Cantonese words starting with S

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To accept someone's romantic pursuit or advances.

To accept bribes; to take a bribe.

To be trapped, stranded, or in a difficult situation.

To authorize, empower, or permit someone or an organization to act on one's behalf.

sau6 kyun4 syu1

授權書授权书

A power of attorney or written letter of authorization.

To accept and handle a case or application.

To bear or withstand force, pressure, or weight.

Popular, well-liked, or widely accepted and appreciated by others.

Unable to accept or unworthy of someone's extreme generosity, kindness, or gifts.

Unable to bear, tolerate, or withstand.

To sell; to exchange goods for money.

Age spots; brown spots that appear on the skin of elderly people.

Shoumei tea, a variety of white tea mainly produced in Fujian.

Lifespan, lifetime, or the operational life of an object.

To suffer, experience distress, or go through calamity, usually involuntarily.

To accept or receive a gift.

sau6 ngaang6 m4 sau6 jyun5

受硬唔受軟受硬唔受软

To respond only to force or threats rather than persuasion or gentleness.

To be deceived, cheated, or duped, resulting in a loss.

sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3

受騙上當受骗上当

To be cheated, deceived, or taken in; to walk into a trap.

To be hired, employed, or recruited.

售票處售票处

Ticket office; box office; a place where tickets are sold to the public.

To be baptized; the Christian ritual of admission into the church by sprinkling with or immersion in holy water.

To stand trial; to be on trial in a court of law.

Salaried; paid; receiving a salary to do a job.

The birthday of a respected or elderly person.

sau6 san4 saan1

壽臣山寿臣山

Shouson Hill, a hill in Hong Kong.

Sushi; a Japanese dish of vinegar-seasoned rice topped with raw fish or other ingredients.

The God of Longevity in Chinese mythology, or a person celebrating their birthday.

sau6 sing1 gung1

壽星公寿星公

The deity of longevity, or the man celebrating his birthday.

sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2

壽星公吊頸寿星公吊颈

To tempt disaster or take a big risk, as if tired of living.

sau6 sing1 neoi2

壽星女寿星女

The birthday girl.

sau6 sing1 zai2

壽星仔寿星仔

The birthday boy.

To be hurt, injured, or wounded physically or emotionally.

To be damaged; to suffer damage or harm.

A blockhead, dullard, nitwit, or moron.

sau6 tau4 sau6 nou5

壽頭壽腦寿头寿脑

Foolish; silly, naive, and easily cheated.

sau6 tou4 baau1

壽桃包寿桃包

Longevity peach bun; a peach-shaped Chinese steamed bun with sweet filling used to celebrate birthdays and elderly people's longevity.

To benefit; to receive a benefit, favor, or advantage from others.

An idiot, fool, or simpleton.

To be controlled or restricted by external forces or others.

To suffer, endure hardships, or have a hard time, often as a consequence of others' actions.

sau6 zi1 jau5 kwai5

To feel unworthy of receiving an honor, gift, or compliment.

To be fertilized; the fusion of sperm and egg to form a new organism.

sau6 zing1 leon2

Zygote; a fertilized egg cell formed by the union of an egg and a sperm.

To be blocked, obstructed, hindered, or disrupted.

To receive an award or prize.

A decorative silk scroll or fabric sent by guests as a birthday gift, typically to an elderly person.

To suffer from a disaster or calamity.

sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2

壽終正寢寿终正寝

To die a natural death at an old age, or figuratively, to come to an end.

Audience; the target recipient of a message or media.