Cantonese words starting with S

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saam1 bat1the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)

saam1 bat1 gun2of undetermined status

saam1 bat1 zi1to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end

三邊形三边形

saam1 bin1 jing4triangle

saam1 bou2the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 ...

三寶鳥三宝鸟

saam1 bou2 niu5(bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

三寶太監三宝太监

saam1 bou2 taai3 gaam3Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]

saam1 bou6 kuk1trilogy

三步揦埋兩步三步揦埋两步

saam1 bou6 laa3 maai4 loeng5 bou6lit. to cover the distance of two steps with quick three steps, meaning to wa...

saam1 caa1 gik1trident

三叉神經三叉神经

saam1 caa1 san4 ging1trigeminal nerve

saam1 caa3 hau2At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

saam1 caa3 lou6 hau2at a crossroad

三茶六飯三茶六饭

saam1 caa4 luk6 faan6lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes

saam1 caai4sergeant, who has three hook marks on the badge

saam1 caat3clothes washing brush (spoken)

三親六故三亲六故

saam1 can1 luk6 gu3old friends and relatives

saam1 cat1pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb

三七開三七开

saam1 cat1 hoi1ratio seventy to thirty

三七開定論三七开定论

saam1 cat1 hoi1 ding6 leon6thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on ...

三七二十一

saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the actual situation

saam1 cat1 zai2(slang) pimp

三催四請三催四请

saam1 ceoi1 sei3 ceng2to coax and plead

saam1 ceon1the three spring months

saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); in dire straits

saam1 ci3third; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)

saam1 ci3 fong1cube (third power, math.)

saam1 ci3 fong1 cing4cubic equation (math.)

三次曲線三次曲线

saam1 ci3 kuk1 sin3cubic curve (geometry)

三次冪三次幂

saam1 ci3 mik6(math.) cube; power of 3

saam1 cin1three thousand

saam1 ciu4Three dynasties

saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5employee who worked under three transitions of management

三長兩短三长两短

saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2unexpected misfortune; sudden death

saam1 cou4the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who establ...

saam1 cung4Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan

saam1 cung4 coi2Horse racing terms, precise predicting top three in a game(Regard of the rank...

三重縣三重县

saam1 cung4 jyun6Mie Prefecture in central Japan

三從四德三从四德

saam1 cung4 sei3 dak1Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father,...

saam1 cung4 zau3trio (musical ensemble)

三柱門三柱门

saam1 cyu5 mun4(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)

三寸不爛之舌三寸不烂之舌

saam1 cyun3 bat1 laan6 zi1 sit3to have a silver tongue

三寸釘三寸钉

saam1 cyun3 deng1A short person

三寸金蓮三寸金莲

saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4foot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China)

三大紀律八項注意三大纪律八项注意

saam1 daai6 gei2 leot6 baat3 hong6 zyu3 ji3the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doct...

saam1 dak1 lei6Suntory, Japanese beverage company

saam1 dang2 fan1to trisect

saam1 dang2 fan1 gok3(math.) to trisect an angle

saam1 dau1thirty bucks

三地門三地门

saam1 dei6 mun4Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

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