Cantonese words starting with S

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世纪末年
sai3 gei2 mut6 nin4final years of the century
世纪之战
sai3 gei2 zi1 zin3lit. battle of the century
细颈瓶
sai3 geng2 ping4jug
细个
sai3 go3(adjective
细个仔
sai3 go3 zai2kids (spoken)
势降
sai3 gong3potential drop (elec.)
势估唔到
sai3 gu2 m4 dou3unforeseeable; unpredictable
sai3 gu3the ways of the world
细故
sai3 gu3trivial matters that are not worth fussing over
sai3 guk6the world situation; the state of the world
细工
sai3 gung1general labourer
细鬼
sai3 gwai2kid; the smaller of the two jokers in a pack of cards (the black and white on...
势均力敌
sai3 gwan1 lik6 dik6(idiom) evenly matched
sai3 hai6lineage; family tree
细河
sai3 ho4see 細河區|细河区[Xi4 he2 Qu1]; Xihe district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
细河区
sai3 ho4 keoi1Xihe, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning
细香葱
sai3 hoeng1 cung1chive
细看
sai3 hon3to peer; to examine carefully
sai3 hong4World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2])
势凶
sai3 hung1fierce
势凶夹狼
sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4to look fierce
势凶夹狼
sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4approach vigorously or fiercely
sai3 jan4people (in general); people around the world; everyone
细润
sai3 jeon6fine and glossy
细姨
sai3 ji1concubine
细盐
sai3 jim4refined salt
细叶榕
sai3 jip6 jung4Chinese Banyan
细叶脉
sai3 jip6 mak6veinlet in a leaf
细腰
sai3 jiu1slender waist; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin
势要
sai3 jiu3influential figure
细用
sai3 jung6Wonton noodles [colloquial, jargon used in restaurants]
势如破竹
sai3 jyu4 po3 zuk1like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
细语
sai3 jyu5to chat with a low voice
细雨
sai3 jyu5fine rain; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
细软
sai3 jyun5fine and soft
细旗
sai3 kei4small short distance fare on a taxi [colloquial]
细菌
sai3 kwan2bacterium
细菌病毒
sai3 kwan2 beng6 duk6bacteriophage
细菌学
sai3 kwan2 hok6Bacteriology
细菌群
sai3 kwan2 kwan4bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)
细菌武器
sai3 kwan2 mou5 hei3biological weapon (using germs)
细菌性痢疾
sai3 kwan2 sing3 lei6 zat6bacillary dysentery
细菌战
sai3 kwan2 zin3biological warfare; germ warfare
细粒
sai3 lap1(adjective) Small piece; (of people) 1. Petite
势利
sai3 lei6(adjective) Acquisitive
势利眼
sai3 lei6 ngaan5snobbish
势利小人
sai3 lei6 siu2 jan4snob
势力
sai3 lik6power; a force (military, political etc)
势力范围
sai3 lik6 faan6 wai4area of influence
细佬
sai3 lou2(noun of sibling) younger brother; slang for penis

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