Cantonese words starting with S

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A cross or crucifix; historically an ancient execution instrument, now widely recognized as a symbol of Christianity.

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Pickaxe; a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle, used for breaking up soil or rock.

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Crossroads, either literally as an intersection of two roads or figuratively as a critical turning point in life.

Ample; complete; full; 100 percent.

One hundred percent; completely, fully, or exactly.

To lose; to miss; to fail to obtain.

Room; a partitioned space inside a building.

Used in personal names and transliterations.

Knee; the joint between the thigh and the lower leg.

Failure; defeat; the state of being unsuccessful or not achieving one's goals.

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失敗乃成功之母失败乃成功之母

Failure is the mother of success; an encouraging proverb advising one not to fear or be discouraged by failure, but to learn from it.

失敗者失败者

Loser; someone who fails at many things or is deemed a failure.

To miscalculate, plan poorly, or make a tactical error.

Deafness or hearing loss caused by injury or disease to the ears, nerves, or brain.

To fall out of favor; to no longer be pampered or loved as before.

Weightlessness; the feeling of losing normal gravitational pull during free fall.

To fail to be passed down and hence lost; to become a lost art, skill, or tradition.

Shutter of a camera.

To lose or lack moral integrity; to engage in misconduct or behave immorally.

Inappropriate, improper, or mishandled.

Divorced; having experienced a broken marriage.

To catch fire accidentally and burn out of control.

To suffer from incontinence; to lose control of urination or defecation.

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失驚無神失惊无神

Unexpectedly, suddenly, or out of the blue.

An expression used to apologize for failing to show proper respect or hospitality; I beg your pardon.

To fall, surrender, or be lost to an opponent in a conflict or competition.

To lose efficacy, become invalid, or cease to function.

To lose balance or become unbalanced.

To speak carelessly; to talk nonsense.

To lose; to no longer have.

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To lose one's balance.

Unable to go to school; deprived of the opportunity to study.

To lose control; to run out of control.

To lose blood; to bleed due to internal or external injuries.

Roommate; a person who shares a room or apartment but is not a relative.

Dejected, disappointed, or frustrated; when things do not go as one wishes.

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失而復得失而复得

To regain something that was once lost.

To suffer from amnesia; to lose part or all of one's memory.

To make a slip of the tongue or make indiscreet, careless remarks.

To lose one's job, to be unemployed, or to be out of work.

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失業率失业率

Unemployment rate; the statistical percentage of the labor force that is out of work.

To fail to keep an appointment; to stand someone up.

To lose face, behave impolitely, or cause embarrassment; also used as a polite apology for a shortcoming.

失禮人失礼人

To lose face, behave badly, or embarrass oneself and others in public.

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失禮死人失礼死人

Extremely embarrassing or humiliating; to commit a severe breach of etiquette.

To suffer a setback, defeat, or reverse.

To fail to work properly, break down, or become ineffective or unresponsive.

Feeling down, dejected, or empty, with a sense of loss and loneliness.

Chamber music; a form of classical music performed by a small group of musicians suitable for an indoor setting.