Cantonese words starting with S

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All around; the surrounding area or vicinity.

All around; surroundings; the vicinity.

四周圍四周围

Surrounding area or everywhere on all sides.

sei3 zek3 goek3

四隻腳四只脚

Four-legged, or referring to four legs.

The four limbs; a person's arms and legs.

sei3 zi1 gin6 cyun4

Able-bodied, with all four limbs intact and healthy.

sei3 zi1 mou4 lik6

四肢無力四肢无力

Weakness in all four limbs, rendering the whole body weak.

To kiss, especially on the lips or cheek.

sek3 hak1 gaau3

錫克教锡克教

Sikhism; a religion originating in Punjab, India.

Ceylon; former name of Sri Lanka.

To take great care of one's body, health, and physical well-being.

Aluminium foil, commonly used for cooking and food packaging.

Aluminium foil.

To pamper, cherish, or care for someone deeply.

Stone; rock; a solid mineral substance larger than sand.

Large, broad, or wide.

sek6 baan2 gaai1

Pottinger Street, a historic stepped street paved with stone slabs in Central, Hong Kong.

Slate pencil or chalk pencil.

Stone monument, tablet, or stele used for commemoration or marking a site.

A stone wall or cliff, or Shek Pik, a place on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

sek6 bik1 seoi2 tong4

Shek Pik Reservoir, a reservoir in Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

sek6 bik1 zaam6

Shibi Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.

Curb or low stone wall.

sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2

To vanish without a trace; to disappear or have no further news, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Pebble; a small, rounded stone.

Stone pillar, column, stela, or obelisk.

sek6 cyun1 jyun6

石川縣石川县

Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan.

sek6 dei6 tong4 tit3 sou3 baa2

石地塘鐵掃把石地塘铁扫把

An unstoppable force meeting an immovable object; tough against tough, where two equal forces clash.

Grotto or rock cave; a chamber carved out of a mountain cliff.

Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).

Lime; quicklime; a white powdery calcium oxide used as a building material and desiccant.

石灰籮石灰箩

Someone who commits petty crimes or leaves a bad impression everywhere they go.

sek6 fui1 seoi2

Limewater; a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.

sek6 gaa1 zong1

石家莊石家庄

Shijiazhuang, a city in northeastern China and the provincial capital of Hebei.

sek6 gam2 dong1

石敢當石敢当

Stone Gan-dang; an exorcism stone tablet placed at road junctions or inauspicious spots to ward off evil spirits.

sek6 gau2 gung1

Rockfish, a small fish often used for soup, or a metaphor for a weak person pretending to be strong or rich.

Shek Kin, a prominent Hong Kong actor known for playing villainous roles in martial arts films.

石硤尾石硖尾

Shek Kip Mei, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Gypsum or plaster; calcium sulfate mineral used in construction, medicine, and food production.

Shek Kwu Chau, an island in Hong Kong south of Lantau Island.

sek6 gwo2 gan2 cyun4

碩果僅存硕果仅存

One of the few remaining people or things; a rare survivor.

Stone carving; an inscription or symbol carved into stone.

Stone implement or stoneware; utensils made from stone.

sek6 hok6 tung1 jyu4

碩學通儒硕学通儒

A wise and highly learned scholar.

Petroleum or crude oil; a thick, black liquid fossil fuel.

sek6 jau4 ham3 taam3

Oil exploration.

石油氣石油气

Petroleum gas; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as fuel for cooking and vehicles.

sek6 jau4 hei3 lou4

石油氣爐石油气炉

An LPG stove or bottled gas stove.

sek6 jeoi5 si3 zi2

石蕊試紙石蕊试纸

Litmus paper; test paper used to measure pH, turning red with acid and blue with alkali.

Quartz; a common silicate mineral and the second most abundant mineral in Earth's crust.