Cantonese words starting with S

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To fail to defend or protect something; to lose, fall, or capitulate.

To fail unexpectedly; to perform poorly compared to one's usual standard.

失寫症失写症

Agraphia; an acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate through writing.

To lose one's voice temporarily.

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

sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6

失匙夾萬失匙夹万

A person from a wealthy family who has no control over the family fortune, like having a safe but no key to open it.

To have an accident, especially involving a vehicle or plane.

To turn pale or change countenance because of fear.

To have one's property stolen; to be burglarized or robbed.

To burst out laughing; unable to help laughing.

Abnormal, odd, or behaving out of the ordinary with a strange or negative change.

sat1 soeng6 jing4

Laptop; a portable personal computer.

sat1 soeng6 jing4 din6 nou5

膝上型電腦膝上型电脑

Laptop computer.

sat1 soeng6 mou5

To cower, curl up, or tremble from fear or cold.

To miscalculate or misjudge; to make a bad plan.

To lose one's composure, forget one's manners, or behave inappropriately in public.

To walk on one's knees and bare one's breast as a gesture of deepest apology.

失體面失体面

To lose face; to be disgraced or embarrassed.

sat1 tai2 tung2

失體統失体统

Lacking in propriety; indecent, inappropriate, or scandalous.

To slip up, make a mistake, or fail.

Knee; the joint between the thigh and the lower leg.

sat1 tau4 daai6 gwo3 bei2

膝頭大過髀膝头大过髀

Extremely skinny or skeletal, as if one's knees are larger than one's thighs.

膝頭哥膝头哥

Knee; the joint between the thigh and the lower leg.

sat1 tau4 go1 giu2 ngaan5 leoi6

膝頭哥撟眼淚膝头哥挢眼泪

To describe someone who is very sad and filled with deep regrets.

Muromachi, referring to the historical Muromachi period or shogunate in Japan.

sat1 ting2 mok6 fu2

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan under the Ashikaga shoguns.

Imbalance; loss of proper adjustment or coordination.

To break up or fail to get together with a romantic partner.

To lose face, credibility, or reputation after failing at something.

Room temperature.

Careless, forgetful, or absent-minded.

失魂魚失魂鱼

A careless, forgetful, or scatterbrained person who is prone to losing things.

sat1 wan4 lok6 paak3

Distracted and utterly listless, as if having lost one's soul.

Unlucky; down on one's luck.

To fall out; to become estranged or be on bad terms.

To lose one's father; to be orphaned of one's father.

Breach of responsibility; failure to perform one's duty.

A stiff neck; a crick in the neck caused by sleeping in an awkward position.

To be distorted or not true to the original.

To lose, let fall, or ruin something valuable like reputation, status, or power.

sat1 zi1 dung1 jyu4 ，sau1 zi1 song1 jyu4

失之東隅，收之桑榆失之东隅，收之桑榆

To lose at sunrise but gain at sunset; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

sat1 zi1 gaau1 bei3

To miss an opportunity narrowly; to let something slip by just when it was within reach.

sat1 zi1 hou4 lei4 ，caa1 ji5 cin1 lei5

失之毫釐，差以千里失之毫厘，差以千里

A tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake; a minor discrepancy that leads to enormous losses.

sat1 zi1 hou4 lei4 ，caa1 zi1 cin1 lei5

失之毫釐，差之千里失之毫厘，差之千里

A tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake; a minor error that results in a massive discrepancy.

sat1 zi1 hou4 lei4 ，mau6 ji5 cin1 lei5

失之毫厘，謬以千里失之毫厘，谬以千里

A tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake, or a minor discrepancy can lead to enormous losses.

Louse; a parasitic insect.

To neglect one's duty or fail to fulfill one's responsibilities.

To fail to greet or pay respects in a timely manner.