Cantonese words starting with S

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sap6 kap1 ji4 soeng5

拾級而上拾级而上

To walk slowly up a flight of steps.

sap6 lei5 joeng4 coeng4

十里洋場十里洋场

The old, bustling metropolitan areas of Shanghai with foreign settlements, or by extension, any bustling and prosperous city.

To gather scraps or pick up bits; a collection of miscellaneous tidbits or notes.

sap6 luk6 gwok3

十六國十六国

The Sixteen Kingdoms, a historical period of sixteen non-Han Chinese dynasties from 304 to 439 AD.

sap6 luk6 gwok3 ceon1 cau1

十六國春秋十六国春秋

The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, a historical text by Cui Hong covering the period from 304 to 439.

Sixteen days, or the sixteenth day of the month.

sap6 luk6 jyun4 zik6

Cetane number, a measure of the ignition quality of diesel fuel.

sap6 luk6 wai2 jyun4

16-bit; containing or processing sixteen bits of data.

sap6 luk6 zeon3 wai2

十六進位十六进位

Hexadecimal; a base-16 number system.

sap6 luk6 zeon3 zai3

十六進制十六进制

Hexadecimal; a base-16 number system.

One hundred thousand.

sap6 maan6 baat3 cin1 lei5

十萬八千里十万八千里

A very huge distance or difference; worlds apart.

sap6 maan6 fo2 gap1

十萬火急十万火急

Extremely urgent or pressing; needing immediate action or completion.

sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1

十萬九千七十万九千七

An extremely large number; a huge quantity.

sap6 maan6 wai2

十萬位十万位

The hundred thousands place in the decimal system.

sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing1

十問九唔應十问九唔应

Unresponsive; repeatedly failing to answer when asked questions.

Picked up items, such as lost property.

sap6 min6 maai4 fuk6

Ambush from Ten Sides, a famous classical pipa solo piece.

sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2

十拿九穩十拿九稳

Practically certain; highly likely to succeed; in the bag.

The number fifteen.

Fifteen days, or the fifteenth day of the month.

sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6

Fifteen-Twenty; a hand-guessing drinking game played between two people.

sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6

Hesitant, indecisive, or unable to make up one's mind.

sap6 nin4 jan4 si6 gei2 faan1 san1

十年人事幾番新十年人事几番新

Times have changed; massive changes have occurred over a long period of time.

sap6 nin4 m4 fung4 jat1 jeon6

十年唔逢一潤十年唔逢一润

A very rare occurrence; once in a blue moon.

sap6 nin4 m4 gaang1 ，gau2 nin4 m4 zung3

十年唔耕，九年唔種十年唔耕，九年唔种

To lose one's skills or become rusty from lack of practice over a long period.

sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6

十年樹木十年树木

It takes ten years to grow a mature tree; cultivation of trees is a long-term process.

sap6 nin4 syu6 muk6 ，baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4

十年樹木，百年樹人十年树木，百年树人

It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.

sap6 ok3 bat1 se3

十惡不赦十恶不赦

To commit extremely severe crimes that are unforgivable.

To support; to back or encourage someone.

Tenfold; ten times as much.

The number thirteen.

sap6 saam1 dim2

十三點十三点

A crazy, eccentric, or silly person, usually referring to a female.

sap6 saam1 ging1

十三經十三经

The Thirteen Confucian Classics.

sap6 saam1 hung2 geoi6 zing3

十三恐懼症十三恐惧症

Triskaidekaphobia; an extreme superstition or fear of the number thirteen.

sap6 saam1 jat6

The thirteenth day of a month.

sap6 saam1 jiu1

Thirteen orphans; a special winning hand in mahjong consisting of thirteen terminal and honor tiles.

sap6 saam1 taai3 bou2

A secret agent or a covert henchman.

sap6 saat3 hoi2

什剎海什刹海

Shichahai; a historic scenic area in northwest Beijing featuring three lakes.

sap6 sat1 gau2 hung1

Virtually empty, desolate, or abandoned; having almost no one willing to live or do business there.

Fourteen; the number 14.

sap6 sei3 hong4 si1

十四行詩十四行诗

Sonnet; a fourteen-line poem.

Fourteen days, or the fourteenth day of the month.

14K, a major Triad gang in Hong Kong.

One hundred percent, fully, or completely.

sap6 sing4 gau2 wan2

十成九穩十成九稳

Almost certain; extremely reliable.

sap6 soeng4 si6

Ten Regular Attendants, a powerful group of court eunuchs at the end of the Han dynasty, used as a byword for corruption.

More than ten; a dozen or so.