Cantonese words starting with S

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Singh (Sikh name or surname)

Protestantism; the Christian branch that split from Catholicism in the 16th century over theological differences.

To teach others by one's own example.

san1 gaau3 sing3 jyu1 jin4 gaau3

身教勝於言教身教胜于言教

Teaching by example is better than teaching with words.

san1 gaau3 tou4

Protestant; a follower of Protestantism.

Salary or wages; the money earned from employment.

san1 gam1 jyun6

新金縣新金县

Xinjin county in Liaoning.

san1 gam1 saan1

Melbourne, Australia

Schengen; a village in Luxembourg and the location of the 1985 Schengen Agreement.

Recent or newly occurred.

san1 gau2 lung4

新九龍新九龙

New Kowloon; an area of Kowloon in Hong Kong, located north of Boundary Street and south of the Kowloon hills.

To apply to purchase or subscribe for shares, funds, or property.

san1 gei1 noi6 aa3

新幾內亞新几内亚

New Guinea, a large island in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.

san1 gei1 noi6 aa3

新畿內亞新畿内亚

Pregnancy; the state of being pregnant.

san1 gei2 jyun4

新紀元新纪元

New era, epoch, or New Age (movement).

An alternative name for the Sun Yee On triad group.

New home; a newly moved-into residence.

To hold several positions or responsibilities simultaneously; to wear many hats.

san1 gim1 sou3 zik1

身兼數職身兼数职

To wear many hats; to hold multiple positions or roles concurrently.

Newly built; to build anew.

san1 ging1 baak3 zin3

身經百戰身经百战

Seasoned; to have personally experienced many battles, often used figuratively for someone who has been through many hardships and has rich experience.

san1 ging1 bou3

新京報新京报

The Beijing News, a Chinese newspaper.

san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3

身嬌肉貴身娇肉贵

Pampered and fragile; having a delicate body and high social status that makes one overly sensitive or averse to hardship.

san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3

身驕肉貴身骄肉贵

To be physically delicate and pampered; to have high status or come from a wealthy family, making one unaccustomed to hard work.

Xinjiang; an autonomous region in northwest China with Urumqi as its capital.

san1 goeng1 go1 keoi4

新疆歌鴝新疆歌鸲

Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos).

san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1

新疆維吾爾自治區新疆维吾尔自治区

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a province-level autonomous region in northwest China.

新幹線新干线

Shinkansen; the Japanese high-speed railway network.

Shengang Township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Xingang, a township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

san1 gong2 hoeng1

伸港鄉伸港乡

Shengang Township, a township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

san1 gong2 hoeng1

新港鄉新港乡

Xingang Township, a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Xinjiang County, a county in Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.

san1 gong3 jyun6

新絳縣新绛县

Xinjiang, a county in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.

A new high; a new record high.

The height of a person.

san1 gou1 maa5 daai6

身高馬大身高马大

Tall and strongly built; sturdy and of large build.

新姑爺新姑爷

Newlywed son-in-law.

Newly issued stock or shares.

san1 gu2 din2 zyu2 ji6

新古典主義新古典主义

To pass away; to die.

san1 gun1 soeng5 jam6 saam1 baa2 fo2

新官上任三把火

To make bold, energetic changes upon assuming office or starting a new job.

A newly prominent or successful person who has recently risen to fame or power in an industry or organization.

The New Army; modernized Qing military forces trained and equipped according to Western standards after 1895.

san1 gwong1 geng2 leng3

身光頸靚身光颈靓

Well-dressed and glamorous; wearing beautiful clothes and accessories.

san1 haak3 lei5 do1 nei4 aa3

新喀里多尼亞新喀里多尼亚