Cantonese Dictionary

紗燈

saa1 dang1

Mandarin: sha1 deng1

Simplified: 纱灯

gauze lantern

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紗窗

saa1 coeng1

screen window (a window with a mesh used to keep insects out)

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紗籠

saa1 lung4

Mandarin: sha1 long2

Simplified: 纱笼

Sarong

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紗紙

saa1 zi2

Mandarin: sha1 zhi3

Simplified: 纱纸

tissue paper

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紗綻

saa1 zaan6

Mandarin: sha1 zhan4

spindle

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紗罩

saa1 zaau3

Mandarin: sha1 zhao4

Simplified: 纱罩

Mantles; gauze or screen covering

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紗錠

saa1 ding3

Mandarin: sha1 ding4

Simplified: 纱锭

Spindles

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素

sou3

Mandarin: su4

raw silk | white | plain, unadorned | vegetarian (food) | essence | nature | element | constituent | usually | always | ever | natural-coloured | simple | basic element | # adapted from cc-cedict

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素來

sou3 loi4

Mandarin: su4 lai2

usually

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素描

sou3 miu4

drawing

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素數

sou3 sou3

Mandarin: su4 shu4

[math.] prime factor, prime number

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素月

sou3 jyut6*2

the bright moon

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素月

sou3 jyut2

Mandarin: su4 yue4

a bright and clear moon

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素服

sou3 fuk6

Mandarin: su4 fu2

white clothes worn at a funeral; funeral attire

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素材

sou3 coi4

Mandarin: su4 cai2

source material (in literature and art)

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素汪那普國際機場

sou3 wong1 naa5 pou2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4

Mandarin: su4 wang1 na4 pu3 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang3

Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand | Airport Code: BKK | Opened on 28 September 2006 | Alternative name: 黃金土地國際機場

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素淡

sou3 daam6

Mandarin: su4 dan4

plain (color)

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素菜

sou3 coi3

Mandarin: su4 cai4

vegetarian dishes | [粵]: 齋菜

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素質

sou3 zat1

Mandarin: su4 zhi4

[1] inner quality; intrinsic; essence [2] change over time [3] (medical) diathesis - constitutional predisposition to a particular ailment or abnormality

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素質教育

sou3 zat1 gaau3 juk6

Mandarin: su4 zhi2 jiao4 yu4

education for all-around development

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素顏

sou3 ngaan4

Mandarin: su4 yan2

(of women) makeup free; without makeup

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素食

sou3 sik6

Mandarin: su4 shi2

vegetables; vegetarian food

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素養

sou3 joeng5

accomplishments

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素餐

sou3 caan1

Mandarin: su4 can1

Vegetarian meals

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素馨

sou3 hing1

Mandarin: su4 xin1

(flower) Jasminum grandiflorum

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索

sok3

Mandarin: suo3

Cantonese

to breathe in | to sniff | sexy | to touch a woman in a sexual way | to win at gambling | # adapted from cc-cedict

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索Ｋ

sok3 kei1

Mandarin: suo3Ｋ

to take ketamine (drug abuse) [colloquial]

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索取

saak3 ceoi2

Mandarin: suo3 qu3

ask for; demand, exact, extort

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索契

sok3 kai3

Mandarin: suo3 qi4

Sochi

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索契冬奧

sok3 kai3 dung1 ou3

Mandarin: suo3 qi4 dong1 ao4

Sochi Winter Olympics[also]索契冬季奧運會

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