Cantonese words starting with S

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sap6 gwok3 ceon1 cau1

十國春秋十国春秋

History of Ten States of South China, a historical book by Qing dynasty scholar Wu Renchen.

Decagram; a unit of mass equal to ten grams.

Various kinds of everyday utensils.

Ten items; can also refer to the decathlon.

sap6 hong6 cyun4 nang4

十項全能十项全能

Decathlon, or an all-rounder who is versatile in many areas.

Pickup; an electro-acoustic transducer used to capture sound in musical instruments.

sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6

To plagiarize or parrot someone else's ideas and pass them off as one's own.

sap6 jan4 saang1 gau2 ban2

十人生九品

People have all kinds of different temperaments and personalities.

sap6 jan4 tai3 to3

To plagiarize; to parrot others or copy their ideas and words.

The number eleven, or the National Day of the People's Republic of China (October 1st).

sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3

什一奉獻什一奉献

Tithing; the practice of giving a tenth of one's income to a religious organization.

sap6 jat1 go3 zi6

十一個字十一个字

Fifty-five minutes; eleven characters on a clock face representing five-minute intervals.

Eleven days, or the eleventh day of the month.

sap6 jat1 jyut6

November, the eleventh month of the calendar year, which has thirty days.

sap6 jat1 jyut6 fan6

On foot; walking.

sap6 jat6 taam4

十日談十日谈

The Decameron, a collection of 100 tales written by Giovanni Boccaccio.

sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2

Most likely; in eight or nine cases out of ten.

sap6 ji6 bin1 jing4

十二邊形十二边形

Dodecagon; a twelve-sided polygon.

sap6 ji6 dei6 zi1

The twelve earthly branches, used cyclically in the traditional Chinese calendar and as ordinal numbers.

Exceedingly, extremely, or hundred percent.

十二經十二经

The twelve principal meridian channels in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

sap6 ji6 ging1 mak6

十二經脈十二经脉

The twelve principal meridians or channels of traditional Chinese medicine.

sap6 ji6 gok3 jing4

Dodecagon; a twelve-sided polygon.

十二宮十二宫

The twelve signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology.

Twelve days, or the twelfth day of the month.

December; the twelfth and final month of the year.

sap6 ji6 jyut6 fan6

十二碼十二码

Penalty kick in soccer; or a twelve-hour work shift.

sap6 ji6 min6 tai2

十二面體十二面体

Dodecahedron; a three-dimensional geometric shape with twelve flat faces.

sap6 ji6 ping4 gwan1 leot6

十二平均律

Equal temperament; a system of tuning in which the octave is divided into twelve equal semitones.

sap6 ji6 saang1 ciu3

The Chinese zodiac; the twelve animals representing the years in a twelve-year cycle.

sap6 ji6 si4 san4

十二時辰十二时辰

The twelve two-hour periods of the day in traditional Chinese timekeeping and astronomy.

sap6 ji6 sing1 zo6

The twelve signs of the zodiac.

The twelve Earthly Branches used cyclically in the traditional Chinese calendar and as ordinals.

sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4

十二指腸十二指肠

Duodenum; the first part of the small intestine, connecting to the stomach.

One billion; 1,000,000,000.

sap6 jik1 wai2 jyun4

十億位元十亿位元

Shiyan, a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, China.

Shiyan, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province.

Shia; the Shia branch of Islam.

sap6 jip6 paai3

什葉派什叶派

Shia Islam; one of the main branches of Islam.

sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4

Deep-seated hatred or heavy rancor towards someone.

October, the tenth month of the year.

sap6 jyut6 fan6

October; the tenth month of the year.

sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3

Having a romantic interest in someone; a young person's awakening of romantic or sexual desire.

sap6 jyut6 gaak3 ming6

The October Revolution; the 1917 Bolshevik socialist revolution in Russia led by Lenin.

To go up or down stairs step by step.