Cantonese words starting with S

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A receipt; a written acknowledgment of receiving money or goods.

To extort protection money from local businesses, typically associated with triads.

To pack up and clear a table, especially a mahjong table after a game has finished.

To retouch, edit, or modify images.

收話器收话器

A telephone receiver.

To harvest, reap, or gain; results or gains achieved from work or experience.

Harvest, or figuratively, rewards and gains.

收穫節收获节

Harvest festival.

Religious order; a community of people living according to a common religious rule.

To take back, reclaim, or revoke.

sau1 wui4 sing4 ming6

To withdraw or revoke an order, command, or decision that has already been made.

Foreign exchange collection.

To compile, edit, or write a book or document.

To study, practice, or take a course.

To collect, gather, or amass items of a certain type, usually followed by organizing them.

Income and expenses; revenue and expenditure.

sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4

To break even; to balance income and expenses.

sau1 zi1 ping4 hang4 dim2

收支平衡點收支平衡点

Break-even point.

sau1 zi1 soeng1 dai2

To break even; to balance revenue and expenditures.

sau1 zi1 song1 jyu4

To make up for a loss in another area or at a later stage.

To have or give a manicure; to trim and care for the fingernails.

To trim, clip, or prune to a suitable length.

To repair, prune, or trim something to make it neat and functional.

To revise, correct, or amend errors.

sau1 zing3 jik6

Correction fluid; liquid paper.

An amendment, especially to a constitution, bill, or legal document.

sau1 zing3 zyu2 ji6

修正主義修正主义

Revisionism, especially in the context of Marxist theory.

Long and arduous, typically referring to a road or journey.

To collect rent, usually from a tenant for real estate properties.

A rent collector; a protection money or bribe collector.

To build, construct, or repair structures.

sau1 zou6 cong2

修造廠修造厂

A repair workshop for machinery, vehicles, or equipment.

To build, construct, or renovate infrastructure.

餿主意馊主意

A rotten idea; a bad, foolish, or impractical suggestion.

An old man, elder, or old gentleman.

To urge on, instigate, or set a dog on.

To guard, protect, or defend something so as to keep it in its original state.

Classifier for handwriting or penmanship skills.

The hand radical, the written form of the Kangxi radical used on the left side of a Chinese character.

To shake, shake off, or tremble.

Water that was used to rinse rice and has become smelly; befouled water.

Classifier for ships and naval vessels.

A lake, marsh, or swamp overgrown with grass.

Head; the physical upper part of the body.

Cubital fossa; the crook or inside of the elbow.

A handle or handlebar designed to be held or turned by hand.

The palm of the hand.

sau2 baan2 hai6 juk6, sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6

手板係肉，手背又係肉手板系肉，手背又系肉

To be caught in a dilemma between two conflicting parties because one has a close relationship with both.

sau2 baan2 ngaan5 gin3 gung1 fu1

手板眼見功夫手板眼见功夫

An easy and basic task requiring no special skills, training, or high intelligence.

sau2 baan2 sam1

The palm of the hand; the hollow of the palm.