Cantonese words starting with S
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saam1 dei6 mun4 hoeng1
三地門鄉三地门乡
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
saam1 deoi3 saam1 dau3 ngau4
三對三鬥牛三对三斗牛
three-on-three basketball game
saam1 dim2 bat1 lou6
三點畢露三点毕露
full frontal nudity [colloquial]
saam1 dim2 cyun4 lou6
三點全露三点全露
(slang) naked
saam1 dim2 saam1
三點三三点三
three point three; a quarter past three, which also means afternoon tea
saam1 dim2 seoi2
三點水三点水
name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
saam1 dim2 sik1
三點式三点式
Bikini
saam1 dim2 zeon6 lou6
三點盡露三点尽露
full frontal nudity [colloquial]
saam1 dim2 zung1
三點鐘三点钟
Three o'clock
saam1 dip6 gei2
三疊紀三叠纪
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
saam1 dit6 gei2
三迭紀三迭纪
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
saam1 diu1 gok3
三貂角
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
saam1 doi6
三代
three generations of a family
saam1 doi6 tung4 tong4
三代同堂
three generations under one roof
saam1 dou1 jyun6
三都縣三都县
see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
saam1 dou1 seoi2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6
三都水族自治縣三都水族自治县
Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
saam1 dou2 jau4 gei2 fu1
三島由紀夫三岛由纪夫
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
saam1 dou6
三度
third (musical interval)
saam1 dou6 baan2 fu2
三度板斧
to have a limited repertoire of skills [written and colloquial]
saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1
三度空間三度空间
Three-Dimensions
saam1 dou6 mei4 cou2 mou4
三道眉草鵐三道眉草鹀
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
saam1 dung6 uk1 bok3 mat6 gun2
三棟屋博物館三栋屋博物馆
Sam Tung Uk Museum
saam1 dyun6 leon6
三段論三段论
syllogism (deduction in logic)
saam1 faa1
三花
three flowers, or refers to a inspector of Hong Kong Police Force
saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3
三番五次
over and over again (idiom)
saam1 faan2
三反
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52
saam1 faan2 wan6 dung6
三反運動三反运动
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
saam1 faan4 bun6 lyun6
三藩叛亂三藩叛乱
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
saam1 faan4 si5
三蕃市
San Francisco
saam1 faan4 si5
三藩市
San Francisco (California)
saam1 faan4 si5 gaau1 tung1 guk6
三藩市交通局
Transportation Department of San Francisco
saam1 faan4 si5 sing4 si5 tit3 lou6
三藩市城市鐵路三藩市城市铁路
Urban railway of San Francisco
saam1 faan4 si5 waa4 fau6
三藩市華埠三藩市华埠
San Francisco Chinatown
saam1 faan4 zi1 lyun6
三藩之亂三藩之乱
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
saam1 faat3 si1
三法司
the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)
saam1 fai3
三廢三废
three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]
saam1 fan1
三分
somewhat
saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4
三分顏色上大紅三分颜色上大红
it is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he
saam1 fan1 suk6
三分熟
medium rare (of steak)
saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6
三分鐘熱度三分钟热度
brief period of enthusiasm
saam1 fan6
三份
triplicate [written and colloquial]
saam1 fan6 zi1 jat1
三份之一
a third [written and colloquial]
saam1 fan6 zi1 jat1
三分之一
one third
saam1 fat1 faa3 pang4
三氟化硼
boron trifluoride
saam1 fong1
三方
Trilateral; three sides; tripartite:
saam1 fu3
衫褲衫裤
clothing
saam1 fuk1 pei5
三幅被
describes a person who often repeats in talking about the same old things
saam1 fuk6
三伏
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
saam1 fuk6 tin1
三伏天
see 三伏[san1 fu2]
saam1 gaa1 cyun1
三家村
(lit.) village of three households