Cantonese words starting with S

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sau2 gou2manuscript

sau2 gung1gecko; house lizard

sau2 gung1(noun) 1. craftsmanship; 2. skill that done with hands

手工業手工业

sau2 gung1 jip6handicraft

sau2 gung1 nai4modelling clay [written and colloquial]

手工藝手工艺

sau2 gung1 ngai6handicraft

手工藝品手工艺品

sau2 gung1 ngai6 ban2arts and crafts; handicrafts

手工檯手工台

sau2 gung1 toi2workbench

sau2 gwaa1(body part) upper arm; biceps

sau2 gwaa1 hei2 zin2strong and muscular arms, with big biceps

sau2 gwaa1 hei2 zin2strong and muscular arms, with big biceps

sau2 gwaa1 ngaang6(slang) to describe someone (or an organization) who has tremendous power or authority (literally "muscular elbow")

sau2 gwaa2to live as widow

sau2 gwaat3to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry

sau2 gwai3first season

sau2 gwan1defenders

sau2 gwat1noun; arm bone; bones of hand

sau2 gyun2variant of 手卷[shou3 juan3]

sau2 gyun3handkerchief

sau2 haa6(noun) Assistant

手下敗將手下败将

sau2 haa6 baai6 zoeng3losers

sau2 haa6 lau4 cing4lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Look favorably on my humble efforts.

sau2 haau2to be skillful with one's hands

sau2 haau3to observe mourning for one's parents

sau2 han4itching to do something; to describe wandering or fiddly hands

sau2 han4 han4noun; itchy hand; do something with hand; to get handsy

sau2 hang2consent; approval

sau2 hang4conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)

守恆定律守恒定律

sau2 hang4 ding6 leot6conservation law (physics)

守行為守行为

sau2 hang4 wai4Binding over

sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; not breathing a word

sau2 hau6to wait for; to keep watch; to nurse

sau2 hei3luck (in gambling)

手牽手手牵手

sau2 hin1 sau2hand in hand

sau2 hung1 fong4to stay home alone (of married woman)

sau2 hung3manual control

sau2 jam1(linguistics) onset

sau2 jam4to masturbate

sau2 jam6first person to be appointed to a post

sau2 jap1local capital

sau2 jat6the first day

sau2 jat6 fung1first day cover (philately)

sau2 je6to be on all-night duty; to keep a vigil

sau2 ji5Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])

首爾特別市首尔特别市

sau2 ji5 dak6 bit6 si5Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea

首爾國立大學首尔国立大学

sau2 ji5 gwok3 laap6 daai6 hok6Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

sau2 jin2maiden stage role; first public showing

sau2 jing2hand shadow drama

sau2 jing2to premiere (a movie or TV show); first-run (movie)

sau2 jing2 sik1premiere of a movie

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