S [－]

Jyutping S
Pinyin s

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, letter
    The nineteenth letter used in Pinyin.

S [－]

Jyutping S
Pinyin ái si

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, letter
    The nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Steve看上去很高兴。
    Steve看上去很高興。
    steu:e kàn shang qu hěn gāo xìng 。
    • Steve looks quite happy.
    • Steve looks happy.
  2. Mandarin
    Davis先生看上去很累。
    Davis先生看上去很累。
    dau:is xiān sheng kàn shang qu hěn lèi 。
    • Mr Davis looks very tired.
    • Mr. Davis looks very tired.
  3. Mandarin
    Sam比Tom小两岁。
    Sam比Tom小兩歲。
    sam bǐ tom xiǎo liǎng suì 。
    • Sam is two years younger than Tom.
  4. Mandarin
    俱乐部会长Johnson先生很快就要来了。
    俱樂部會長Johnson先生很快就要來了。
    jù lè bù huì zhǎng johnson xiān sheng hěn kuài jiù yào lái le 。
    • Mr Johnson, president of the club, will soon come.
  5. Mandarin
    “这看上去很有意思。”Hiroshi说道。
    “這看上去很有意思。”Hiroshi説道。
    “ zhè kàn shang qu hěn yǒu yì si 。”hiroshi shuō dào 。
    • "This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Tom 一开电视就跳咗 fuse。
    阿 Tom 一開電視就跳咗 fuse。
    aa3 Ｔ o m jat1 hoi1 din6 si6 zau6 tiu3 zo2 f u s e 。
    • No sooner had Tom turned on the TV than the fuse blew.
  2. Cantonese
    阿 Susan 煮嘢食好叻㗎。
    阿 Susan 煮嘢食好叻㗎。
    aa3 S u s a n zyu2 je5 sik6 hou2 lik1 gaa3 。
    • Susan is a good cook.
  3. Cantonese
    阿 Andersen 都好惊狗㗎。
    阿 Andersen 都好驚狗㗎。
    aa3 A n d e r s e n dou1 hou3 ging1 gau2 gaa3 。
    • Andersen was afraid of dogs, too.
    • Anderson is very scared of the dogs.
  4. Cantonese
    英式英文嘅「to get the sack」啫系俾人炒鱿鱼噉解。
    英式英文嘅「to get the sack」啫係俾人炒魷魚噉解。
    jing1 sik1 jing1 man4 ge3 「 t o g e t t h e s a c k 」 ze1 hai6 bei2 jan4 caau2 jau4 jyu2 gam2 gaai2 。
    • In British English, "to get the sack" means to be fired from your job.
  5. Cantonese
    SFX 啫系咩呀？
    SFX 啫係咩呀？
    S F X ze1 hai6 me1 aa3 ？
    • What does SFX stand for?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    买单程飞有啲蚀㖞，不如买一日 pass？
    買單程飛有啲蝕喎，不如買一日 pass？
    maai5 daan1 cing4 fei1 jau5 di1 sit6 wo3, bat1 jyu4 maai5 jat1 jat6 paas1?
    • One-day pass might sounds more bargainable than the one-way tickets.
  2. Cantonese
    将个柜嘅尺寸send返畀我。
    將個櫃嘅尺寸send返畀我。
    zoeng1 go3 gwai6 ge3 cek3 cyun3 sen1 faan1 bei2 ngo5.
    • Send me the dimensions of the wardrobe.
  3. Cantonese
    Yes！终于搞掂晒。
    Yes！終於搞掂曬。
    jes1! zung1 jyu1 gaau2 dim6 saai3.
    • Yes! I'm finally done.
  4. Cantonese
    Yes！得咗喇！
    Yes！得咗喇！
    jes1! dak1 zo2 laa3!
    • Yes! I did it!
  5. Cantonese
    我中咗奖喇，yes！
    我中咗獎喇，yes！
    ngo5 zung3 zo2 zoeng2 laa3, jes1!
    • I won the prize! Oh yes!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    蚕吐丝人械嚟整衣服着。（《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
    蠶吐絲人械嚟整衣服着。（《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
    Rewritten)》1927）
  2. Cantonese
    天蚕嘅丝系好噤人械嚟整乐器。（《教话指南 Beginning Cantonese
    天蠶嘅絲係好噤人械嚟整樂器。（《教話指南 Beginning Cantonese
    Rewritten)》1927）
  3. Cantonese
    掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
    掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
    yue:掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
  4. Cantonese
    中坚分子 backbone elements
    中堅分子 backbone elements
    yue:中堅分子 backbone elements
  5. to break a losing streak
    to break a losing streak
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    set场
    set場
    set1 coeng4
    • to prepare and decorate a venue
  2. Cantonese
    set闹钟
    set鬧鐘
    set1 naau6 zung1
    • to set the alarm
  3. Cantonese
    有呢张pass先上得车。
    有呢张pass先上得车。
    jau5 ni1 zoeng1 pass sin1 soeng5 dak1 ce1.
    • You can only ride the vehicle if you have this pass.
  4. Cantonese
    今铺我pass，唔玩。
    今鋪我pass，唔玩。
    gam1 pou1 ngo5 pass, m4 waan2.
    • I'm passing and not playing this round.
  5. Cantonese
    今个学期我全部科都pass嗮。
    今个学期我全部科都pass嗮。
    gam1 go3 hok6 kei4 ngo5 cyun4 bou6 fo1 dou1 pass saai3.
    • I passed all the subjects this semester.