Cantonese words starting with S

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sam1precious stone; treasure

sam1lamp pith; core of an object

sam1name of a district in Hunan

sam1 ai3uncomfortable feeling in chest; hard feelings

sam1 ap1to feel unhappy ; sorrowful [colloquial]

sam1 baa1 mou5the samba dance

sam1 baau1pericardium

深閉固拒深闭固拒

sam1 bai3 gu3 keoi5deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate

深不可測深不可测

sam1 bat1 ho2 cak1deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; enigmatic and impossible to predict

深筆字深笔字

sam1 bat1 zi6traditional Chinese characters (dialect)

sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4absent-minded; inattentive

sam1 beng6anxiety; secret worry; heart disease (medicine)

sam1 bok3heartbeat

sam1 cam4deep; (of a person) reserved; (of a voice, sound etc) deep

sam1 cang4deep layer

深層次深层次

sam1 cang4 ci3deep level; in-depth

深層清潔深层清洁

sam1 cang4 cing1 git3deep cleansing

sam1 cau1late autumn

心馳神往心驰神往

sam1 ci4 san4 wong5one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person; infatuated

sam1 cin2deep or shallow; limits of decorum

心清理靜心清理静

sam1 cing1 lei5 zing6to be calm inside

sam1 cing4mood; frame of mind

sam1 cing4deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love

sam1 cing4 fun2 fun2loving; adoring

sam1 cing4 hau5 ji3profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

深情厚誼深情厚谊

sam1 cing4 hau5 ji4deep friendship

sam1 cit3eager; guileless

sam1 cit3deeply felt; sincere

深切治療部深切治疗部

sam1 cit3 zi6 liu4 bou6Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

sam1 ciu4one's heart seems to rise and fall like the waves, mixed feelings, emotion

sam1 ciu4 paang4 baai3to be overwhelmed by emotions

sam1 coeng4heart; one's inclination; to have the heart for sth

sam1 coeng4profound (meaning, implications etc)

sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6'to hide one's light under a bushel'

深藏若虛深藏若虚

sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents

sam1 cou3irritable; agitated

sam1 cou3(adjective) (of study) 1. Advanced; (verb) Gong on to further study or research

sam1 cung5overanxious

sam1 cyu3abyss; deepest or most distant part

sam1 cyun4squat (exercise)

心存不滿心存不满

sam1 cyun4 bat1 mun5to be discontented

心存懷疑心存怀疑

sam1 cyun4 waai4 ji4to be suspicious

心大心細心大心细

sam1 daai6 sam1 sai3(adjective) hesitant to make a decision; shilly-shally; to be of two minds; to be in two minds

sam1 daam2courage

心膽俱裂心胆俱裂

sam1 daam2 keoi1 lit6to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)

sam1 dai2bottom of one's heart

sam1 dak1expertise

sam1 dak1 man4 sam1to win the hearts of the people

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