Cantonese words starting with S
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辛格
san1 gaak3(name) Singh
新教
san1 gaau3Protestantism
身教
san1 gaau3to teach by example
身教勝於言教身教胜于言教
san1 gaau3 sing3 jyu1 jin4 gaau3teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
新教徒
san1 gaau3 tou4Protestant
薪金
san1 gam1salary
新金縣新金县
san1 gam1 jyun6Xinjin county in Liaoning
新金山
san1 gam1 saan1Melbourne
申根
san1 gan1Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shen1 gen1 qu1]
新近
san1 gan6newly
新九龍新九龙
san1 gau2 lung4New Kowloon
申購申购
san1 gau3to ask to buy
新幾內亞新几内亚
san1 gei1 noi6 aa3New Guinea
新畿內亞新畿内亚
san1 gei1 noi6 aa3New Guinea
娠紀娠纪
san1 gei2Pregnant
身紀身纪
san1 gei2pregnant; pregnancy
新紀元新纪元
san1 gei2 jyun4New Age (movement)
新紀新纪
san1 gei3new era
新記新记
san1 gei3an alternative name for the Sun Yee On triad group [colloquial]
新居
san1 geoi1new residence
身兼
san1 gim1holding two jobs simultaneously
身兼數職身兼数职
san1 gim1 sou3 zik1to wear many hats (to have many roles)
新建
san1 gin3see 新建區|新建区[Xin1 jian4 Qu1]
身經百戰身经百战
san1 ging1 baak3 zin3lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); seasoned
新京報新京报
san1 ging1 bou3Beijing news (newspaper)
身嬌肉貴身娇肉贵
san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3describes a person's body and life as being more precious and valuable than others due to them being rich and of a certain social status (such as children from an upper class family)
身驕肉貴身骄肉贵
san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3to come from a wealthy family with high status [colloquial]
新疆
san1 goeng1see 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
新疆歌鴝新疆歌鸲
san1 goeng1 go1 keoi4(bird species of China) common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
新疆維吾爾自治區新疆维吾尔自治区
san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, capital Ürümqi 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4] (short name 新[Xin1])
新幹線新干线
san1 gon3 sin3Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
伸港
san1 gong2Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
新港
san1 gong2Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
伸港鄉伸港乡
san1 gong2 hoeng1Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
新港鄉新港乡
san1 gong2 hoeng1Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
新絳新绛
san1 gong3see 新絳縣|新绛县[Xin1 jiang4 Xian4]
新絳縣新绛县
san1 gong3 jyun6Xinjiang, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
新高
san1 gou1a new high record; peak
身高
san1 gou1(a person's) height
身高馬大身高马大
san1 gou1 maa5 daai6tall
新姑爺新姑爷
san1 gu1 je4new son-in-law
新股
san1 gu2new shares
新古典
san1 gu2 din2neoclassical
新古典主義新古典主义
san1 gu2 din2 zyu2 ji6neoclassicism
身故
san1 gu3to die
新官上任三把火
san1 gun1 soeng5 jam6 saam1 baa2 fo2(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
新貴新贵
san1 gwai3nouveau riche; new appointee
新軍新军
san1 gwan1New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895)
身光頸靚身光颈靓
san1 gwong1 geng2 leng3well dressed (spoken)
新喀里多尼亞新喀里多尼亚
san1 haak3 lei5 do1 nei4 aa3New Caledonia
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