Cantonese words starting with S

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Line of sight, or figuratively, one's attention or focus of vision.

The state of affairs or situation, usually referring to an unfavorable development.

Starter; an ignition or startup device for machinery.

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士撻膽士挞胆

A starter for an electrical appliance, such as a fluorescent lamp starter.

Boss; employer; shop owner.

事頭婆事头婆

Female boss, shop owner, or the boss's wife; also historically used to refer to Queen Elizabeth II.

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視聽教育视听教育

Audiovisual education.

Audiovisual; the acts of seeing and hearing.

An official's career path or prospects in government.

To protest, demonstrate, or march.

To regard, view, or consider someone or something as.

Waiter; a male restaurant server.

Black bean sauce; a seasoning sauce made primarily from fermented black soybeans.

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Steamed spare ribs with fermented black bean sauce, a classic Cantonese dim sum dish.

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豉汁蒸排骨

Steamed spare ribs with douchi (fermented black bean) sauce.

To become more hardworking and positive in order to achieve a goal.

Soldier; private

Deed, merit, achievement, or major actions done by a person.

Deeds, achievements, or past events of a person's life.

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豉椒炒魷豉椒炒鱿

Fried squid in black bean sauce; also used figuratively to mean getting fired.

Visual impairment; a condition where vision is damaged due to injury or illness of the eyes, nerves, or brain.

Video; a moving image signal.

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事在人為事在人为

Human effort can achieve anything; success depends on one's own efforts rather than fate or waiting for luck.

To regard as; to consider or treat as.

Clan; a social organization of people sharing the same surname and blood lineage.

To show in public, often to the public's attention or for public display.

The victim in a criminal case, or a person involved in a dispute.

To save, stint, or consume less.

Daughter-in-law; a son's wife.

Style, type, pattern, formula, or ceremony.

To know, learn of, or be informed of something.

Of a past time; also used to express regret or 'too bad'.

To wipe or brush away.

The past; former times.

Clear; distinct.

To analyze, dissect, or explain.

The sound of rain, sleet, or wind, or water used to wash rice.

To turn off, extinguish, or put out.

Fair-skinned or white.

To harvest grain or gather in a harvest.

Colour; the visual impression produced by light reflecting from an object.

To know or be acquainted with someone.

To release, set free, or untie.

To decorate; to adorn or beautify someone or something by adding ornaments.

Dice; a small cube or polyhedron used in gambling and games to generate random numbers.

Ornament or accessory used for decoration.

To say goodbye reluctantly, with a heavy heart, or feeling reluctant to part.

To distinguish, identify, or differentiate.

Sic bo; a classic Chinese gambling game played with three dice.

Discharged prisoner; a prisoner who has been released from prison.