Cantonese words starting with S

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san4 taam3master sleuth; cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
神体
san4 tai2Godhead
san4 teoi1 gwai2 gung1(slang) someone does things unconsciously; unaware; unrealized
san4 teoi1 gwai2 gung2(slang) someone does things unconsciously; unaware; unrealized
神推鬼拥
san4 teoi1 gwai2 jung2to be driven to do something by some spiritis (something that one wouldn't have normally done otherwise); the twists and turns of fate [written and colloquial]
使
san4 teoi1 gwai2 si2to be driven to do something by some spiritis (something that one wouldn't have normally done otherwise); the twists and turns of fate [written and colloquial]
san4 toi2someone who is has a high status
san4 toi4 gat1(analogy) someone is getting haggard, and slowly frail
神台猫屎
san4 toi4 maau1 si2hated by the gods; despised by the ghosts; hated by everyone (slang)
晨祷
san4 tou2(Anglican) matins
san4 tung1remarkable ability
神通广大
san4 tung1 gwong2 daai6(idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
san4 tung4child prodigy
神话
san4 waa2legend; myth
神话故事
san4 waa2 gu3 si6mythical story; myth
san4 wai1invincible might; martial prowess
san4 wai2spirit tablet
san4 wai3spiritual consolation
san4 wan4mind
神魂颠倒
san4 wan4 din1 dou2lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; captivated
晨运
san4 wan6early morning exercise
神韵
san4 wan6charm or grace (in poetry or art)
san4 wong5to be fascinated; to long for
神户
san4 wu6Kobe, city in Japan
神户市
san4 wu6 si5Kobe City
神户市
san4 wu6 si5Kobe City
神憎鬼厌
san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3hated by everyone (slang)
san4 zau1old name for China
san4 zau1Shenzhou (spacecraft)
神舟号飞船
san4 zau1 hou6 fei1 syun4Shenzhou (spacecraft)
san4 zi2official in feudal court
san4 zi3consciousness; compos mentis
san4 zi3mind; consciousness
san4 zi3 bat1 cing1to be delirious
san4 zi3 bat1 cing1(adjective) unconscious; insane
san4 zi3 fan1 mai4to be in a state of delirium
san4 zi6theocratic
神治国
san4 zi6 gwok3theocracy
神职
san4 zik1clergy
神迹
san4 zik1miracle
神职人员
san4 zik1 jan4 jyun4clergy
san4 zoeng6likeness of a god or Buddha
san4 zou2bright and early in the morning; very early on
san4 zou2Godhead
san4 zou2 lau4 lau4noun; during early morning
神造论
san4 zou6 leon6creationism
晨钟暮鼓
san4 zung1 mou6 gu2lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
san4 zyu2 paai4plaque for ancestors (memorial and worshipping purpose)
san5dim-witted
san5giant clam

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