Cantonese words starting with S

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Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

shih tzu (dog breed)

sai1 si1 taap3 nei4

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Sistine (Chapel)

Sistine (Chapel)

西市區西市区

Xishi, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning

sai1 sing4 keoi1

西城區西城区

Xicheng, a district of central Beijing

sai1 soeng1 baan2 naap6

西雙版納西双版纳

see 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州[Xi1 shuang1 ban3 na4 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

sai1 soeng1 baan2 naap6 cou1 fei2

西雙版納粗榧西双版纳粗榧

Cephalotaxus mannii (botany)

sai1 soeng1 baan2 naap6 taai3 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1

西雙版納傣族自治州西双版纳傣族自治州

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

sai1 soeng1 baan2 naap6 zau1

西雙版納州西双版纳州

see 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州[Xi1 shuang1 ban3 na4 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

sai1 soeng1 gei3

西廂記西厢记

Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]

sai1 taai3 ping4 joeng4

the western Pacific Ocean

theta (Greek letter Θθ)

the Western Paradise (Buddhism)

sai1 tyun4 keoi1

西屯區西屯区

Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan

see 西華縣|西华县[Xi1 hua2 Xian4]

sai1 waa4 jyun6

西華縣西华县

Xihua, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan

西灣河西湾河

Sai Wan Ho, a town situated along the north-eastern coast of Hong Kong Island

Sai Wan, a town situated along the north-western coast of Hong Kong Island

Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])

西域記西域记

Report of the regions west of Great Tang

see 西和縣|西和县[Xi1 he2 Xian4]

西和縣西和县

Xihe, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu

busy and restless

sai1 wong4 mou5

Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality

sai1 wong4 zek3 ling4

西黃鶺鴒西黄鹡鸰

(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)

sai1 wu1 zyu1 muk6 sam3 kei4

西烏珠穆沁旗西乌珠穆沁旗

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia

Xihu or West lake (place name); Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

sai1 wu4 hoeng1

西湖鄉西湖乡

Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

西湖區西湖区

West lake district (place name); Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

西葫蘆西葫芦

zucchini; courgette; baby marrow

west side; west face

Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

Western Jin dynasty (265-316)

another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1]

foreign currency (slang)

sai1 zi2 pung2 sam1

lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)

西直門西直门

Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing

punitive expedition to the west

suit; CL:套[tao4]

西裝褲西装裤

sai1 zong1 gaak3 lei5

西裝革履西装革履

dressed in Western-style clothes

sai1 zong1 gwat1 gwat1

西裝骨骨西装骨骨

to look all spiff dressed in suit

sai1 zong1 jau5

西裝友西装友

a man in a suit

see 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

sai1 zong6 baak3 maan6 nung4 nou4 gaai2 fong3 gei2 nim6 jat6

西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)