Cantonese words starting with S

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三地門鄉三地门乡
saam1 dei6 mun4 hoeng1Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
三對三鬥牛三对三斗牛
saam1 deoi3 saam1 dau3 ngau4three-on-three basketball game
三點畢露三点毕露
saam1 dim2 bat1 lou6full frontal nudity [colloquial]
三點全露三点全露
saam1 dim2 cyun4 lou6(slang) naked
三點三三点三
saam1 dim2 saam1three point three; a quarter past three, which also means afternoon tea
三點水三点水
saam1 dim2 seoi2name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
三點式三点式
saam1 dim2 sik1Bikini
三點盡露三点尽露
saam1 dim2 zeon6 lou6full frontal nudity [colloquial]
三點鐘三点钟
saam1 dim2 zung1Three o'clock
三疊紀三叠纪
saam1 dip6 gei2Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
三迭紀三迭纪
saam1 dit6 gei2Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
三貂角
saam1 diu1 gok3Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
三代
saam1 doi6three generations of a family
三代同堂
saam1 doi6 tung4 tong4three generations under one roof
三都縣三都县
saam1 dou1 jyun6see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
三都水族自治縣三都水族自治县
saam1 dou1 seoi2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture...
三島由紀夫三岛由纪夫
saam1 dou2 jau4 gei2 fu1Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka K...
三度
saam1 dou6third (musical interval)
三度板斧
saam1 dou6 baan2 fu2to have a limited repertoire of skills [written and colloquial]
三度空間三度空间
saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1Three-Dimensions
三道眉草鵐三道眉草鹀
saam1 dou6 mei4 cou2 mou4(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
三棟屋博物館三栋屋博物馆
saam1 dung6 uk1 bok3 mat6 gun2Sam Tung Uk Museum
三段論三段论
saam1 dyun6 leon6syllogism (deduction in logic)
三花
saam1 faa1three flowers, or refers to a inspector of Hong Kong Police Force
三番五次
saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3over and over again (idiom)
三反
saam1 faan2"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early ...
三反運動三反运动
saam1 faan2 wan6 dung6"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early ...
三藩叛亂三藩叛乱
saam1 faan4 bun6 lyun6rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
三蕃市
saam1 faan4 si5San Francisco
三藩市
saam1 faan4 si5San Francisco (California)
三藩市交通局
saam1 faan4 si5 gaau1 tung1 guk6Transportation Department of San Francisco
三藩市城市鐵路三藩市城市铁路
saam1 faan4 si5 sing4 si5 tit3 lou6Urban railway of San Francisco
三藩市華埠三藩市华埠
saam1 faan4 si5 waa4 fau6San Francisco Chinatown
三藩之亂三藩之乱
saam1 faan4 zi1 lyun6Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
三法司
saam1 faat3 si1the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)
三廢三废
saam1 fai3three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust ...
三分
saam1 fan1somewhat
三分顏色上大紅三分颜色上大红
saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4it is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he
三分熟
saam1 fan1 suk6medium rare (of steak)
三分鐘熱度三分钟热度
saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6brief period of enthusiasm
三份
saam1 fan6triplicate [written and colloquial]
三份之一
saam1 fan6 zi1 jat1a third [written and colloquial]
三分之一
saam1 fan6 zi1 jat1one third
三氟化硼
saam1 fat1 faa3 pang4boron trifluoride
三方
saam1 fong1Trilateral; three sides; tripartite:
衫褲衫裤
saam1 fu3clothing
三幅被
saam1 fuk1 pei5describes a person who often repeats in talking about the same old things
三伏
saam1 fuk6the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] ...
三伏天
saam1 fuk6 tin1see 三伏[san1 fu2]
三家村
saam1 gaa1 cyun1(lit.) village of three households

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