Cantonese words starting with S

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saa2 taai3 gik6

耍太極耍太极

the slang for the act of pushing things around in order to avoid responsibility; literally: to play Tai Chi; buck passing

耍罈子耍坛子

to perform a jar juggling and balancing act

free and at ease; natural; unconstrained

to resort to tricks; to try to evade (work, responsibility)

saa2 waat6 tau4

耍滑頭耍滑头

see 耍滑[shua3 hua2]

saa2 zeoi2 pei4

to show off with clever talk; a smart-ass

saa2 zeoi2 pei4 zi2

to talk glibly; to be all talk

saa4 li1 lung6 cung3

沙哩弄銃沙哩弄铳

to mess around; to act recklessly and rashly; to mess up something

saa4 saa2 seng1

沙沙聲沙沙声

saa4 saa4 gwan2

沙沙滾沙沙滚

(slang) to go out to fool around (usually referring to a man who is playing around with other women behind his wife

to strike; to get scattered and lost; to ruin

(verb) 1. fail to catch (a change); (adjective) waste;

waste of money; unnecessary spending

saai1 dang1 maai6 jau4

嘥燈賣油嘥灯卖油

to work hard for nothing

saai1 dei6 fong1

waste of electricity [colloquial]

saai1 goek3 lik6

嘥腳力嘥脚力

to waste energy walking around [colloquial]

saai1 hau2 seoi2

wasting one's effort or words (spoken)

(phrasal verb) to do things in vain; to waste someone's efforts for nothing

waste good things

saai1 sam1 gei1

嘥心機嘥心机

wasting one's effort

saai1 sam1 gei1 ngaai4 ngaan5 fan3

嘥心機,挨眼瞓嘥心机,挨眼瞓

waste of efforts, tolerate sleepiness, it means to work hard for nothing

saai1 sam1 gei1 ngaai4 ngaan5 fan3

嘥心機捱眼訓嘥心机捱眼训

waste of time and energy [colloquial]

saai1 si4 gaan3

嘥時間嘥时间

saai1 sing1 waai6 hei3

嘥聲壞氣嘥声坏气

wasting (spoken)

(literary) to change one's residence; to migrate

male nettle-hemp

seal (esp. of ruler)

a document with the official royal ; emperor seal

to show off (Cantonese)

sunburn spots (on skin)

to dry in the sun

person who shares their experiences and thoughts with others on the Internet

to sunbathe; to get sunburnt

saai3 hang4 maa5

晒行馬晒行马

to make a big show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting [colloquial]

saai3 hang4 maa5

曬行馬晒行马

to make a big show of force by triad gangs to show one's strength in numbers for fighting [colloquial]

see 曬客|晒客[shai4 ke4]

to show off [colloquial]

to show off; to boast [colloquial]

saai3 ji1 sing4

曬衣繩晒衣绳

saai3 jyut6 gwong1

to go out for a romantic walk under the moonlight

saai3 jyut6 gwong1

曬月光晒月光

to go out for a romantic walk in the moonlight

to show one's hand

showhand (spoken)