Cantonese words starting with S

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seng4 cyun1 jan4

A large crowd or group of people.

seng4 dau3 jan4

成竇人成窦人

A whole crowd or bunch of people, often used with a negative or dismissive tone.

seng4 go3 beng2 jan3 gam2

成個餅印咁成个饼印咁

To look exactly alike; to be a duplicate of or two peas in a pod.

Always; all the time; very often.

seng4 luk1 muk6 gam2

To be very slow in action and thoughts; to be stiff and unresponsive like a log.

All night long; the whole night.

To have heard from other sources.

seng4 paang4 jan4

A large group of people; a whole bunch of people.

One's whole life; a lifetime.

seng4 sai3 jan4

One's whole life; an entire lifetime.

The whole body; all over one's body.

seng4 ziu1 zou2

The whole morning; all morning.

seo4 waat6 tai1

To slide down a slide; a playground slide.

The "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters.

To throw down, trip, or cause someone to fall by manipulating their center of gravity.

To pacify or appease; also refers to a carriage harness.

An ancient official or clerk; mutually; all.

To decline, weaken, or grow feeble.

Although; though; even though.

To need, want, or require; to be indispensable for achieving a goal.

Must; have to; to be required to do something.

seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4

雖敗猶榮虽败犹荣

To be defeated but still remain honorable; to feel proud despite losing.

seoi1 bei2 jan4 tai2

To lose face, be humiliated, or make a fool of oneself in front of others.

seoi1 bin1 faan6

衰邊瓣衰边瓣

A question asked to prisoners about what crime they committed to get locked up.

Radioactive decay; the physical or chemical process where an element or elementary particle transforms into another.

To get into trouble or suffer bad consequences because of talking too much or speaking out of turn.

seoi1 dou3 mou5 dak1 ding2

衰到冇得頂衰到冇得顶

Extremely terrible, mean, or nasty beyond belief.

seoi1 dou3 mou5 jan4 jau5

衰到冇人有

Extremely nasty, bad, or terrible beyond belief.

seoi1 dou3 tip3 dei6

衰到貼地衰到贴地

Extremely bad, low, or wretched, used to describe a person's character or a desperate situation.

綏芬河绥芬河

Suifenhe, a river flowing from Heilongjiang province into Russia.

Nasty, ugly, or disgraceful appearance; also refers to an unpleasant or despicable character.

Bad-mannered, contemptible, or disgraceful in character or behavior.

Bad guy, scoundrel, or jerk; often used as a playful or affectionate term of abuse for a husband or partner.

An affectionate or mock-irritated term of address for someone close to the speaker, resembling "you rascal".

seoi1 gwai2 dau6

A rascal, pest, or naughty child; also used between adults to express light criticism, affection, or playful irritation.

seoi1 gwai2 je5

Something or someone that is troublesome, bad, or annoying.

seoi1 gwo3 tau1 maau1

衰過偷貓衰过偷猫

Good-for-nothing; unable to achieve anything great or make a success of oneself.

A bad, evil, or wicked person.

A term of address for mischievous children, or an affectionate nickname for a partner or close friend.

Although; even though; though.

To need, require, or demand something in order to achieve a certain purpose.

Must; have to; to need to.

To weaken, decline, or deteriorate.

An ugly, miserable, or unpleasant appearance.

Demand, requirements, or needs; the level of desire for a product or service.

Failure or malfunction of bodily organs.

To decline, go downhill, or fall from a period of prosperity into a worse state.

A term of address for a man expressing genuine or playful irritation; a rascal, jerk, or pain.

To senesce, age, or deteriorate with age.

What did you get in for?; what crime did you commit? (usually asked to prisoners)