Cantonese words starting with S

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Raw lacquer; natural lacquer harvested from lacquer trees.

During one's lifetime; when one was alive.

The Chinese zodiac; the twelve animals representing the year of a person's birth.

sang1 ciu3 suk6 soeng3

生肖屬相生肖属相

One's Chinese zodiac sign, represented by one of twelve animals designating their birth year.

To make money or increase one's wealth.

sang1 coi4 jau5 dou6

生財有道生财有道

To have a knack for making money; to be skilled at generating wealth.

To survive, exist, or remain alive.

sang1 cyun4 nung4 jip6

生存農業生存农业

Subsistence farming

sang1 cyun4 waan4 ging2

生存環境生存环境

Habitat or living environment.

sang1 faa1 miu6 bat1

生花妙筆生花妙笔

Beautiful, vivid, or highly talented writing.

sang1 faa3 hok6

生化學生化学

Biochemistry; the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

sang1 faa3 mou5 hei3

Biological weapon; biochemical weapon.

To emerge and grow.

sang1 faat3 zai1

生髮劑生发剂

Hair restorer; a hair growth product.

To shine, dazzle, or bring glory and brightness to a place.

To light, start, or make a fire.

One's biological father.

Biological parents.

Crepe rubber, or natural rubber used for cleaning suede or in manufacturing.

An uncastrated adult male chicken; a rooster.

sang1 gai1 zing1

生雞精生鸡精

Pervert or lecher.

Livelihood, living, or one's life circumstances.

Signs of life, vitality, or a chance of survival.

sang1 gei1 but6 but6

生機勃勃生机勃勃

Full of vitality; vibrant and thriving.

sang1 gei1 ong3 jin4

生機盎然生机盎然

Full of life, vitality, and vigor.

sang1 gei6 ji1 joek6

生技醫藥生技医药

Biopharmaceutical; relating to biotechnology and medicine.

Habitat; the natural home or environment of an organism.

Unripe and astringent, or unpolished and awkward.

Music and song; singing accompanied by the sheng.

Pipes of a panpipe.

To emit light; to shine or glow.

To go into effect; to become effective.

Livestock; beasts of burden used for their physical strength, such as mules, horses, or oxen.

sang1 hei3 but6 but6

生氣勃勃生气勃勃

Vibrant and full of life; energetic; full of vitality.

sang1 jau5 kyun4

生有權生有权

Birthright; a right that a person is entitled to from birth.

To feel annoyed, irritated, or tired of something.

Raw salt; a cheap kind of salt produced in Guangdong in the past by directly evaporating seawater.

To generate heat; to produce warmth.

To give birth to children; to procreate or reproduce.

sang1 juk6 leot2

Birth rate or fertility rate.

sang1 juk6 nang4 lik6

Fertility; the ability to reproduce.

sang1 jyu1 jau1 waan6, sei2 jyu1 on1 lok6

生於憂患，死於安樂生于忧患，死于安乐

To thrive in times of anxiety and hardship, and perish in times of ease and comfort.

An associate degree scholar preparing for the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Supply of students; the source or pool of prospective students for a school.

sang1 laai1 ngaang6 jai6

To drag someone along against their will, or to force a connection between unrelated things.

sang1 laai1 wut6 ce2

To pull and drag someone or something by force; to stretch a point or make a far-fetched comparison.

sang1 lei4 sei2 bit6

生離死別生离死别

The painful separations of life and death; partings between the living and the dying.

Physiology; physical or physiological aspects of the body.