Cantonese words starting with S

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To neglect one's duty or fail to fulfill one's responsibilities.

To lose one's footing, slip, or lose balance and fall; to make a misstep in life.

To go missing, disappear, or lose contact.

To lose one's virginity (traditionally of a woman).

sat1 zyu1 gaau1 bei3

失諸交臂失诸交臂

To miss a great opportunity; to let a good chance slip by.

The original owner of a lost item.

Certainly; definitely; with one hundred percent certainty.

sat6 bou3 sat6 siu1

實報實銷实报实销

To reimburse the exact amount actually spent.

To conduct actual testing to confirm the accuracy of results.

Content word; a word belonging to an open class that carries lexical meaning, such as nouns and verbs.

To put into practice; to carry out or implement a plan.

The real situation, actual state of affairs, or truth of a matter.

Live ammunition; real bullets with lethal force.

On the spot; on-site; at the actual location where something is or happens.

實趯趯实趯趯

Tough and firm; hard and lacking tenderness.

The actual situation, or what actually happened.

sat6 fu2 sat6 zok6

實斧實鑿实斧实凿

Certain; definite; for real and with solid proof or evidence.

sat6 gu2 sat6 zok6

實鼓實鑿实鼓实凿

Definite, real, or certain; beyond a doubt.

Definitely; certainly; surely.

An experiment or test used to verify a hypothesis or theory.

實驗品实验品

An object used in an experiment; a test sample or guinea pig.

實驗室实验室

Laboratory; a place equipped with professional instruments and safety facilities for conducting experiments.

To realize, achieve, or bring a wish, idea, or plan to fruition.

Industry, business, or enterprise.

實業家实业家

Industrialist; a businessperson who owns factories or enterprises primarily engaged in manufacturing or production.

Practical, pragmatic, or functional; useful and feasible in actual practice.

sat6 jung6 sing3

實用性实用性

Practicality; usability.

A security guard.

An actual example; a concrete or real-world example.

Strength, power, capability, or resources.

A real, tangible object, as opposed to a virtual, simulated, or purely conceptual one.

Real-name; using one's genuine, real name to register or perform an action.

sat6 ming4 zai3

實名制实名制

Real-name system or policy; a system requiring registration of one's real name.

Practical work, affairs, or business; practical implementation.

sat6 ngaa4 sat6 ci2

實牙實齒实牙实齿

Unequivocally, firmly, and in no uncertain terms; speaking clearly without ambiguity.

Solid; filled up inside with no empty space.

sat6 sam1 sat6 ji3

實心實意实心实意

Honest and sincere; genuine and well-meaning.

To implement, put into effect, or enforce a policy or plan.

Real-time; happening or updated at the present moment.

Practical matters, or concrete actions that affect and change reality.

sat6 si6 kau4 si6

實事求是实事求是

To be down-to-earth, practical, and realistic.

sat6 sik6 mou5 ci1 ngaa4

實食冇黐牙实食冇黐牙

A sure win; a guaranteed success or highly certain outcome with zero risk of failure.

The final, confirmed amount or price.

Really is; truly is; is indeed.

An entity; a distinct, independent thing or being that can be identified on its own.

實體店实体店

A physical store or brick-and-mortar store.

Truth; honest words.

Affordable and practical; inexpensive but substantial and of good value.

Absolutely certain; surely; guaranteed.

To intern; to do an internship or practical training in a real work environment before starting a career.