Cantonese words starting with S

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Processed or packaged food; foodstuffs.

sik6 ban2 cong2

食品廠食品厂

A food factory; a food processing plant.

A food store; a shop that sells food items.

sik6 ban2 gung1 jip6

食品工業食品工业

The food industry.

sik6 ban2 wai6 sang1

食品衛生食品卫生

Food hygiene; food sanitation.

食波餅食波饼

To accidentally get hit in the face or head by a ball.

To fall far behind; to be outrun or left in the dust.

sik6 cat1 gam2 sik6

To eat excessively, greedily, or without manners.

sik6 cat1 gam2 sik6

To devour food ravenously, to gorge oneself, or to eat to excess.

食錯藥食错藥

To act crazy or behave in an irrational, illogical, or out of character manner.

To lose out to others, or to be taken advantage of.

sik6 coeng4 loeng4

食長糧食长粮

To live on a pension after retirement.

To smoke cannabis.

sik6 daai6 caa4 faan6

食大茶飯食大茶饭

To engage in major criminal activities, or to do big business through illegal means.

sik6 daai6 jin1

食大煙食大烟

To smoke opium.

Edible; safe to eat.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得咸魚抵得渴食得咸鱼抵得渴

One must be willing to accept the consequences of one's own choices or lifestyle.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得鹹魚抵得渴食得咸鱼抵得渴

To accept and bear the consequences of one's own decisions or actions.

sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 zau6 jiu3 dai2 dak1 hot3

食得鹹魚就要抵得渴食得咸鱼就要抵得渴

If you choose to do something, you must be prepared to accept the consequences and responsibilities that come with it.

To have an appetite; to be able to eat or swallow food.

sik6 dak1 m4 hou2 saai1

食得唔好嘥

An exhortation not to waste food, resources, or opportunities.

sik6 dak1 wo4 mai5 do1

食得禾米多

To have done many bad, evil, or immoral things, and to finally face consequences or exposure.

To take advantage of someone, especially to be sexually handsy or touchy-feely with a woman.

Esophagus; the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach.

sik6 dou6 zeon6

食到盡食到尽

To take maximal advantage of a situation; to squeeze out every single benefit.

To have a meal or eat food.

To travel for fun or go on vacation.

sik6 fung1 leot6

食風栗食风栗

To get knocked on the head by someone's knuckles.

Gourmet, foodie, or food connoisseur who enjoys and knows about good food.

To skim profits from a deal as an intermediary by deceiving both the buyer and the seller.

sik6 gaap3 gwan3

食夾棍食夹棍

To take a profit from both sides of a deal through trickery, or to suffer an attack from both sides.

Tableware; utensils and vessels used for eating and drinking.

A book, manual, or authoritative guide on food and gastronomy.

sik6 gu2 bat1 faa3

Stubborn and conservative; unable to adapt to change or accept new things.

sik6 guk1 zung2

食穀種食谷种

To have to live off one's savings due to having no income.

Pac-Man, the iconic 1980s arcade game.

To have eaten something before.

sik6 gwo3 faan2 cam4 mei6

食過返尋味食过返寻味

To want to repeat a positive experience after a successful first try.

sik6 gwo3 je6 zuk1

食過夜粥食过夜粥

To have trained in martial arts; to have acquired special skills or expertise.

A restaurant customer or patron.

sik6 hoeng1 coeng2

食香腸食香肠

To perform fellatio.

sik6 jan4 m4 loe1 gwat1

食人唔ｌｕｒ骨

To be extremely ruthless, greedy, or cold-blooded, especially in exploiting others.

sik6 jan4 m4 loe1 gwat1

食人唔𦧲骨

To be ruthlessly greedy, squeezing someone dry without leaving them even the slightest benefit.

Cannibal; a person who eats human flesh.

sik6 jan4 zek3 geoi1

食人隻車食人只车

To demand exorbitant terms or take someone's most valuable possessions, leaving them with nothing.

Cannibals; a tribe of people who eat human flesh.

Cooking oil; edible vegetable or animal fat used for preparing food.

To eat; to have a meal.

To have practiced martial arts or kung fu.

Table salt; a salty seasoning primarily composed of sodium chloride, typically produced by evaporating seawater.