Cantonese words starting with S

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A feeling of emptiness, loss, or alienation.

To go through a breakup, be jilted, or suffer from unrequited love.

Lost property; lost articles or items that people have misplaced.

To suffer from insomnia; to be unable to sleep.

sat1 min4 zing3

To be blind or visually impaired.

Disappointed; feeling unhappy or let down because things did not go as hoped.

Head louse; a parasite that lives in human hair.

Louse or cootie.

sat1 naa2 ceon1

The egg of a louse; a nit.

sat1 naa2 ceon1

蝨乸春虱乸春

Louse eggs or nits.

sat1 naa2 daam1 gaa1

蝨乸擔枷虱乸担枷

To be punished heavily or receive severe punishment.

Virgo, the constellation or astrological sign.

An error, mistake, or lapse.

Outdoors; the area outside of a building without any shelter or roof.

Indoors; interior; the inside of a building.

sat1 noi6 cit3 gai3

室內設計室内设计

Interior design; the planning, layout, and decoration of indoor spaces.

To temporarily excuse oneself from a gathering or meeting; a polite way of saying goodbye.

To be separated from family or friends and lose contact with them for a long time.

To lose power and influence.

sat1 sam1 fung1

失心瘋失心疯

To go insane, lose one's mind, or act in a crazed and irrational manner.

To lose one's virginity, typically said of a female.

Absent-minded, inattentive, or spacing out with a lack of focus.

sat1 sat1 fong1

Feeling panicked, flustered, or in a state of fear.

Inaccurate; inconsistent with the facts; unfounded.

To fall into disrepair, especially of buildings; to be poorly maintained.

To fail to defend or protect something; to lose, fall, or capitulate.

To fail unexpectedly; to perform poorly compared to one's usual standard.

To lose one's voice temporarily.

To break one's promise; to go back on one's word.

sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6

失匙夾萬失匙夹万

A safe with no key; describes a son whose strict parents control his finances.

To have an accident, especially involving a vehicle or plane.

To turn pale or change countenance because of fear.

To have one's property stolen; to be burglarized or robbed.

To burst out laughing; unable to help laughing.

Abnormal, odd, or behaving out of the ordinary with a strange or negative change.

To cower, curl up, or tremble from fear or cold.

To slip up, make a mistake, or fail.

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

sat1 tau4 daai6 gwo3 bei2

膝頭大過髀膝头大过髀

Extremely skinny or skeletal, as if one's knees are larger than one's thighs.

膝頭哥膝头哥

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

sat1 tau4 go1 giu2 ngaan5 leoi6

膝頭哥撟眼淚膝头哥挢眼泪

To describe someone who is very sad and filled with deep regrets.

Imbalance; loss of proper adjustment or coordination.

To break up or fail to get together with a romantic partner.

To lose face, prestige, or dignity in front of others.

Careless, forgetful, or absent-minded.

失魂魚失魂鱼

A careless, forgetful, or scatterbrained person who is prone to losing things.

sat1 wan4 lok6 paak3

Distracted and utterly listless, as if having lost one's soul.

Unlucky or experiencing a period of bad luck.

To be distorted or not true to the original.