Cantonese words starting with S

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To receive, collect, and keep in storage for safekeeping.

sau1 cyun4 soeng1

Delivery box; drop box for packages.

sau1 daap3 daap3

Shy, bashful, or coy.

To be well-received by the public, such as a successful show, exhibition, or movie.

To shut up; to tell someone to stop talking.

To shut up; to stop talking.

sau1 deon6 kau4 coeng4

修頓球場修顿球场

Southorn Playground, a sports and recreational facility in Hong Kong.

To revise, amend, or edit a text or document.

sau1 ding3 baan2

修訂版修订版

Revised edition

sau1 ding3 bun2

修訂本修订本

Revised edition of a book or publication.

sau1 ding3 lik6 si2

修訂歷史修订历史

Revision history of a document, web page, or database.

To close a business for the day, or figuratively, to be finished or over.

Understood; got it; message received.

sau1 dou3 fung1

收到風收到风

To get wind of something; to hear a rumour or receive news.

To spend a large amount of time spiritually cultivating oneself according to a religious doctrine.

sau1 dou6 jyun2

Monastery or convent; a secluded building for clergy or monastics to practice their faith.

A monk or friar; a male member of a religious order who lives a cloistered or ascetic life.

修道會修道会

A religious order of monks, nuns, or friars.

The harvest season in winter or the end of the autumn harvest.

To receive and send.

sau1 faat3 sat1

收發室收发室

Mail room; an office where mail and packages are received, sorted, and dispatched.

To charge a fee or collect payment.

sau1 fai3 zaam6

收廢站收废站

Recycling station; waste collection point.

sau1 fai3 zaam6

收費站收费站

Tollbooth, toll station, or toll plaza.

Ashamed and resentful.

To bring a difficult situation to an end, resolve a conflict, or clean up a mess.

To calm down, cool off, or suppress one's anger.

To receive goods or a delivery, or to be satisfied with something.

收貨人收货人

Consignee; the person or business that receives a shipment of goods.

The receiving party, or the debit side of a balance sheet.

To take a maid or other woman as a concubine.

To repair, restore, or mend something that has been damaged.

To subdue, tame, or bring under control.

To recover or recapture lost things, typically referring to land or stock prices.

To subdue, conquer, or tame someone and make them yield or obey.

sau1 fuk6 sat1 dei6

收復失地收复失地

To recover lost territory.

To receive payment or collect money; receivables.

收款臺收款台

Checkout counter; cash desk.

To find out what is happening; to get some news or information.

Shameful, disgraceful, or embarrassing; bringing shame upon oneself or one's family.

To return from holiday; to have one's vacation or holiday come to an end.

To put into jail; to imprison.

To tighten, firm up, or restrict.

收鳩皮收鸠皮

To shut up or fuck off.

sau1 gau3 jiu3 joek3

收購要約收购要约

Receipt; a document proving that payment has been received for goods or services.

sau1 gin2 haap6

Inbox for email and electronic messages.

Recipient of mail, a parcel, or a message.

sau1 gin2 soeng1

Inbox; a folder where incoming emails or messages are received.

To build or construct, typically major or culturally significant structures.