Cantonese words starting with S

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san1 sin1 jit6 laat6

新鮮熱辣新鲜热辣

Freshly made, piping hot, or newly arrived.

san1 sin1 lo4 baak6 pei4

新鮮蘿蔔皮新鲜萝卜皮

Someone who is overly self-important or thinks too highly of themselves.

san1 sin1 si6 zeot1

To take the lead; to be at the forefront or lead by example.

san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6

To pass away before the morning dew dries; referring to the ephemeral and precarious nature of human life.

Nova, a transient astronomical event; also a rising star or promising talent.

New town; a newly developed urban area.

An alternative name for Shanghai.

san1 sing4 beng6

Newcastle disease; a highly contagious viral disease affecting birds and poultry.

san1 sing4 din6 toi4

新城電台新城电台

Metro Radio, a commercial radio broadcasting station in Hong Kong.

san1 sing4 hoeng1

新城鄉新城乡

Xincheng township in Hualien County, east Taiwan.

san1 sing4 keoi1

新城區新城区

Xincheng, a district of Hohhot City in Inner Mongolia.

san1 sing4 tou2

Primosol; a type of soil in soil taxonomy.

Xinshao county in Shaoyang, Hunan.

san1 siu6 jyun6

新邵縣新邵县

Xinshao, a county in Shaoyang City, Hunan.

On one's body, or in one's possession.

To appeal, file a complaint, or present grievances to a higher authority.

申訴書申诉书

A written appeal or a statement of complaint.

san1 sou3 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5

申訴專員公署申诉专员公署

Office of the Ombudsman.

To lengthen and shorten, or to be stretchable and retractable.

Shinjuku, a major district and special ward in Tokyo, Japan.

san1 suk1 keoi1

新宿區新宿区

Shinjuku, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.

san1 suk1 laa3 baa1

伸縮喇叭伸缩喇叭

san1 suk1 sing3

伸縮性伸缩性

Flexibility, elasticity, or adaptability.

Sad, bitter, and miserable.

To vindicate; to clear someone's name from a false accusation.

To state, explain, or expound on a matter.

To right a wrong or clear someone's name.

Xintai, a county-level city in Tai'an, Shandong, China.

A person's posture, pose, or physical stance.

Xintai, a county-level city in Tai'an, Shandong.

The body of a human or animal.

san1 tai2 gim2 caa4

身體檢查身体检查

Physical examination; medical checkup.

san1 tai2 gin6 hong1

身體健康身体健康

To wish someone good health and freedom from illness or injury.

san1 tai2 lik6 hang4

身體力行身体力行

To practice what one preaches; to walk the talk by personally putting one's beliefs or ideas into action.

san1 tai2 sou3 zat1

身體素質身体素质

Physical constitution; physique, fitness, or bodily health.

san1 tai2 zat1 loeng6 zi2 sou3

身體質量指數身体质量指数

Body mass index (BMI)

Xintiandi, a famous shopping, dining, and entertainment district in Shanghai; or more generally, a brand new world.

Xintian County, a county in Yongzhou, Hunan province, China.

san1 tin4 jyun6

新田縣新田县

Xintian County, a county in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China.

新台幣新台币

New Taiwan Dollar; the official currency of Taiwan.

Xintang; a common name for towns or villages in China.

san1 tong4 syu1

新唐書新唐书

New Book of Tang, one of the 24 dynastic histories of China, compiled in 1060.

Freshly dug-up soil or earth.

To denounce, condemn, or publicly accuse.

The two-character Chinese surname Shentu.

Xinhua (New China), notably the Xinhua News Agency.

san1 waa4 jat6 bou3

新華日報新华日报

The Xinhua Daily newspaper.

san1 waa4 keoi1

新華區新华区

Xinhua, the name of districts in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, and Pingdingshan, Henan.