Cantonese words starting with S

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十國春秋十国春秋
sap6 gwok3 ceon1 cau1History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[Wu2 Ren4 chen2], 114 scrolls
十克
sap6 hak1decagram
什器
sap6 hei3various kinds of everyday utensils
十項十项
sap6 hong6ten items
十項全能十项全能
sap6 hong6 cyun4 nang4decathlon
拾音器
sap6 jam1 hei3pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)
拾人牙慧
sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
十人生九品
sap6 jan4 saang1 gau2 ban2Nine charateristics: Confident, humble, appreciated, content, knowing mistakes, calm, forgiving, and self-realized, willing
拾人涕唾
sap6 jan4 tai3 to3to plagiarize (idiom)
十一
sap6 jat1PRC National Day (October 1st)
什一奉獻什一奉献
sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3tithing
十一個字十一个字
sap6 jat1 go3 zi6eleven words or characters
十一日
sap6 jat1 jat6eleven days; eleventh [date]
十一月
sap6 jat1 jyut6November
十一月份
sap6 jat1 jyut6 fan6November
十一路
sap6 jat1 lou6(coll.) going on foot
十日
sap6 jat6ten days
十日談十日谈
sap6 jat6 taam4Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]
十有八九
sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2most likely; vast majority
十二
sap6 ji6twelve
十二邊形十二边形
sap6 ji6 bin1 jing4dodecagon
十二地支
sap6 ji6 dei6 zi1the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
十二分
sap6 ji6 fan1exceedingly; everything and more
十二經十二经
sap6 ji6 ging1twelve channels of TCM
十二經脈十二经脉
sap6 ji6 ging1 mak6twelve channels of TCM
十二角形
sap6 ji6 gok3 jing4dodecagon
十二宮十二宫
sap6 ji6 gung1the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]
十二日
sap6 ji6 jat6twelve days; twelfth [date]
十二月
sap6 ji6 jyut6December
十二月份
sap6 ji6 jyut6 fan6December
十二碼十二码
sap6 ji6 maa512-yard (sports)
十二面體十二面体
sap6 ji6 min6 tai2dodecahedron
十二平均律
sap6 ji6 ping4 gwan1 leot6equal temperament
十二生肖
sap6 ji6 saang1 ciu3The 12 Chinese zodiac signs
十二時辰十二时辰
sap6 ji6 si4 san4twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
十二星座
sap6 ji6 sing1 zo6the twelve signs of the zodiac
十二支
sap6 ji6 zi1the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
十二指腸十二指肠
sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4duodenum
十億十亿
sap6 jik1one billion
十億位元十亿位元
sap6 jik1 wai2 jyun4gigabit
十堰
sap6 jin2see 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4]
十堰市
sap6 jin2 si5Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
什葉什叶
sap6 jip6Shia (a movement in Islam)
什葉派什叶派
sap6 jip6 paai3Shia sect (of Islam)
十冤九仇
sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4ten wrong nine enmity, which means a deep hatred
十月
sap6 jyut6October
十月份
sap6 jyut6 fan6October
十月芥菜
sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3when teenagers first experience love
十月革命
sap6 jyut6 gaak3 ming6October Revolution
拾級拾级
sap6 kap1to go up or down stairs step by step

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