Cantonese words starting with S

6,576 entries

sau1 maai5 lou2

收買佬收买佬

A dealer who buys and resells used goods, or a scavenger hunt game.

sau1 mei1 jat1 go3

收尾一個收尾一个

The last one; the final person, thing, or item in a sequence.

sau1 mei1 jat1 jat6

In the end, finally, or at the very end.

To store, organize, or tidy away objects.

A nun or religious sister in Christian traditions such as Catholicism or Anglicanism.

Cashier; short for 收銀員.

sau1 ngan2 cyu5

收銀處收银处

Cashier; checkout counter; the place where payment is made.

sau1 ngan2 gei1

收銀機收银机

sau1 ngan2 jyun4

收銀員收银员

Cashier; a staff member responsible for calculating prices, receiving payments, and giving change.

To stop doing something, pack up, or shut up, often used to tell someone to piss off or get lost.

Protection money collected by triad or criminal gangs.

To repair and refit machinery or equipment to working condition.

To retire; to withdraw from the front line of work.

sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3

修心養性修心养性

To reflect on oneself to cultivate one's character, mind, or temperament.

sau1 san1 joeng5 sing3

修身養性修身养性

To cultivate one's mind and character.

To tidy up; to put in order or clean a place.

To stop or quit doing something.

To receive, take, or accept.

To stop speaking; to shut up or keep silent.

For a wound to become dry, stop weeping, or start healing.

Dirty, smelly water; swill or refuse water.

To receive a letter or mail.

sau1 seon3 jan4

The recipient of a letter or mail.

收順啲收顺啲

Used when bargaining to ask for a discount or a lower price.

To close the stock market for the day.

A friar or religious brother in Catholicism, Anglicanism, and other Christian denominations.

Television viewership ratings; the size of a television audience.

收視率收视率

Television ratings; the data measuring the audience size of a TV program.

To modify, decorate, polish, or refine something to make it more beautiful or detailed.

To hang up; to end a telephone call.

Harvest; crops gathered after ripening.

sau1 sing4 zing3 gwo2

To achieve Buddhahood through practice, or figuratively, to attain a successful outcome after sustained effort.

To collect debts, either for oneself or on behalf of others.

收數佬收数佬

Debt collector; a person hired to collect unpaid debts.

To shrink or contract in volume or size.

To listen to a radio programme.

A receipt; a written acknowledgment of receiving money or goods.

To extort protection money from local businesses, typically associated with triads.

To pack up and clear a table, especially a mahjong table after a game has finished.

收話器收话器

A telephone receiver.

Harvest, or figuratively, rewards and gains.

sau1 wui4 sing4 ming6

To withdraw or revoke an order, command, or decision that has already been made.

To collect, gather, or amass items of a certain type, usually followed by organizing them.

Income and expenses; revenue and expenditure.

sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4

To break even; to balance income and expenses.

To trim, clip, or prune to a suitable length.

To repair, prune, or trim something to make it neat and functional.

To revise, correct, or amend errors.

To collect rent, usually from a tenant for real estate properties.