Cantonese words starting with S

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順水推舟顺水推舟

To push the boat with the current; to take advantage of an existing situation to achieve one's goal.

順時針顺时针

Clockwise; in the direction of the rotation of the hands of a clock.

Easygoing, complying, or agreeable; not resisting and going along with others' wishes.

In sequence; arranged in a specific, logical, or chronological order.

To follow; to go along with.

To pity, sympathize, or feel anxiety for someone; to compensate or provide relief.

To entice, lure, or beguile with false stories.

A latch, bolt, or bar used to keep doors or windows securely closed from one side without requiring a key.

The eleventh of the Earthly Branches, or the eleventh Chinese double-hour from 7 PM to 9 PM.

A shirt or blouse.

To set or style hair; to shape and hold a hairstyle.

To wrestle or engage in wrestling.

A pension or compensation paid to a disabled person or the family of the deceased.

Wrestling; a combat sport where two opponents use strength and technique to pin or overpower each other.

Offhandedness when composing, or to dash off writing quickly and without care.

To lead, head, or command a group of people.

A dress shirt; a western-style collared shirt with buttons down the front.

Shirt; a collared, button-down shirt.

To be the first to do or complete an action.

Wilfulness, or acting in accordance with one's natural instincts.

Frank, candid, and straightforward; speaking directly without reservation.

Skill, art, or specialized technique requiring practice.

To state, narrate, or explain.

Terminology; a technical term or jargon used in a specific field or academic discipline.

Predicator; the core verb constituent within a predicate.

A commentary; a news report combined with commentary.

A master of occult arts, magician, warlock, or wizard.

To report on one's work performance to a superior.

Ｓｅｔ頭Ｓｅｔ头

To style or set one's hair.

A department under a government ministry, or in Hong Kong, a department of the highest level.

To hiss, whiz, or make a hissing sound; or a call to come.

A person representing the dead during ancient burial ceremonies, or the Kangxi radical number forty-four.

Corpse; the dead body of a person or animal.

A master, expert, or professional skilled in a certain field.

Mutually; with each other.

To think, contemplate, or consider.

To tear or rip paper or other material apart, or peel it off a surface.

This; these; like this.

To put into effect, execute, or carry out.

Private, personal, or relating to oneself or one's own group.

Sieve or strainer; to sift.

A tiny bit or trace of something, usually used in the form "一絲".

Snail with a spiral shell, or a small shellfish.

Poetry, poem, or verse.

Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata).

To exert pressure on someone or an organization by making demands that are harsher or harder to meet than usual.