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• 受傷 — siu6 siên1: to be injured; to be wounded
• 受損 — siu6 sung2: to be damaged, to suffer damage
• 受阻 — siu6 zo2: to be blocked, to be obstructed
• 受罪 — siu6 zuê6: to suffer hardship, to have a hard time
• 受精卵 — siu6 zêng1 neng6: zygote, fertilized egg
• 受 — siu6: to receive, to accept, to suffer, to bear
• 授 — siu6: to give; to confer; to award, to teach; to instruct
• 壽比南山 — siu7 bi2 nam5 suan1: may you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains, longevity wish
• 壽命 — siu7 mian7: lifespan, life expectancy
• 壽 — siu7: old age, longevity, long life
• 岫 — siu7: cave, den/lair (of an animal), mountain peak
• 相捌 — siê1 bag4: to be acquainted with, to know each other
• 相見 — siê1 gin3: to meet up with, to see (someone)
• 燒香 — siê1 hiên1: to burn incense (before an altar)
• 燒毀 — siê1 huin2: to burn up; to burn down
• 相罵 — siê1 mên7: to exchange insults; to quarrel; to argue
• 相唚 — siê1 zim1: to kiss (each other)
• 燒水 — siê1 zui2: to boil water
• 燒 — siê1: to burn
• 小姆 — siê2 m2: sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)
• 小郎 — siê2 neng5: brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
• 小心 — siê2 sim1: to be careful; to watch out, careful; cautious
• 小 — siê2: small; little; tiny
• 洩漏 — siêb8 lao7: to leak; to spill, to divulge; to let slip
• 設立 — siêg4 lib8: to establish; to found; to set up
• 褻 — siêg4: disrespectful, licentious; over-familiar
• 石榴皮 — siêh8 liu5 puê5: pomegranate peel; pericarp of the pomegranate
• 石榴 — siêh8 liu5: pomegranate
• 液 — siêh8: liquid; fluid, sap; juice
• 傷害 — siên1 hai7: to injure, to hurt, to harm
• 傷風 — siên1 huang1: cold, common cold
• 傷痕 — siên1 hung5: scar, bruise
• 傷口 — siên1 kao2: wound, cut
• 傷心 — siên1 sim1: sad, grieved, brokenhearted
• 箱 — siên1: box; chest; trunk
• 賞月 — siên2 ghuêh8: to view/enjoy the moon (esp. at Mid-Autumn Festival)
• 賞格 — siên2 gêh4: amount of reward, bounty
• 賞 — siên2: to reward; to bestow, to admire; to enjoy (a view)
• 常見 — siên5 gin3: common; familiar
• 常常 — siên5 siên5: often, frequently
• 想 — siên6: to think
• 仙巴掌 — siêng1 ba1 ziên2: cactus (dialectal term)
• 仙草 — siêng1 cao2: grass jelly (dessert), Chinese mesona (plant used to make grass jelly)
• 仙 — siêng1: immortal; deity (Taoism), fairy
• 銑 — siêng2: to mill (machining)
• 單 — siêng5: Shan (a surname), Shan County (Shandong)
• 善 — siêng6: good, kind, virtuous
• 膳 — siêng6: meal, food (formal/literary)
• 蔬菜 — so1 cai3: vegetable, greens
• 疏導 — so1 dao6: to dredge, to remove obstructions, to guide through persuasion
• 疏忽 — so1 hug4: to neglect; to overlook, negligent; careless
• 疏漏 — so1 lao7: oversight; omission, mistake; slip
• 疏散 — so1 suan3: to disperse, to evacuate, to scatter
• 疏通 — so1 tong1: to dredge, to mediate, to smooth things over
• 挲 — so1: to rub
• 梭 — so1: weaver's shuttle, to shuttle back and forth
• 疏 — so1: sparse; distant, to dredge, to neglect
• 蔬 — so1: vegetables; greens
• 鎖邊 — so2 bin1: to lockstitch a border, to overlock (sewing)
• 所費 — so2 hui3: expenses, daily expenses, cost
• 所以 — so2 in2: therefore, so, consequently
• 嗩吶 — so2 nab8: suona (traditional double-reed horn instrument)
• 鎖匙 — so2 si5: key
