Cantonese Dictionary

臊蝦

sou1 haa1

Mandarin: sao1 xia1

Simplified: 臊虾

baby (old slang)

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臊蝦仔

sou1 haa1 zai2

Mandarin: sao1 xia1 zi3

Simplified: 臊虾仔

a baby (a dated term)

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臊蝦女

sou1 haa1 neoi5

Mandarin: sao1 xia1 nv3

Simplified: 臊虾女

female infant (old slang)

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臣

san4

Mandarin: chen2

state official or subject in dynastic China | "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler | to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to | to serve a ruler as his subject | Kangxi radical 168 | a public servant | subject or servant owing allegiance to the ruler | to subjugate or be subjugated | to regard as subject | minister | statesman | official | a modest and polite term of address for 'I' | # adapted from cc-cedict

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臣臣地

san4 san2 dei2

Mandarin: chen2 chen2 di4

strange; weird; odd [colloquial]

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舌

sit6

Mandarin: she2

tongue | tongue-shaped object | words | speech | the clapper of a bell | the flame of a fire | KangXi radical 135 | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舌尖

sit6 zim1

[n] tip of the tongue (papillae)

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舌尖上的粵語

sit3 zim1 soeng6 dik1 jyut6 jyu5

Mandarin: she2 jian1 shang4 de5 Yue4 yu3

Simplified: 舌尖上的粤语

'An introduction to the Cantonese language', the name of a online program

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舌戰

sit6 zin3

Mandarin: she2 zhan4

verbal confrontation

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舌根

sit6 gan1

[n] root of the tongue

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舌根音

sit6 gan1 jam1

Mandarin: she2 gen1 yin1

[ling.] velar

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舌苔

sit6 toi1

Mandarin: she2 tai1

coating on tongue

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舌鋒

sit6 fung1

eloquence

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舌音

sit6 jam1

[n] lingual sounds; dental plosives and liquids

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舌頭

sit6 tau4

Mandarin: she2 tou2

the tongue | [粵]: 脷 (lei6)

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舌頭打結

sit6 tau4 daa2 git3

Mandarin: she2 tou5 da3 jie2

to be tongue-tied

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舌骨

sit6 gwat1

Mandarin: she2 gu3

hyoid bone (lit., "tongue bone" located at the root of the tongue in humans)

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舍下

se3 haa6

Mandarin: she4 xia4

my humble abode; my house/place

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舍利

se3 lei6

Mandarin: she4 li4

sarira or Buddhist relics usually refer to a kind of pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that is purportedly found among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters (source: Wikipedia)

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舍監

se3 gaam1

Mandarin: she4 jian1

Simplified: 舍监

Warden

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舐

si6

Mandarin: shi4

to lick | to lap (up) | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舐屎忽

saai5 si2 fat1

Mandarin: shi4 shi3 hu1

to get into trouble; to get into difficulties [colloquial]

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舐犢

saai5 duk6

Mandarin: shi4 du2

Simplified: 舐犊

parently love

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舒

syu1

Mandarin: shu1

to stretch | to unfold | to relax | leisurely | to open up | relaxed | comfortable | lax | slow | to smooth out | # adapted from cc-cedict

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舒伯特

syu1 baak3 dak6

Mandarin: shu1 bo2 te4

Schubert

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舒利亞

syu1 lei6 aa3

Mandarin: shu1 li4 ya4

Simplified: 舒利亚

Alan Shearer, a professional footballer

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舒夫真高

syu1 fu1 zan1 gou1

Mandarin: shu1 fu1 zhen1 gao1

Andriy Shevchenko, a professional footballer

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舒展

syu1 zin2

Mandarin: shu1 zhan3

to stretch (muscles)

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舒展運動

syu1 zin2 wan6 dung6

stretching (for exercise)

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舒暢

syu1 coeng3

Mandarin: shu1 chang4

no worries; happy | [粵]: 開心

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