Cantonese words starting with S

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sau1 cyun4to receive for storage; to gather and store; safe keeping

sau1 cyun4 soeng1delivery box

sau1 daap3 daap3bashful

sau1 dak1well received

sau1 de1verb; shut up

sau1 de1shut up; shut your mouth [colloquial]

修頓球場修顿球场

sau1 deon6 kau4 coeng4Southorn Playground, a sports and recreational facility in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]

sau1 ding3amendment

修訂版修订版

sau1 ding3 baan2revised edition

修訂本修订本

sau1 ding3 bun2revised edition (of a book)

修訂歷史修订历史

sau1 ding3 lik6 si2revision history (of a document, web page etc)

sau1 dong3(v.) to close your business for the day; to stop doing something forever; to shut down your business forever.

sau1 dou3received

收到風收到风

sau1 dou3 fung1to get wind of something; to hear some secret information

sau1 dou6to practice Daoism

sau1 dou6 jyun2monastery

sau1 dou6 si6Friar; Monk

修道會修道会

sau1 dou6 wui2order (of monks)

sau1 dung1harvest season

sau1 faat3to receive and send

收發室收发室

sau1 faat3 sat1mail room

sau1 fai3(noun) Fee

收廢站收废站

sau1 fai3 zaam6garbage collection point

收費站收费站

sau1 fai3 zaam6tollbooth

sau1 fan5ashamed and resentful

sau1 fo1(verb) to finish off; to wrap up; to end; to call a halt

sau1 fo2adj; to describe one's bad temper to improve over time

sau1 fo3noun; receiving, take delivery of goods; take over (goods); to accept quality of goods after quality control after checking

收貨人收货人

sau1 fo3 jan4consignee

sau1 fong1receiving party; debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方[fu4 fang1]

sau1 fong4to take as a concubine

sau1 fuk6to restore; to renovate

sau1 fuk6variant of 收服[shou1 fu2]

sau1 fuk6to recover (lost territory etc)

sau1 fuk6to subdue; to reduce to submission

收復失地收复失地

sau1 fuk6 sat1 dei6to recover lost territory

sau1 fun2the receivables; monetary collection; payment

收款臺收款台

sau1 fun2 toi4checkout counter

sau1 fung1to receive secret information, often used when police receive some secret information from the informers

sau1 gaa1(adj.) describes someone who did something that embarrasses his family; shameful; describes someone who is a disgrace to his

sau1 gaa3(of holidays) to come to an end

sau1 gaam1to imprison

sau1 gan2to tighten up (restrictions etc)

收鳩皮收鸠皮

sau1 gau1 pei4fuck off [colloquial]

收購要約收购要约

sau1 gau3 jiu3 joek3takeover bid

sau1 geoi3receipt

sau1 gin2 haap6inbox (email)

sau1 gin2 jan4recipient (of mail)

sau1 gin2 soeng1inbox

sau1 gin3(verb) (of construction) Fix (a building etc.)

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