Cantonese words starting with S

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sik6 jim4 do1 gwo3 nei5 sik6 mai5

食鹽多過你食米食盐多过你食米

To have far more life experience than someone else, typically said to a younger person with a patronizing tone.

sik6 jim4 do1 gwo3 nei5 sik6 mai5, hang4 kiu4 do1 gwo3 nei5 hang4 lou6

食鹽多過你食米，行橋多過你行路食盐多过你食米，行桥多过你行路

Extremely experienced; having seen much more of the world than a younger person.

To smoke a cigarette.

To smoke cigarettes or tobacco.

To break one's promise; to go back on one's word.

To take medicine.

sik6 joeng4 coeng2

食洋腸食洋肠

To have sexual relations or date a Western man (particularly a white man), said of a Chinese woman.

Appetite; the desire to eat food.

sik6 juk6 bat1 zan3

Loss of appetite; inappetence.

Edible; fit to be eaten or used as food.

To finish eating.

sik6 jyun5 faan6

食軟飯食软饭

To live off a woman; to be a kept man who relies on a woman financially.

To rely on or support oneself through one's own hard work and ability.

sik6 lin4 zi2 gang1

食蓮子羮食莲子羮

To be shot dead by a bullet.

sik6 lin4 zi2 gang1

食蓮子羹食莲子羹

To be killed by gunfire; to be fatally shot.

食螺螄食螺蛳

To stumble over one's words or trip over one's tongue.

食鏍絲食鏍丝

To stutter, stumble over one's words, or be tongue-tied.

Food, foodstuffs, or rations in general.

An individual's capacity for eating; appetite.

Unable to finish eating something; cannot eat all of it.

食唔曬食唔晒

Unable to finish eating something.

To finish eating what is left, or to eat something as well.

sik6 maan5 faan6

食晚飯食晚饭

To have dinner or supper.

sik6 maau1 min6

食貓面食猫面

To be scolded, rebuked, or told off.

sik6 maau1 min6

食貓麵食猫面

To be scolded, told off, or reprimanded, typically by a superior at work.

Food; foodstuff; things that can be eaten.

sik6 mat6 gam1 zi6 taap3

食物金字塔

A food pyramid; a diagram representing the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups.

食物鏈食物链

Food chain; the feeding relationship between species.

sik6 mat6 zung3 duk6

Food poisoning; an acute illness caused by eating contaminated food.

To win the last game of a series in mahjong.

sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1

食無情雞食无情鸡

To be fired from a job; to receive a pink slip.

sik6 mung1 mung1

食ｍｏｎｍｏｎ

Baby talk telling a baby to eat.

sik6 mung1 mung1

食ｍｕｍｍｕｍ

Baby talk telling a baby to eat.

sik6 mung1 mung1

To eat; baby talk used to encourage an infant or toddler to have their meal.

To be absolutely sure of defeating or overcoming an opponent, or certain of winning.

sik6 ngau4 juk6 gon1

食牛肉乾食牛肉干

To be issued a parking ticket or fine.

sik6 ning4 mung1

食檸檬食柠檬

To be rejected, especially when asking someone out or confessing one's love.

To earn a living by using one's brains, creativity, or resourcefulness.

食偏門食偏门

To make a living through unconventional, shady, or illegal means.

食ｐｏｒｔ

To be the subject of a complaint, particularly in a workplace or customer service context.

Recipe or cookbook; a record listing the ingredients and steps to make a dish.

sik6 saang1 coi3

To do a simple, effortless task; as easy as pie.

sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1

食西北風食西北风

To have no money for food; to go hungry due to financial difficulty.

Useless and unproductive; describing a person who contributes nothing and only wastes space and food.

A gourmet, food connoisseur, or god of cookery.

sik6 sei2 maau1

食死貓食死猫

To take the blame for someone else's mistake, or to be made a scapegoat.

sik6 sei3 fong1 faan6

食四方飯食四方饭

To make a living from multiple sources, or by traveling all over the world.

Drinking water, or the draft of a vessel.

sik6 seoi2 sam1

Having a deep draught, or figuratively, making an unreasonably high profit.

To eat shit; an insult used to tell someone to get lost, drop dead, or piss off.