Cantonese words starting with S

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the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)

saam1 bat1 gun2

of undetermined status

to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end

saam1 bin1 jing4

三邊形三边形

the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)

saam1 bou2 niu5

三寶鳥三宝鸟

(bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

saam1 bou2 taai3 gaam3

三寶太監三宝太监

Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]

saam1 bou6 kuk1

saam1 bou6 laa3 maai4 loeng5 bou6

三步揦埋兩步三步揦埋两步

lit. to cover the distance of two steps with quick three steps, meaning to walk with long strides

saam1 caa1 gik1

saam1 caa1 san4 ging1

三叉神經三叉神经

trigeminal nerve

saam1 caa3 hau2

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

saam1 caa3 lou6 hau2

saam1 caa4 luk6 faan6

三茶六飯三茶六饭

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes

sergeant, who has three hook marks on the badge

clothes washing brush (spoken)

saam1 can1 luk6 gu3

三親六故三亲六故

old friends and relatives

pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb

saam1 cat1 hoi1

三七開三七开

ratio seventy to thirty

saam1 cat1 hoi1 ding6 leon6

三七開定論三七开定论

thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1

三七二十一

three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the actual situation

saam1 cat1 zai2

saam1 ceoi1 sei3 ceng2

三催四請三催四请

to coax and plead

the three spring months

saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); in dire straits

third; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)

saam1 ci3 fong1

cube (third power, math.)

saam1 ci3 fong1 cing4

cubic equation (math.)

saam1 ci3 kuk1 sin3

三次曲線三次曲线

cubic curve (geometry)

三次冪三次幂

(math.) cube; power of 3

Three dynasties

saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5

employee who worked under three transitions of management

saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2

三長兩短三长两短

unexpected misfortune; sudden death

the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers

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

saam1 cung4 coi2

Horse racing terms, precise predicting top three in a game(Regard of the ranking)

saam1 cung4 jyun6

三重縣三重县

Mie Prefecture in central Japan

saam1 cung4 sei3 dak1

三從四德三从四德

Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

saam1 cung4 zau3

trio (musical ensemble)

saam1 cyu5 mun4

三柱門三柱门

(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)

saam1 cyun3 bat1 laan6 zi1 sit3

三寸不爛之舌三寸不烂之舌

to have a silver tongue

saam1 cyun3 deng1

三寸釘三寸钉

saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4

三寸金蓮三寸金莲

foot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China)

saam1 daai6 gei2 leot6 baat3 hong6 zyu3 ji3

三大紀律八項注意三大纪律八项注意

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

saam1 dak1 lei6

Suntory, Japanese beverage company

saam1 dang2 fan1

saam1 dang2 fan1 gok3

(math.) to trisect an angle

saam1 dei6 mun4

三地門三地门

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