Cantonese words starting with S

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To shut up, get lost, or drop out.

To revise, compile, or edit.

To reorganize and incorporate troops, staff, or organizations into one's own forces or ranks.

Of police officers, to collect protection money from merchants and triads.

sau1 piu3 jyun4

收票員收票员

Ticket collector.

To repair and refit machinery or equipment to working condition.

The market close or final quotation of the day in a stock exchange.

收盤價收盘价

Closing price of a share, stock, commodity, or market index.

To retire; to withdraw from the front line of work.

sau1 saang1 po2

Shy, bashful, or embarrassed.

To stop fooling around and focus or concentrate on one's work or studies.

sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3

修心養性修心养性

To reflect on oneself to cultivate one's character, mind, or temperament.

To cultivate one's moral character, or to slim down and fit the body.

sau1 san1 joeng5 sing3

修身養性修身养性

To cultivate one's mind and character.

To tidy up; to put in order or clean a place.

sau1 sap6 caan4 guk6

收拾殘局收拾残局

To clear up a mess; to pick up the pieces or save a hopeless situation.

Whooshing or whistling sound, such as the sound of wind or a fast-moving object.

Sound of the wind blowing or rain falling.

羞羞臉羞羞脸

Shame on you; a playful way to tease someone who is embarrassed or has done something silly.

To manicure; to have a manicure.

To stop or quit doing something.

To receive, take, or accept.

To stop speaking; to shut up or keep silent.

Xiushui County, a county in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.

For a wound to become dry, stop weeping, or start healing.

Dirty, smelly water; swill or refuse water.

sau1 seoi2 jyun6

修水縣修水县

Xiushui, a county in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi.

sau1 seoi2 lei6

To build or repair water conservancy infrastructure such as canals or reservoirs.

To collect taxes.

To receive a letter or mail.

Wireless reception.

sau1 seon3 jan4

The recipient of a letter or mail.

收順啲收顺啲

Used when bargaining to ask for a discount or a lower price.

To close the stock market for the day.

A friar or religious brother in Catholicism, Anglicanism, and other Christian denominations.

Television viewership ratings; the size of a television audience.

收視率收视率

Television ratings; the data measuring the audience size of a TV program.

To modify, decorate, polish, or refine something to make it more beautiful or detailed.

修飾語修饰语

Modifier or adjunct in grammar.

修飾話修饰话

Modifier; a word or phrase that describes or limits another word in grammar.

To hang up; to end a telephone call.

To renovate, repair, or mend building structures and facilities.

Harvest; crops gathered after ripening.

sau1 sing4 zing3 gwo2

To achieve Buddhahood through practice, or figuratively, to attain a successful outcome after sustained effort.

To collect debts, either for oneself or on behalf of others.

收數佬收数佬

Debt collector; a person hired to collect unpaid debts.

To shrink or contract in volume or size.

收縮壓收缩压

Systolic blood pressure.

To listen to a radio programme.