Cantonese words starting with S

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sap6 jat1 go3 zi6

十一個字十一个字

Fifty-five minutes; eleven characters on a clock face representing five-minute intervals.

Eleven days, or the eleventh day of the month.

sap6 jat1 jyut6

November, the eleventh month of the calendar year, which has thirty days.

Twelve days, or the twelfth day of the month.

December; the twelfth and final month of the year.

十二碼十二码

Penalty kick in soccer; or a twelve-hour work shift.

sap6 ji6 saang1 ciu3

The Chinese zodiac; the twelve animals representing the years in a twelve-year cycle.

sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4

十二指腸十二指肠

Duodenum; the first part of the small intestine, connecting to the stomach.

sap6 jip6 paai3

什葉派什叶派

Shia Islam; one of the main branches of Islam.

sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4

Deep-seated hatred or heavy rancor towards someone.

October, the tenth month of the year.

sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3

Having a romantic interest in someone; a young person's awakening of romantic or sexual desire.

sap6 jyut6 gaak3 ming6

The October Revolution; the 1917 Bolshevik socialist revolution in Russia led by Lenin.

Sixteen days, or the sixteenth day of the month.

sap6 luk6 zeon3 wai2

十六進位十六进位

Hexadecimal; a base-16 number system.

sap6 maan6 baat3 cin1 lei5

十萬八千里十万八千里

A very huge distance or difference; worlds apart.

sap6 maan6 fo2 gap1

十萬火急十万火急

Extremely urgent or pressing; needing immediate action or completion.

sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1

十萬九千七十万九千七

An extremely large number; a huge quantity.

sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing1

十問九唔應十问九唔应

Unresponsive; repeatedly failing to answer when asked questions.

sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2

十拿九穩十拿九稳

Practically certain; highly likely to succeed; in the bag.

Fifteen days, or the fifteenth day of the month.

sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6

Fifteen-Twenty; a hand-guessing drinking game played between two people.

sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6

Hesitant, indecisive, or unable to make up one's mind.

sap6 nin4 jan4 si6 gei2 faan1 san1

十年人事幾番新十年人事几番新

Times have changed; massive changes have occurred over a long period of time.

sap6 nin4 m4 fung4 jat1 jeon6

十年唔逢一潤十年唔逢一润

A very rare occurrence; once in a blue moon.

sap6 nin4 m4 gaang1 ，gau2 nin4 m4 zung3

十年唔耕，九年唔種十年唔耕，九年唔种

To lose one's skills or become rusty from lack of practice over a long period.

sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6

十年樹木十年树木

It takes ten years to grow a mature tree; cultivation of trees is a long-term process.

sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 ，baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4

十年樹木，百年樹人十年树木，百年树人

It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.

sap6 ok3 bat1 se3

十惡不赦十恶不赦

To commit extremely severe crimes that are unforgivable.

To support; to back or encourage someone.

sap6 saam1 dim2

十三點十三点

A crazy, eccentric, or silly person, usually referring to a female.

sap6 saam1 hung2 geoi6 zing3

十三恐懼症十三恐惧症

Triskaidekaphobia; an extreme superstition or fear of the number thirteen.

sap6 saam1 jiu1

Thirteen orphans; a special winning hand in mahjong consisting of thirteen terminal and honor tiles.

sap6 saam1 taai3 bou2

A secret agent or a covert henchman.

sap6 sat1 gau2 hung1

Virtually empty, desolate, or abandoned; having almost no one willing to live or do business there.

Fourteen days, or the fourteenth day of the month.

14K, a major Triad gang in Hong Kong.

sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3

十劃都未有一撇十画都未有一撇

Still a long way to go; nothing has been finalized or even started yet.

sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3

十畫都未有一撇十画都未有一撇

Far from completion; still in the very early stages with no progress made yet.

sap6 waak6 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3

十畫未有一撇十画未有一撇

Things are still in their very early stages and nothing is settled yet.

To pick up or find something that was lost.

sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2

十隻手指有長短十只手指有长短

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses; no one is perfect or exactly the same.

sap6 zeon3 wai2 zai3

十進位制十进位制

The decimal system; base-10 positional notation.

sap6 zeon3 zai3

十進制十进制

The decimal system; the base-10 numbering system.

sap6 zi2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2

十指不沾陽春水十指不沾阳春水

To lead a pampered life, especially of a woman who does not need to do any housework.

sap6 zi2 maa1 maai4

Incompetent or clumsy; unable to do any work, as if one's ten fingers were stuck together.

十字車十字车

Ambulance; a rescue vehicle formerly marked with a red cross.

十字鋤十字锄

Pickaxe; mattock.