Cantonese words starting with S

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sei2 zo2 tiu4 sam1

死咗條心死咗条心

To give up hope, abandon an idea, or stop thinking about something.

sei2 zou6 laan6 zou6

死做爛做死做烂做

To work extremely hard, slaving away without flexibility or smart strategy.

Someone in a deep sleep; someone who is sleeping like a log.

sei2 zyut6 zung2

死絕種死绝种

To curse someone's entire family to die off and become extinct.

Four; the number 4.

To display or set out in full; also to act without restraint.

Four concealed triplets; a high-scoring winning hand in mahjong.

sei3 baat3 gau2

The leader or 'Dragon Head' of a triad gang.

sei3 bat1 zoeng6

Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus); a mythical beast, or something that is neither one thing nor another.

四邊兒四边儿

On all four sides; all around.

sei3 bin1 jing4

四邊形四边形

Quadrilateral; a polygon with four sides.

sei3 bin1 sei3 bin6

四邊四便四边四便

All around; all sides; surrounding area.

All around; nearby; surroundings.

To go around; to go everywhere or here and there.

Forty dollars; forty bucks.

sei3 cung4 coeng3

Vocal quartet; a musical composition or performance by four singers.

sei3 cung4 zau3

Quartet; a musical composition for four instruments, or figuratively a combination of four things.

Everywhere; all around; in all directions.

Sichuan; a province in southwestern China with its capital at Chengdu.

sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1

A Buddhist term meaning all things are empty of intrinsic existence, or figuratively, to transcend worldly concerns.

sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4

The four leading male pop stars of 1990s Hong Kong (Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Leon Lai, and Andy Lau).

sei3 faai3 bun3

四塊半四块半

sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6

Disintegrated; shattered, fragmented, or split apart.

sei3 fan1 ng5 saan3

Scattered in all directions; completely disintegrated, broken up, or split apart.

Square or cubic in shape.

sei3 fong1 baat3 min6

All directions; all around.

sei3 fong1 bin1 deng2

四方辮頂四方辫顶

A man who spends all his money courting a lady but gets no favor or affection in return.

sei3 fong1 jing4

sei3 fong1 kwaak1

A square frame or boxy outline.

sei3 fong1 kwaak1

四方緙四方缂

A four-sided frame or a square.

sei3 fong1 mou2

A mortarboard or square academic cap worn at graduation.

sei3 fong1 muk6

A passive, stubborn, or rigid person who only moves or acts when prodded.

sei3 fong1 zuk1

Square bamboo; a species of bamboo with square-shaped stems.

A junior member of a triad; a triad soldier.

An ordinary, low ranking member of a triad organization.

Fourth elder brother.

sei3 go3 siu2 si4

四個小時四个小时

四個字四个字

Four Chinese characters; or a colloquial expression meaning twenty minutes.

sei3 goek3 ciu4 tin1

四腳朝天四脚朝天

To fall flat on one's back, with arms and legs in the air, or to refer to being dead.

sei3 goek3 paa4 paa4

四腳爬爬四脚爬爬

To crawl on all fours, most commonly used to describe babies crawling.

四腳蛇四脚蛇

sei3 gok3 jing4

Quadrilateral; a polygon with four sides.

The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

sei3 gwai3 dau2

Green bean; a common vegetable also known as French bean or string bean.

sei3 gwai3 gat1

Calamansi; calamondin; a type of small citrus fruit often used as a decorative potted plant during Lunar New Year.

sei3 gwai3 zau2 dim3

Four Seasons Hotel

Shikoku; the fourth largest island of Japan, located southwest of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu.

sei3 hap6 jyun2

Siheyuan; a traditional Chinese courtyard house with rooms surrounding a central courtyard on four sides.

To start appearing everywhere or rise from all directions.