• 所屬 — so2 sog8: belonging to; subordinate, affiliated
• 鎖頭 — so2 tao5: lock (device)
• 所有 — so2 u6: all, all of
• 所謂 — so2 ui3: so-called, what is known as
• 所在 — so2 zai6: place, location, whereabouts
• 嫂 — so2: sister-in-law (older brother's wife), friend's wife
• 所 — so2: classifier for institutions/buildings, place (in compounds)
• 鎖 — so2: lock
• 傻哥 — so5 go1: simpleton, fool, idiot
• 夙仇 — sog4 ciu5: long-standing feud, old enemy
• 肅清 — sog4 cêng1: to eliminate, to purge, to mop up
• 速度 — sog4 dou7: speed; velocity, rate; pace
• 速記 — sog4 gi3: shorthand
• 縮減 — sog4 giam2: to reduce, to cut down, to keep down (costs)
• 索要 — sog4 iao3: to demand, to ask for
• 肅立 — sog4 lib8: to stand at attention (as a mark of respect), to stand solemnly
• 寂寞 — sog4 mog8: lonely; lonesome, solitary; desolate
• 淑女 — sog4 neng2: lady, virtuous woman
• 夙願 — sog4 nguang6: long-cherished wish
• 肅然起敬 — sog4 riang5 ki2 gêng3: to feel deep respect and admiration
• 肅然 — sog4 riang5: solemn, respectful, reverent
• 束砂 — sog4 sa1: sugar-coated peanut candy (Teochew)
• 速寫 — sog4 sia2: sketch, literary sketch
• 速成 — sog4 sêng5: to achieve (a goal) quickly, crash (course)
• 俗話 — sog4 uê7: common saying, proverb, colloquial expression
• 速食麵 — sog4 ziah8 min7: instant noodles
• 速戰速決 — sog4 ziang3 sog4 guag4: to act quickly to achieve a swift victory, blitzkrieg strategy
• 肅靜 — sog4 zên6: solemnly silent, hushed
• 夙 — sog4: early, long-standing (literary)
• 寂 — sog4: still; silent; quiet, lonely; solitary
• 束 — sog4: to bind; to tie up
• 涑 — sog4: name of a river in Shanxi (涑水), used in place names
• 淑 — sog4: virtuous, gentle, kind-hearted
• 漱 — sog4: to gargle; to rinse (the mouth), to brush
• 肅 — sog4: respectful, solemn
• 菽 — sog4: beans and peas collectively, pulse, legume
• 速 — sog4: fast, quick, speedy
• 屬於 — sog8 i1: to belong to, to be part of, to fall under
• 縮小 — sog8 siao2: to shrink, to decrease in size
• 俗子 — sog8 ze2: ordinary person
• 贖罪 — sog8 zuê6: to atone for one's crime, to expiate
• 俗 — sog8: vulgar; common; unrefined, custom; convention
• 塾 — sog8: old-style private school
• 屬 — sog8: to belong to, category; type, genus
• 縮 — sog8: to shrink, to contract, to shorten
• 續 — sog8: to continue, to add
• 贖 — sog8: to redeem, to ransom
• 索賠 — soh4 buê5: to claim compensation, to claim damages
• 雪條 — soh4 diou5: ice popsicle, ice lolly
• 雪茄 — soh4 gia1: cigar
• 雪屐 — soh4 giah8: ice skate
• 雪糕 — soh4 go1: ice cream, popsicle
• 雪櫃 — soh4 guin7: refrigerator, fridge
• 雪花 — soh4 huê1: snowflake, TV static/noise
• 雪梨 — soh4 lai5: Asian pear, nashi pear
• 雪碧 — soh4 pêg4: Sprite (soft drink brand)
• 雪水 — soh4 zui2: melted snow, snow water
• 索 — soh4: rope
• 雪 — soh4: snow
• 鱈 — soh4: cod, codfish
• 洗車 — soi2 cia1: to wash a car
• 洗手 — soi2 ciu2: to wash one's hands
• 洗地 — soi2 di7: to clean the floor, to mop the floor
• 洗髮水 — soi2 huêg4 zui2: shampoo
• 洗衣液 — soi2 i1 êg8: liquid laundry detergent
• 洗禮 — soi2 loi2: baptism, ordeal (figurative)
• 洗面盆 — soi2 ming7 pung5: washbasin, washbowl
• 洗面 — soi2 ming7: to wash one's face
• 洗腦 — soi2 nao2: to brainwash
• 洗衫板 — soi2 san1 boin2: washboard
• 洗衫機 — soi2 san1 gi1: washing machine
• 洗衫粉 — soi2 san1 hung2: washing powder, laundry detergent
