Cantonese Dictionary

首期款

sau2 kei4 fun2

Mandarin: shou3 qi1 kuan3 (PRC), shou3 qi2 kuan3 (Taiwan)

down payment; initial payment | Syn.: 首期; 頭期; 頭期款

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首本

sau2 bun2

Mandarin: shou3 ben3

the most representative and the best work of someone (ususally refers to that of a performer such as the best song o a singer or best film of an actor)

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首次

sau2 ci3

Mandarin: shou3 ci4

for the first time

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首次個人演唱會

sau2 ci3 go3 jan4 jin2 coeng3 wui6*2

debut concert

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首次注視時間

sau2 ci3 zyu3 si6 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: shou3 ci4 zhu4 shi4 shi2 jian1

first fixation duration

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首烏

sau2 wu1

Mandarin: shou3 wu1

Simplified: 首乌

Chinese Knotweed | fleece-flower root (Fallopia multiflora), a type of plant commonly used for traditional Chinese medicine

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首爾

sau2 ji5

Mandarin: shou3 er3

Seoul, the capital of South Korea [old names] 漢城 , 漢陽

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首獎

sau2 zoeng2

Mandarin: shou3 jiang3

Simplified: 首奖

first prize [written and colloquial]

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首班車

sau2 baan1 ce1

Mandarin: shou3 ban1 che1

the first bus, metro [Syn.] 頭班車

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首當其衝

sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1

Mandarin: shou3dang1qi2chong1

Simplified: 首当其冲

(idiom) The first to get hit (in a battle etc.)

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首相

sau2 soeng3

Mandarin: shou3 xiang4

(Japan and Malaysia) prime minister - the effective political leader in a country with a Westminster-style parliament | Countries other than Japan and Malaysia: 總理

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首肯

sau2 hang2

Mandarin: shou3 ken3

consent; approval

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首腦

sau2 nou5

Mandarin: shou3 nao3

[1] leader; head [2] summit meeting

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首腦會晤

sau2 nou5 wui6 ng6

Mandarin: shou3 nao3 hui4 wu4

leadership meeting

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首腦會議

sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5

Mandarin: shou3 nao3 hui4 yi4

leadership conference; summit meeting

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首被告

sau2 bei6 gou3

Mandarin: shou3 bei4 gao4

the first defendant

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首要

sau2 jiu3

Mandarin: shou3 yao4

the most important; the top priority

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首輪賽事

sau2 leon4 coi3 si6

first round

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首選

sau2 syun2

Mandarin: shou3 xuan3

the first choice

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首都

sau2 dou1

Mandarin: shou3 du1

capital city

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首都劇場

sau2 dou1 kek6 coeng4

Mandarin: shou3 du1 ju4 chang2

the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

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首都國際機場

sau2 dou1 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4

Mandarin: shou3 du1 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang2

Beijing Capital International Airport

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首長

sau2 zoeng2

Mandarin: shou3 zhang3

senior official

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首領

sau2 ling5

Mandarin: shou3 ling3

boss; chief

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首飾

sau2 sik1

Mandarin: shou3 shi4

also known as 珠寶

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馴

seon4

Mandarin: xun4

Simplified: 驯

to attain gradually | to tame | Taiwan pr. [xún] | docile | tame | obedient | gradual | to put under control | polished | # adapted from cc-cedict

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馴和

seon4 wo4

Mandarin: xun4 he2

Simplified: 驯和

tame;docile

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馴品

seon4 ban2

Mandarin: xun2 pin3

Simplified: 驯品

pure; innocent; gentle

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馴服

seon4 fuk6

Mandarin: xun2 fu2

docile, tame, tractable; break, domesticate

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馴獅者

seon4 si1 ze2

a lion tamer

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