Cantonese words starting with S
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心口針心口针
sam1 hau2 zam1brooch
深厚
sam1 hau5deep; profound
森喜朗
sam1 hei2 long5MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes
心氣心气
sam1 hei3intention; state of mind; aspiration
心虛心虚
sam1 heoi1lacking in confidence; to have a guilty conscience
心許心许
sam1 heoi2to consent tacitly
心竅心窍
sam1 hiu3the mind
深海
sam1 hoi2deep sea
森海塞爾森海塞尔
sam1 hoi2 coi3 ji5Sennheiser (brand)
深海煙囪深海烟囱
sam1 hoi2 jin1 cung1see 海底熱泉|海底热泉[hai3 di3 re4 quan2]
深海圍網深海围网
sam1 hoi2 wai4 mong5purse-seine net (fishing)
心學心学
sam1 hok6School of Mind
心寒
sam1 hon4bitterly disappointed
心胸
sam1 hung1heart; ambition
深空
sam1 hung1deep space (outer space)
心胸狹隘心胸狭隘
sam1 hung1 haap6 aai3narrow; petty-minded
心胸狹窄心胸狭窄
sam1 hung1 haap6 zaak3(idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous
心胸開闊心胸开阔
sam1 hung1 hoi1 fut3broad-minded
心孔
sam1 hung2see 心竅|心窍[xin1 qiao4]
深紅深红
sam1 hung4dark red; crimson
深紅色深红色
sam1 hung4 sik1deep red; scarlet
心血
sam1 hyut3heart's blood; meticulous care
心血管
sam1 hyut3 gun2(anatomy) heart and blood vessels; cardiovascular
心血管疾病
sam1 hyut3 gun2 zat6 beng6cardiovascular disease
心血來潮心血来潮
sam1 hyut3 loi4 ciu4to be prompted by a sudden impulse; to have a brainstorm
心音
sam1 jam1sound of the heart
心悒
sam1 jap1anxious
深入
sam1 jap6(verb) Get into (a place)
深入淺出深入浅出
sam1 jap6 cin2 ceot1to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
深入顯出深入显出
sam1 jap6 hin2 ceot1see 深入淺出|深入浅出[shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1]
深入人心
sam1 jap6 jan4 sam1to enter deeply into people's hearts
深入研究
sam1 jap6 jin4 gau3in-depth research
心有餘悸心有余悸
sam1 jau5 jyu4 gwai3to have lingering fears
心有餘而力不足心有余而力不足
sam1 jau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
心有餘，力不足心有余，力不足
sam1 jau5 jyu4 ，lik6 bat1 zuk1The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有靈犀一點通心有灵犀一点通
sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1 jat1 dim2 tung1hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
深有同感
sam1 jau5 tung4 gam2to feel empathy for someone; to feel the same way as someone
深夜
sam1 je6very late at night
深衣
sam1 ji1Shenyi, a traditional formal wear and court attire for men
心意
sam1 ji3intention
心意咭
sam1 ji3 kaat1Greeting cards
心儀心仪
sam1 ji4to admire
心疑
sam1 ji4to suspect
森嚴森严
sam1 jim4strict; tight (security)
心弦
sam1 jin4heartstrings
森然
sam1 jin4(of tall trees) dense, thick
心影兒心影儿
sam1 jing2 ji4(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)
心要熱,頭要冷心要热,头要冷
sam1 jiu3 jit6, tau4 jiu3 laang5one should have a warm heart (passion and enthusiasm) and a cool head (a calm mind) [written and colloquial]
心喐喐
sam1 juk1 juk1to be ready, prepared, eager to
心郁郁
sam1 juk1 juk1tempting
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