Cantonese words starting with S
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心甘情願心甘情愿
sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6delighted to (do sth, idiom); most willing to do
心甘命抵
sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2to be perfectly happy to
深感
sam1 gam2to feel deeply
深更半夜
sam1 gang1 bun3 je6in the dead of night (idiom)
心梗
sam1 gang2myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死[xin1 ji1 geng3 si3])
心急
sam1 gap1anxious
心急火燎
sam1 gap1 fo2 liu4to burn with anxiety
心急吃不了熱豆腐心急吃不了热豆腐
sam1 gap1 hek3 bat1 liu5 jit6 dau6 fu6hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom); haste will ruin everything
心急如焚
sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4very anxious; burning with impatience
深究
sam1 gau3to perform an in-depth investigation
心機心机
sam1 gei1(noun) profoundness
心肌
sam1 gei1myocardium
心肌梗塞
sam1 gei1 gang2 sak1(Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack
心肌梗死
sam1 gei1 gang2 sei2myocardial infarction
心肌炎
sam1 gei1 jim4myocarditis
心驚心惊
sam1 geng1fearful
心驚膽跳心惊胆跳
sam1 geng1 daam2 tiu3verb; trembling. Describes being very afraid
心驚驚心惊惊
sam1 geng1 geng1to feel nervous [colloquial]
深居簡出深居简出
sam1 geoi1 gaan2 ceot1live in seclusion; barely go out (idiom)
心經心经
sam1 ging1the Heart Sutra
心驚膽戰心惊胆战
sam1 ging1 daam2 zin3lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
心驚膽顫心惊胆颤
sam1 ging1 daam2 zin3see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]
心驚肉跳心惊肉跳
sam1 ging1 juk6 tiu3lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
心境
sam1 ging2mood; frame of mind
心勁心劲
sam1 ging6thoughts
心結心结
sam1 git3a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor
心嗰句，口嗰句
sam1 go2 geoi3 hau2 go2 geoi3to speak from your mouth what you think in your heart
心肝
sam1 gon1precious
心肝椗心肝碇
sam1 gon1 ding3(noun) someone's honey; sweetheart; darling (usu. referring to one's child)
心肝唔搭肺
sam1 gon1 m4 daap3 fai3ungrateful; to bw uncaring and apathetic; to be detached; to be absentminded
心肝脾肺腎心肝脾肺肾
sam1 gon1 pei4 fai3 san6heart, livers, spleen, lungs, kidneys
深港
sam1 gong2Shenzhen and Hong Kong
心高氣傲心高气傲
sam1 gou1 hei3 ngou6proud and arrogant
深谷
sam1 guk1deep valley
心掛掛心挂挂
sam1 gwaa3 gwaa3keep thinking, missing
深閨深闺
sam1 gwai1lady's private room or bedroom
心悸
sam1 gwai3palpitation
深廣深广
sam1 gwong2deep and wide; profound (influence etc)
心廣體胖心广体胖
sam1 gwong2 tai2 pun4big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easygoing
心下
sam1 haa6in mind
深陷
sam1 haam6to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)
深坑
sam1 haang1Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
深坑鄉深坑乡
sam1 haang1 hoeng1Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
深刻
sam1 hak1remembered
心坎
sam1 ham2bottom of one's heart
心狠
sam1 han2adj; cruel; merciless
心狠手辣
sam1 han2 sau2 laat6(idiom) vicious; merciless
心口
sam1 hau2pit of the stomach; words and thoughts
心口不一
sam1 hau2 bat1 jat1heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself
心口如一
sam1 hau2 jyu4 jat1lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think
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