Cantonese words starting with S

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细水长流
sai3 seoi2 coeng4 lau4lit. thin streams flow forever; to work steadily at something little by little
细碎
sai3 seoi3fragments; bits and pieces
细时
sai3 si4in childhood; when one was a small child
sai3 si6affairs of life
势色
sai3 sik1face, situation, circumstance
细食
sai3 sik6a small appetite
细线
sai3 sin3string
细绳
sai3 sing4string; cord
势成骑虎
sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
细小
sai3 siu2tiny; minute
sai3 soeng6on earth
细数
sai3 sou2countdown; to list; to run through
sai3 suk1Uncle (family friend)
细餸
sai3 sung3to have
细说
sai3 syut3to tell in detail
世说新语
sai3 syut3 san1 jyu5A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
世态
sai3 taai3general status of a society, the ways of the world
势态
sai3 taai3situation
世态炎凉
sai3 taai3 jim4 loeng4the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
势头
sai3 tau4power; tendency; situation
细听
sai3 ting1to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
细挑
sai3 tiu1slender
調细调
sai3 tiu4to fine tune
世维会
sai3 wai4 wui2World Uighur Congress (abbr. for 世界維吾爾代表大會|世界维吾尔代表大会[Shi4 jie4 Wei2 wu2 er3 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4])
世卫
sai3 wai6World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])
世卫组织
sai3 wai6 zou2 zik1World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])
世运
sai3 wan6World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
世袭
sai3 zaap6succession; hereditary
世袭君主国
sai3 zaap6 gwan1 zyu2 gwok3hereditary monarchy
世袭之争
sai3 zaap6 zi1 zang1succession struggle
细则
sai3 zak1detailed rules and regulations
sai3 zat6sons of friends
世侄
sai3 zat6The son of family friend
sai3 zau6hereditary house
细姐
sai3 ze2one addressing father's concubines
细只
sai3 zek3small
细嘴鸥
sai3 zeoi2 au1(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
细嘴短趾百灵
sai3 zeoi2 dyun2 zi2 baak3 ling4(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
细嘴黄鹂
sai3 zeoi2 wong4 lei4(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
细支气管炎
sai3 zi1 hei3 gun2 jim4bronchiolitis
细枝末节
sai3 zi1 mut6 zit3minor details
势子
sai3 zi2gesture; posture
细致
sai3 zi3(adjective) (of work) Small and detail
世职
sai3 zik1hereditary office
势阱
sai3 zing6potential well (physics)
细节
sai3 zit3fine print
sai3 zoek3Spyker
细嚼慢咽
sai3 zoek3 maan6 jin3to eat slowly (idiom)
势在必得
sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
sai3 zoi6 bit1 hang4circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

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