Cantonese words starting with S

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心口針心口针

sam1 hei2 long5

MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes

intention; state of mind; aspiration

lacking in confidence; to have a guilty conscience

to consent tacitly

sam1 hoi2 coi3 ji5

森海塞爾森海塞尔

Sennheiser (brand)

sam1 hoi2 jin1 cung1

深海煙囪深海烟囱

see 海底熱泉|海底热泉[hai3 di3 re4 quan2]

sam1 hoi2 wai4 mong5

深海圍網深海围网

purse-seine net (fishing)

bitterly disappointed

heart; ambition

deep space (outer space)

sam1 hung1 haap6 aai3

心胸狹隘心胸狭隘

narrow; petty-minded

sam1 hung1 haap6 zaak3

心胸狹窄心胸狭窄

(idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous

sam1 hung1 hoi1 fut3

心胸開闊心胸开阔

see 心竅|心窍[xin1 qiao4]

dark red; crimson

sam1 hung4 sik1

深紅色深红色

deep red; scarlet

heart's blood; meticulous care

sam1 hyut3 gun2

(anatomy) heart and blood vessels; cardiovascular

sam1 hyut3 gun2 zat6 beng6

心血管疾病

cardiovascular disease

sam1 hyut3 loi4 ciu4

心血來潮心血来潮

to be prompted by a sudden impulse; to have a brainstorm

sound of the heart

(verb) Get into (a place)

sam1 jap6 cin2 ceot1

深入淺出深入浅出

to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)

sam1 jap6 hin2 ceot1

深入顯出深入显出

see 深入淺出|深入浅出[shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1]

sam1 jap6 jan4 sam1

to enter deeply into people's hearts

sam1 jap6 jin4 gau3

in-depth research

sam1 jau5 jyu4 gwai3

心有餘悸心有余悸

to have lingering fears

sam1 jau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1

心有餘而力不足心有余而力不足

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)

sam1 jau5 jyu4 ，lik6 bat1 zuk1

心有餘，力不足心有余，力不足

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1 jat1 dim2 tung1

心有靈犀一點通心有灵犀一点通

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

sam1 jau5 tung4 gam2

to feel empathy for someone; to feel the same way as someone

very late at night

Shenyi, a traditional formal wear and court attire for men

strict; tight (security)

(of tall trees) dense, thick

心影兒心影儿

(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)

sam1 jiu3 jit6, tau4 jiu3 laang5

心要熱,頭要冷心要热,头要冷

one should have a warm heart (passion and enthusiasm) and a cool head (a calm mind) [written and colloquial]

to be ready, prepared, eager to