Cantonese words starting with S

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seoi2 se4 ceon1 gam3 coeng4

水蛇春咁長水蛇春咁长

Extremely long and tedious, typically used to describe lists, sentences, queues, or names.

A slender, supple waistline of a woman.

Daffodil or narcissus; also a type of Oolong tea.

Earth wire or ground wire in an electrical installation.

Mercury; the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system.

One's ability to swim, or the physical characteristics of a body of water.

seoi2 sing3 joeng4 faa1

水性楊花水性杨花

Fickle and unfaithful, or sexually promiscuous; traditionally used to describe a woman.

Water tank or car radiator.

On the water, aquatic, or related to water.

seoi2 soeng6 daan1 ce1

水上單車水上单车

A paddle boat or pedalo.

seoi2 soeng6 din6 daan1 ce1

水上電單車水上电单车

Personal watercraft, jet ski, or water scooter.

seoi2 soeng6 jan4

Boat people; Tanka people who traditionally live on boats and fish for a living.

seoi2 soeng6 san1 noeng4

Mainland Chinese brides who married Hong Kong fishermen during the 1980s.

A waterbody, such as a river, sea, or lake.

A puddle; water accumulated in a depression on the ground.

Money or financial resources.

seoi2 tau4 zuk1

水頭足水头足

To have a large amount of money or a wealthy, well-funded background.

Ebb tide, or for the water level to recede after flooding.

The butchery station in a restaurant kitchen, or the butcher who works there.

Food preparation table, specifically a workstation in a Chinese restaurant kitchen for prepping seafood, meats, and poultry.

Water reservoir; a facility for collecting and storing untreated rainwater.

seoi2 tou2 bat1 fuk6

To feel unwell due to being unaccustomed to the local climate, water, or environment of a new place.

seoi2 tou2 lau4 sat1

Soil erosion; the loss of water and soil.

Water bucket; a bucket used to hold water.

Flood, inundation, or any water-related disaster.

Water level; also used to refer to prices, financial indexes, or gambling odds.

Waters; the water territory of a geographical or political entity.

Unlikely; having slim chances of success, or impractical.

seoi2 wong1 wong1

Watery; moist and glistening, especially when describing eyes.

seoi2 wong4 pei2

水黃皮水黄皮

Millettia pinnata, the Pongam oiltree.

Water bottle or canteen; any portable container used for carrying and drinking water.

Flooding; to flood, when water covers the ground due to heavy rain, blocked drains, or burst pipes.

seoi2 zam3 ngaan5 mei4

To be in a desperate situation; running out of time in a crisis.

Drainage channel, ditch, or nullah.

Water quality, including factors such as purity and bacterial content.

Watery wine; a modest term used by a host to describe their own wine when serving guests.

Waterside pavilion

Standard of quality; level or benchmark.

Water fleas; small aquatic crustaceans.

Crystal; a transparent or semi-transparent mineral used to make jewelry or ornaments.

seoi2 zing1 hei3

水蒸氣水蒸气

Steam or water vapour; the gaseous state of water.

seoi2 zing1 hei3

Steam or water vapor.

seoi2 zing1 tai2

水晶體水晶体

The crystalline lens of the eye.

seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1

水靜河飛水静河飞

Extremely quiet and desolate; silent with no activity or people around.

seoi2 zing6 ngo4 fei1

水靜鵝飛水静鹅飞

Deserted and quiet, with virtually no customers or business.

seoi2 zoeng3 syun4 gou1

水漲船高水涨船高

To rise as its base rises, describing people or things that develop and improve along with the situation.

Flood; inundation caused by heavy rain, overflowing rivers, melting snow, or flash floods.