps and stages involved in manufacturing or creating goods.

sang1 caan2 lik6

生產力生产力

Productivity; the power, efficiency, and effectiveness of production.

sang1 caan2 loeng6

生產量生产量

Production volume; the amount of goods produced.

sang1 caan2 sin3

生產線生产线

Production line; the assembly process of mass production in a factory.

During one's lifetime; when one was alive.

The Chinese zodiac; the twelve animals representing the year of a person's birth.

To make money or increase one's wealth.

sang1 coi4 jau5 dou6

生財有道生财有道

To have a knack for making money; to be skilled at generating wealth.

To survive, exist, or remain alive.

To light, start, or make a fire.

One's biological father.

Crepe rubber, or natural rubber used for cleaning suede or in manufacturing.

An uncastrated adult male chicken; a rooster.

sang1 gai1 zing1

生雞精生鸡精

Pervert or lecher.

Livelihood, living, or one's life circumstances.

Signs of life, vitality, or a chance of survival.

To go into effect; to become effective.

sang1 hei3 but6 but6

生氣勃勃生气勃勃

Vibrant and full of life; energetic; full of vitality.

To feel annoyed, irritated, or tired of something.

Raw salt; a cheap kind of salt produced in Guangdong in the past by directly evaporating seawater.

To give birth to children; to procreate or reproduce.

sang1 lei4 sei2 bit6

生離死別生离死别

The painful separations of life and death; partings between the living and the dying.

Physiology; physical or physiological aspects of the body.

sang1 lei5 jim4 seoi2

生理鹽水生理盐水

Saline solution; a medical salt solution used for IV drips and cleaning wounds.

sang1 lei5 wai6 sang1

生理衛生生理卫生

Physiological health, commonly used as a euphemism for sex education.

San Miguel, the beer brand.

sang1 lik6 gwan1

生力軍生力军

Fresh troops; newly added forces that bring positive impact and vitality to a team or industry.

sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3

生靈塗炭生灵涂炭

To cause great suffering and loss of life to many people.

sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2

生龍活虎生龙活虎

Full of life and energy; vigorous and spirited.

Living creature; any living organism including animals, plants, fungi, and microbes.