• 洗衫 — soi2 san1: to wash clothes, to do the laundry
• 洗腎 — soi2 siang6: to have dialysis
• 洗身 — soi2 sing1: to take a bath, to take a shower
• 洗頭 — soi2 tao5: to wash one's hair
• 洗碗 — soi2 uan2: to wash the dishes, to do the dishes
• 洗錢 — soi2 zin5: to launder money
• 洗浴棚 — soi2 êg8 bên5: bathroom
• 洗浴 — soi2 êg8: to bathe, to take a bath
• 洗 — soi2: to wash
• 細胞 — soi3 bao1: cell (biology)
• 細輩 — soi3 buê3: younger generation, posterity; descendants
• 細緻 — soi3 di3: careful; meticulous; thorough, fine and delicate; exquisite
• 細個 — soi3 gai5: youngest child
• 細囝 — soi3 gian2: small child, little one
• 細姑 — soi3 gou1: sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
• 細雨 — soi3 hou6: drizzle, light rain
• 細姨 — soi3 i5: youngest maternal aunt (mother's youngest sister), sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)
• 細菌 — soi3 kung2: bacterium, germ
• 細微 — soi3 mui5: tiny, subtle, minute
• 細品 — soi3 pêng2: to take one's time to savour, to unhurriedly enjoy
• 細聲 — soi3 sian1: quiet; soft-spoken (of voice)
• 細叔 — soi3 zêg4: brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
• 細 — soi3: small, little
• 𱟛 — soih4: to love romantically, to long for
• 先後 — soin1 ao6: order; priority, one after another; successively
• 先轉 — soin1 deng2: some time ago; previously
• 先回 — soin1 huê5: last time; previous occasion, some time ago
• 先烈 — soin1 liag8: martyr
• 先人 — soin1 ring5: ancestors; forebears, one's late father
• 先 — soin1: first; beforehand, earlier
• 鬆動 — song1 dong6: to loosen; to become loose, to relax; to ease up
• 鬆國 — song1 gog4: songkok (traditional Malay cap)
• 崧 — song1: high; lofty (of mountains, literary)
• 嵩 — song1: high; lofty (of mountains, literary)
• 慫恿 — song2 iong3: to instigate, to incite, to provoke
• 聳立 — song2 lib8: to stand aloft; to tower; to soar upward
• 悚 — song2: afraid, terrified, scared
• 慫 — song2: to instigate (as in 慫恿), to be afraid (obsolete)
• 聳 — song2: to rise up; to tower; to be lofty
• 宋朝 — song3 ciou5: the Song dynasty
• 宋干節 — song3 gang1 zoih4: Songkran (Thai New Year water festival)
• 宋 — song3: Song (surname), Song dynasty
• 鱅魚 — song5 he5: bighead carp
• 松溪 — song5 koi1: Songxi (county in Nanping, Fujian), Songxi (village in Puning, Guangdong)
• 訟師 — song6 se1: lawyer, attorney
• 訟 — song6: to accuse, to litigate, to dispute
• 誦 — song6: to recite, to chant, to read aloud
• 頌 — song6: to praise, to extol, ode; hymn
• 蘇笛 — sou1 dêg8: Suzhou flute (a type of Chinese flute)
• 蘇區 — sou1 ku1: Soviet area, Soviet-controlled region (historical, Chinese Soviet Republic)
• 蘇州 — sou1 ziu1: Suzhou (city in Jiangsu, China)
• 甦 — sou1: to revive, to regain consciousness
• 蘇 — sou1: perilla (culinary herb), a surname (Su)
• 酥 — sou1: crispy; flaky, crumbly
• 鎪 — sou1: to engrave
• 瘦弱 — sou2 riag8: thin and weak; emaciated; frail
• 叟 — sou2: old man, elderly gentleman
• 瘦 — sou2: thin, skinny, lean
• 瞍 — sou2: blind person
• 艘 — sou2: classifier for boats and ships, ship (literary)
• 蘇格蘭 — su1 gag4 lang5: Scotland
• 舒合 — su1 gah4: to like
• 蘇古 — su1 gu2: silly, foolish
• 舒服 — su1 hog8: comfortable, relaxed and pleasant, well, not sick
• 抒發 — su1 huag4: to express, to voice