Cantonese words starting with S

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san1 cau2 tiu4 joek3

辛丑條約辛丑条约

Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-Nation Alliance's intervention in the Boxer Rebellion.

Salary, pay, and other benefits earned from work; a more formal term for compensation.

Lunar New Year or the first month of the lunar calendar.

san1 ceon1 gaai1 zit3

新春佳節新春佳节

The Chinese New Year festivities and spring holiday season.

To reach out, extend, or stretch out an object or a body part.

A new release or a newly published, produced, or released product.

san1 ceot1 lou4

新出爐新出炉

Fresh out of the oven; newly baked, or recently made available.

san1 ceot1 sang1

Newly born; newborn.

Neologism; a newly coined word or expression.

To rebuke, denounce, or reprimand.

To warn, reprimand, or rebuke a subordinate officially.

To apply for; to formally request something through an official procedure.

san1 cing2 biu2

申請表申请表

Application form.

san1 cing2 jan4

申請人申请人

Applicant; a person who makes a formal request and awaits approval.

san1 cing2 syu1

申請書申请书

Application form; a written application or petition.

The Xin dynasty (8–23 AD) established by Wang Mang, which formed the interregnum between the Western and Eastern Han dynasties.

Fashionable; trendy; recently emerged and popular.

Xinchang county in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

To stretch or extend.

Height of a person.

Xincai, a county in Zhumadian, Henan, China.

san1 coi3 jyun6

新蔡縣新蔡县

Xincai, a county in Zhumadian City, Henan Province.

Stature; build; a person's figure or body shape.

Figure; physique; the shape and proportions of a person's body.

san1 cou5 zaam6

Xinzao Station, a metro station in Guangzhou.

Brand new; fresh and unused.

Brand new; looking clean, fresh, and unused.

To be in a certain location or situation.

New housing development or a newly established residential village.

To wear a garment; to be dressed in.

To pass down knowledge, skills, or traditions from generation to generation.

san1 daai6 luk6

新大陸新大陆

The New World; the Americas.

New Delhi, the capital city of India.

Sundae; an ice cream dessert topped with syrup and toppings like nuts or chocolate chips.

Syndicate; a self-managing association of people or organizations.

Xindian, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Xindian Creek, a major river flowing through Taipei, Taiwan.

Xindian, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Newcomer; a person who has recently joined a group, organization, or team.

san1 dong1 meng6 dai2

身當命抵身当命抵

To have only oneself to blame and to bear all the consequences of one's actions.

The New Party, a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Xindu, a district in Chengdu, Sichuan.

san1 dou1 keoi1

新都區新都区

Xindu District, a district of Chengdu in Sichuan Province.

Sindhu, an ancient name for India.

A woman's physique, figure, or posture on stage.

Xinhua County, a county in Loudi, Hunan, China.

san1 faa3 hing1

砷化氫砷化氢

Arsine; a chemical compound with the formula AsH3.

san1 faa3 jyun6

新化縣新化县

Xinhua, a county in Loudi, Hunan, China.

san1 faan4 naap6 ming4

砷凡納明砷凡纳明

Arsphenamine; an organoarsenic compound historically used to treat syphilis.

Body movement, posture, or physical agility, especially in martial arts, dance, or traditional opera.