Cantonese words starting with S

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sai2 sam1 gaak3 min6
洗心革面
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
sai2 san1
洗身
(v.) to take a bath or a shower; to wash oneself (body)
sai2 san1 fong4
洗身房
bathroom
sai2 sap1 go3 tau4
洗濕個頭洗濕个头
describes a situation where a person has already started in doing something and it is not a good idea to turn back or stop half way; literally 'the head is already wet'; to be entangled in a situation that can not be withdrawn easily
sai2 sau2
洗手
(verb) (of gangster term) to retire
sai2 sau2 bat1 gon3
洗手不幹洗手不干
to totally stop doing something
sai2 sau2 ci4
洗手池
bathroom sink
sai2 sau2 gaan1
洗手間洗手间
toilet; washroom
sai2 sau2 jik6
洗手液
liquid hand soap
sai2 sau2 jyu5
洗手乳
liquid hand soap
sai2 sau2 pun4
洗手盆
bathroom sink
sai2 sau2 pun4
洗手盤洗手盘
the wash basin
sai2 sau2 toi4
洗手台
vanity unit
sai2 sau3
洗漱
to wash the face and rinse the mouth
sai2 seoi2 saam1
洗水衫
everyday casual wear
sai2 sing3
使性
to throw a fit
sai2 siu1
洗消
decontamination
sai2 siu1 coeng4
洗消場洗消场
decontaminating field
sai2 siu1 zai1
洗消劑洗消剂
decontaminant
sai2 syut3
洗雪
to erase
sai2 taai3 ping4 dei6
洗太平地
Operations Tai Ping Tei, mass cleanup
sai2 tau4
洗頭洗头
hairwash
sai2 tau4 seoi2
洗頭水洗头水
(n.) shampoo.
sai2 tou5
洗肚
(noun) commonly known as peritoneal dialysis
sai2 tung4 ngan2 gaap3 daai6 seng1
洗銅銀夾大聲洗铜银夹大声
to be in the wrong yet still unrepentant and holds a defiant attititude [colloquial]
sai2 tung4 ngan4 gaap3 daai6 seng1
使銅銀夾大聲使铜银夹大声
lit. raise one's voice while using copper (fake) coins, meaning unrepentant; mask one's guilt with a belligerent attitude; be in the wrong but still be aggressive against others
sai2 tyut3
洗脫洗脱
to cleanse; to wash away
sai2 waang4 sau2
使橫手
usage of disgraceful tactics (spoken)
sai2 wai6
洗胃
(medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage; to get one's stomach pumped
sai2 wong5
駛往驶往
(of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to; to head for
sai2 wun2
洗碗
to wash the dishes
sai2 wun2 ci4
洗碗池
kitchen sink
sai2 wun2 dip6 gei1
洗碗碟機洗碗碟机
a dishwasher
sai2 wun2 gei1
洗碗機洗碗机
dishwasher
sai2 wun2 zing1
洗碗精
dishwashing liquid
sai2 wun6
使喚使唤
to order sb around; Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]
sai2 ze2 joek6 hon6
洗者若翰
St John the Baptist
sai2 zeng6
洗淨洗净
to wash clean
sai2 zin2 ceoi1
洗剪吹
shampoo, haircut and blow-dry
sai2 zok6
洗濯
to wash; to launder
sai3
世
life; generation; world; epoch; noble; a period of 30 years
sai3
些
a modal particle
sai3
勢势
power; potential; tendency; situation; outward appearance; gesture; force
sai3
婿
son-in-law
sai3
細细
(adjective) 1. small; 2. tiny
sai3 baak3
世伯
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
sai3 baau1
細胞细胞
cell (biology)
sai3 baau1 bik1
細胞壁细胞壁
cell wall
sai3 baau1 duk6
細胞毒细胞毒
cytotoxin
sai3 baau1 duk6 sing3
細胞毒性细胞毒性
cytotoxicity