Cantonese words starting with S

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First choice; the preferred option.

Portable; able to be carried in or by one hand.

sau2 tai4 din6 nou5

手提電腦手提电脑

Laptop; a portable, notebook computer.

sau2 tai4 din6 waa2

手提電話手提电话

Mobile phone; cellular phone.

Portable; hand-carried or hand-held.

sau2 tai4 sip3 luk6 gei1

手提攝錄機手提摄录机

Camcorder; a portable video camera and recorder.

sau2 tan4 goek3 zan3

手揗腳震手揗脚震

Trembling with fear; shaking with hands quivering and legs shaking.

sau2 tang4 goek3 zan3

手滕腳震手滕脚震

To have shaky hands and legs from panic, fear, or nervousness.

On hand, at hand, or currently in progress.

手頭緊手头紧

Short of money; tight on cash.

sau2 tau4 soeng6

手頭上手头上

On hand, currently in possession, or in the middle of doing something.

sau2 tau4 sung1

手頭鬆手头松

To be well-off; to have some spare money on hand.

To launch, release, or put on sale for the very first time.

手推車手推车

Trolley, cart, or handcart; a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand to transport goods.

sau2 ting4 hau2 ting4

To have no income as soon as one stops working.

Gloves; handwear made of soft material used for protection or warmth.

sau2 wat1 jat1 zi2

Top-notch, first-rate, or outstanding; the very best.

Chinese knotweed, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat gray hair and other ailments.

To guard and protect someone or something.

Wrist; the joint between the arm and the hand.

Elbow; the joint between the upper arm and forearm.

Handbrake of a vehicle, or a gamepad controller.

Rules, regulations, or code of conduct that everyone must follow.

Calluses on the hands.

To have shaky hands or trembling hands.

sau2 zat6 ngaan5 faai3

Quick and nimble; possessing fast actions and sharp, rapid eyes.

Sleeves, including clothing sleeves or separate protective sleeve covers.

(slang) (of computer garget) USB flash drive

sau2 zi2 aau2 ceot1

To help outsiders or people not associated with oneself instead of helping those close to one.

sau2 zi2 aau2 ceot1 m4 aau2 jap6

手指拗出唔拗入

To help outsiders at the expense of those close to you.

sau2 zi2 aau2 jap6 m4 aau2 ceot1

手指拗入唔拗出

To favor family, friends, or those close to oneself over outsiders.

The space or webbing between the fingers.

sau2 zi2 laa3 so1

Extravagant; spending money very quickly with little to no savings left.

The little finger; the pinky.

The little finger, also known as the pinky.

Fingerprints; an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger.

To point at someone or something with a finger, often to gesture, lecture, or warn.

Chief or primary; the top-ranking person within a certain position.

Handheld lighting equipment such as a lantern, candlestick, torch, or lamp.

The hand, or specifically the palm of the hand.

Chief or person in charge, typically of a government department or military unit.

Handicrafts or handmade items.

A handicraft or handmade object; manual work or a small handicraft business.

Arms and legs, or figuratively, siblings, brothers, and close friends.

sau2 zuk1 hau2 beng6

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD); a common infectious viral disease affecting children.