Cantonese Dictionary

蕭敬騰

siu1 ging3 tang4

Mandarin: xiao1 jing4 teng2

Simplified: 萧敬腾

Jam Hsiao, name of a Taiwanese singer

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蕭條

siu1 tiu4

Mandarin: xiao1tiao2

Simplified: 萧条

(adjective) Deserted

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蕭牆

siu1 coeng4

Mandarin: xiao1 qiang2

Simplified: 萧墙

a wall facing the door in an ancient palace

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蕭玉芬

siu1 juk6 fan1

Mandarin: xiao1 yu4 fen1

Tiffany Hsiao Yu-Fen

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蕭疏

siu1 so1

Mandarin: xiao1 shu1

Simplified: 萧疏

sparse but graceful; desolate; bleak; thinning; thinly scattered

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蕭若元

siu1 joek6 jyun4

Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen

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蕭蕭

siu1 siu1

Mandarin: xiao1 xiao1

Simplified: 萧萧

Ruby Siu, Xiao Xiao, name of a Hong Kong singer

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蕭規曹隨

siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4

Mandarin: xiao1 gui1 cao2 sui2

follow an established set of rules and regulations

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蕭邦

siu1 bong1

Mandarin: xiao1 bang1

usu. Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin

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薔

sik1

Mandarin: qiang2

Simplified: 蔷

a surname | a type of aquatic plant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薛

sit3

Mandarin: xue1

wormwood like grass (classical) | name of a feudal state | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薛凱琪

sit3 hoi2 kei4

Mandarin: xue1 kai3 qi2

Simplified: 薛凯琪

Fiona Sit, a Hong Kong singer and actress [written and colloquial]

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薩

saat3

Mandarin: Sa4

Simplified: 萨

Bodhisattva | surname Sa | used in transliterations | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薩克斯管

saat3 hak1 si1 gun2

Mandarin: sa4 ke4 si1 guan3

(semi-loanword) saxophone | Cant.: 色士風

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薩拉熱窩

saat3 laai1 jit6 wo1

Mandarin: sa4 la1 re4 wo1

Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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薩拉班德

saat3 laai1 baan1 dak1

Mandarin: sa4 la1 ban1 de2

sarabande

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薩爾薩舞

saat3 ji5 saat3 mou5

Mandarin: sa4 er3 sa4 wu3

salsa dancing (as a loanword)

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薩達姆侯賽因

saat3 daat6 mou5 hau4 coi3 jan1

Saddam Hussein

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薩騎馬

saat3 ke4 maa5

Mandarin: sa4 qi2ma3

Simplified: 萨骑马

Sachima, a type of Chinese pastry made with baked crispy rice cake and honey [written and colloquial]

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薪

san1

Mandarin: xin1

fuel | salary | firewood | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薪俸

san1 fung6

Mandarin: xin1 feng4

salary; wages

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薪俸稅

san1 fung2 seoi3

Mandarin: xin1 feng4 shui4

salaries tax

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薪水

san1 seoi2

Mandarin: gong1 zi1

Simplified: 工资

salary; wages

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薪水優渥

san1 seoi2 jau1 ak1

Mandarin: xin1 shui3 you1 wo4

high wages

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薪津

san1 zeon1

Mandarin: xin1 jin1

paycheck, pay

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薪火相傳

san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4

pass the torch; handing over responsibilities; passing on knowledge from teacher to student

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薪酬

san1 cau4

emolument

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薪金

san1 gam1

Mandarin: xin1 jin1

salary; wage; pay

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薯

syu6

Mandarin: shu3

potato | yam | tuber | stupid | # adapted from cc-cedict

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薯

syu4

Mandarin: shu3

potato; yam; tuber

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