Cantonese words starting with S

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sai2 goek3 m4 maat3 goek3

洗腳唔抹腳洗脚唔抹脚

describes a spendthrift who spends money recklessly without any proper consideration; money burns a hole in one's pocket

使黑錢使黑钱

money laudering [colloquial]

洗黑錢洗黑钱

money laundering

(of a car, ship, train etc) to enter

laundry (commercial establishment)

laundry detergent

洗衣機洗衣机

washing machine; washer

洗衣館洗衣馆

洗衣網洗衣网

mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)

sai2 ji5 gung1 ting1

洗耳恭聽洗耳恭听

to listen with respectful attention; we are all ears

commercial laundry

sai2 juk6 zung1 sam1

bathing and recreation center

to right a wrong; to redress an injustice

sai2 jyun1 zaap6 luk6

洗冤集錄洗冤集录

"Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈[Song4 Ci2], said to be the world's first forensic science text

to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)

baptism (lit. or fig.)

swiftly flowing

Operating a boat

to steer (the plane) away from; to leave

to wash the face

洗臉盆洗脸盆

洗臉盤洗脸盘

洗臉臺洗脸台

variant of 洗練|洗练[xi3 lian4]

need to…? [question]

(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)

sai2 maa5 laam5

洗馬欖洗马榄

to embezzle funds [colloquial]

(verb) to clean rice

(phrase) to indicate that something is unimportant or unnecessary , similar to the meaning of "there is no need to…"; "why bother…"

sai2 mat1 gong2

使乜講使乜讲

absolutely; needless to say (spoken)

facial cleansing

sai2 min6 gaan2

洗面梘洗面枧

(noun) facial soap

cleansing lotion

sai2 min6 naai5

cleansing lotion

(dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus)

to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc

使脾氣使脾气

Be temperamental

basin (water container)

washing the clothes

sai2 saam1 baan2

scrubbing board for washing the clothes; an expression to describe a flat-chested woman

sai2 saam1 fan2

sai2 saam1 gaan2

洗衫梘洗衫枧

to wash [colloquial]