Cantonese words starting with S

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實質上实质上

Virtually, practically, or in essence.

Full arm method of painting.

實枳枳实枳枳

Fully stuffed; packed extremely tight or full with items.

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實至名歸实至名归

To deserve a reputation or honor based on actual merit.

Active participation; a substantive post or role with real duties and responsibilities.

Actual combat or real war; real-world practice, work, or action.

Solid, real, or concrete evidence.

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實證主義实证主义

Sturdy, robust, and structurally solid; not easily broken.

Really, indeed, or very; actual and not imaginary.

Full; solid; actual; in full amount.

To study knowledge or practise a skill.

Onomatopoeia for a whooshing sound, such as something flying past at high speed or the rustle of skirts.

To search or seek.

To search, look for, or seek.

To receive or accept things given by others.

Shy, bashful, or embarrassed; too self-conscious to meet someone's gaze.

To search for and collect; to gather.

To blow (used of wind); to make a whistling, soughing, or rustling sound.

Spoiled, sour, or musty smell from decayed food.

To take into custody or detain.

To treat admirers as servants while maintaining the illusion of potential romance.

To repair, patch up, or mend something to make it complete again.

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收保護費收保护费

To collect protection money or protection fees.

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修補匠修补匠

Tinker; a person who repairs metal utensils or other small items.

To receive a telegram, message, or report.

收報機收报机

Telegraph receiver.

收報人收报人

Recipient of a letter, telegram, or message.

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收報員收报员

Telegraph operator; a person who receives and sends telegraph messages.

收報室收报室

Mail room or telegraph office.

To feel ashamed, abashed, or mortified.

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收殘綴軼收残缀轶

To gather and patch up something that is badly damaged.

To trim, level, or make even.

To renovate, repair, or refurbish a building or facility.

To repair a car, bicycle, or other vehicle.

To collect, gather, or charge fees or taxes.

Shame; the feeling of embarrassment or guilt caused by a failure to meet social standards.

Rhetoric; the art of speaking or writing, using figures of speech to enhance expression.

To collect, include, or record words, especially in a dictionary or database.

修辭格修辞格

Figure of speech; rhetorical device.

修辭學修辞学

Rhetoric; the study of effective and persuasive speaking or writing.

To charge money or collect fees for goods or services.

Slender and tall; beautifully slim and elegant in stature.

Ending, outcome, or conclusion.

To collect, store away, or keep safe.

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A collector, especially of artworks, antiques, or other valuables.

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收藏夾收藏夹

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