Cantonese words starting with S

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Train of thought; the thinking process.

A Chinese compound surname, usually transliterated as Sima or Szema.

司馬秤司马秤

Traditional Chinese measuring balance.

si1 maa5 ciu1 zi1 sam1

司馬昭之心司马昭之心

An open secret; a person's hidden, evil ambitions which are obvious to everyone.

Decimillimetre; a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a millimetre.

Refined, polite, and elegant in appearance, behavior, or manners.

si1 man4 baai6 leoi6

斯文敗類斯文败类

A hypocrite, or a wolf in sheep's clothing; an educated or refined person who is actually morally corrupt.

si1 man4 daam6 ding6

Gentle, polite, and composed.

Silk stockings or nylon pantyhose.

A variety of long-grain indica rice.

The wife of one's teacher, master, or pastor.

A screw nut; a type of hardware used with bolts to fasten objects.

Junior female fellow apprentice, student, or colleague.

A middle-aged married woman, often used slightly derogatorily to imply she is ignorant or penny-pinching.

si1 naai1 koeng4 jan4

師奶強人师奶强人

Housewives who are strong, capable, and excel in what they do, or the Cantonese TV series As Sure As Fate.

si1 naai1 paai2

師奶牌师奶牌

A gambling game, usually mahjong, played with very low stakes.

si1 naai1 saat3 sau2

師奶殺手师奶杀手

A man who is highly attractive or appealing to middle-aged housewives, typically used to describe celebrities.

To miss or long for someone or something, usually due to separation.

Selfish motives or personal desires.

A poem, psalm, or literary work consisting of poetry.

To kill a hostage (of kidnappers).

To fight hand-to-hand to the death, or a deadly close-quarters fight.

Selfishness, or a selfish motive.

Corpse; dead body.

Teachers and students.

Private life; personal activities outside of work that do not involve public obligation.

Illegitimate child; a love child whose parents are not legally married at the time of birth.

A human corpse.

To give alms or charity to those in need out of pity.

One's thoughts, feelings, or train of thought.

si1 si1 jap6 kau3

絲絲入扣丝丝入扣

Riveting, meticulous, and deeply moving; describing a performance or piece of writing that is exceptionally detailed and tugs at the heartstrings.

Leisuredly, unhurriedly, or in no rush at all.

si1 si1 man4 man4

Refined, polite, gentle, and cultured in manner.

si1 si1 suk1 suk1

思思縮縮思思缩缩

Timid, shy, and hesitant; shrinking back or awkward out of fear or bashfulness.

History of poetry; also refers to poetry that reflects historical reality.

si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6

詩史試時市事诗史试时市事

A mnemonic phrase used to memorize the six tones in Cantonese.

si1 si2 si3 si4 si5 si6 sik1 sek3 sik6

詩史試時市事色錫食诗史试时市事色锡食

A mnemonic phrase used to memorize and demonstrate the nine tones of Cantonese.

Personal affairs; private matters that are unrelated to work and do not require others' involvement.

The inheritance of knowledge, skills, or lineage from a master or teacher.

The Lion City; a nickname for Singapore.

A person's thinking, ideology, or systematic set of thoughts and ideas.

si1 soeng2 gaa1

Thinker; a person with original, deep, and serious thoughts.

To ponder, reflect, or deliberate carefully on a subject.

Timid, shy, shrinking, or socially awkward and flustered.

A private school in traditional China.

An elderly Buddhist nun, or a respectful address for a senior female martial arts master.

Corpse, dead body, or cadaver of a human or animal.

To pocket, misappropriate, or embezzle money, goods, or benefits that do not belong to oneself.

獅頭鵝狮头鹅

Lionhead goose; a large breed of domestic goose characterized by a prominent fleshy knob on its head.