Cantonese words starting with S
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細水長流细水长流
sai3 seoi2 coeng4 lau4lit. thin streams flow forever; to work steadily at something little by little
細碎细碎
sai3 seoi3fragments; bits and pieces
細時细时
sai3 si4in childhood; when one was a small child
世事
sai3 si6affairs of life
勢色势色
sai3 sik1face, situation, circumstance
細食细食
sai3 sik6a small appetite
細線细线
sai3 sin3string
細繩细绳
sai3 sing4string; cord
勢成騎虎势成骑虎
sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
細小细小
sai3 siu2tiny; minute
世上
sai3 soeng6on earth
細數细数
sai3 sou2countdown; to list; to run through
世叔
sai3 suk1Uncle (family friend)
細餸细餸
sai3 sung3to have
細說细说
sai3 syut3to tell in detail
世說新語世说新语
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]
世態世态
sai3 taai3general status of a society, the ways of the world
勢態势态
sai3 taai3situation
世態炎涼世态炎凉
sai3 taai3 jim4 loeng4the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
勢頭势头
sai3 tau4power; tendency; situation
細聽细听
sai3 ting1to listen carefully (for tiny sounds)
細挑细挑
sai3 tiu1slender
細調细调
sai3 tiu4to fine tune
世維會世维会
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])
世衛世卫
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])
世衛組織世卫组织
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])
世運世运
sai3 wan6World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
世襲世袭
sai3 zaap6succession; hereditary
世襲君主國世袭君主国
sai3 zaap6 gwan1 zyu2 gwok3hereditary monarchy
世襲之爭世袭之争
sai3 zaap6 zi1 zang1succession struggle
細則细则
sai3 zak1detailed rules and regulations
世侄
sai3 zat6sons of friends
世姪世侄
sai3 zat6The son of family friend
世胄
sai3 zau6hereditary house
細姐细姐
sai3 ze2one addressing father's concubines
細隻细只
sai3 zek3small
細嘴鷗细嘴鸥
sai3 zeoi2 au1(bird species of China) slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
細嘴短趾百靈细嘴短趾百灵
sai3 zeoi2 dyun2 zi2 baak3 ling4(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
細嘴黃鸝细嘴黄鹂
sai3 zeoi2 wong4 lei4(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
細支氣管炎细支气管炎
sai3 zi1 hei3 gun2 jim4bronchiolitis
細枝末節细枝末节
sai3 zi1 mut6 zit3minor details
勢子势子
sai3 zi2gesture; posture
細緻细致
sai3 zi3(adjective) (of work) Small and detail
世職世职
sai3 zik1hereditary office
勢阱势阱
sai3 zing6potential well (physics)
細節细节
sai3 zit3fine print
世爵
sai3 zoek3Spyker
細嚼慢嚥细嚼慢咽
sai3 zoek3 maan6 jin3to eat slowly (idiom)
勢在必得势在必得
sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1to be determined to win (idiom)
勢在必行势在必行
sai3 zoi6 bit1 hang4circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
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