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• 睡眠 — sui6 ming5: sleep
• 瑞 — sui6: auspicious; lucky
• 睡 — sui6: to sleep, to lie down; recline
• 隧道 — sui7 dao6: tunnel
• 穗 — sui7: ear of grain, spike (of grain)
• 孫囝婿 — sung1 gian2 sai3: grandson-in-law, granddaughter's husband
• 孫囝 — sung1 gian2: grandson
• 孫女 — sung1 neng2: granddaughter
• 孫新婦 — sung1 sêng1 bu6: granddaughter-in-law, grandson's wife
• 孫 — sung1: grandchild
• 筍粿 — sung2 guê2: bamboo shoot dumpling, a Chaozhou specialty
• 損害 — sung2 hai7: to harm, to damage, to adversely affect
• 損壞 — sung2 huai6: to damage, to cause destruction to, to harm
• 筍殼 — sung2 kag4: sheath of a bamboo shoot
• 損失 — sung2 sig4: to lose, to suffer loss, loss
• 損傷 — sung2 sion1: to harm, to injure, to impair
• 損 — sung2: to damage, to harm, to lose
• 榫 — sung2: tenon, joint (woodworking)
• 筍 — sung2: bamboo shoot
• 瞬間 — sung3 gang1: moment; flash; instant
• 巽 — sung3: Xun (the trigram), obedient, modest
• 瞬 — sung3: instant; moment; blink of an eye
• 舜 — sung3: Shun, legendary emperor of ancient China, a surname
• 巡查 — sung5 cê5: to patrol, to inspect on rounds
• 殉情 — sung5 cêng5: to die for love
• 純潔 — sung5 giag4: pure; innocent, honest; simple (of character)
• 循規蹈矩 — sung5 gui1 dao6 ge2: to keep on the straight and narrow, to obey rules and laws
• 循環 — sung5 huang5: to circulate, to cycle, to recur
• 巡遊 — sung5 iu5: to patrol, to go sightseeing, to wander around leisurely
• 殉難 — sung5 lang7: to die for a just cause, to be martyred
• 巡邏 — sung5 lo5: to patrol
• 詢問 — sung5 mung7: to inquire, to ask about, to query
• 殉葬 — sung5 zeng3: to be buried alive with the dead
• 純粹 — sung5 zui3: pure; unadulterated, purely; entirely
• 純淨水 — sung5 zêng6 zui2: purified water
• 純淨 — sung5 zêng6: pure; clean; uncontaminated
• 巡 — sung5: to patrol, to go on circuit, to cruise
• 徇 — sung5: to submit; to comply, to follow
• 循 — sung5: to obey, to comply with, to follow
• 旬 — sung5: ten-day period, decade (of a person's age)
• 殉 — sung5: to die for a cause, to be martyred
• 純 — sung5: pure; unmixed, genuine; simple
• 荀 — sung5: surname Xun
• 詢 — sung5: to inquire, to ask about, to consult
• 郇 — sung5: a surname, Xun (ancient state during the Zhou dynasty)
• 醇 — sung5: rich; mellow (of alcoholic drink), alcohol (chemistry)
• 馴 — sung5: tame; docile, obedient
• 鶉 — sung5: quail (spotted feathers)
• 順治 — sung6 di7: Shunzhi (Qing-dynasty era name, 1644-1661), the Shunzhi Emperor
• 順藤摸瓜 — sung6 ding5 mong5 guê1: to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter, to trace something to its source
• 順境 — sung6 gêng2: favorable circumstances, smooth times
• 順風車 — sung6 huang1 cia1: hitched ride, passing vehicle one hitches a ride on
• 順風耳 — sung6 huang1 re2: person with excellent hearing, eavesdropper (figurative)
• 順化 — sung6 huê3: Hue (city in central Vietnam)
• 順口溜 — sung6 kao2 liu3: catchy rhyme, doggerel, jingle
• 順利 — sung6 li6: smooth; going well, successful; without difficulty
• 順水推舟 — sung6 zui2 tui1 ziu1: to go along with the prevailing situation, to take advantage of the momentum
• 順 — sung6: to follow; to go along with, smooth; to go well
• 衰囝 — suê1 gian2: little brat, bastard
• 衰 — suê1: unlucky; to have bad luck, bad; unfortunate
• 稅務 — suê3 bhu6: taxation; tax administration, tax affairs
• 歲月 — suê3 ghuêh8: years, the passage of time
• 稅款 — suê3 kuang2: tax payment, tax money
• 稅收 — suê3 siu1: tax revenue, taxation
• 戍 — suê3: to garrison; to defend the frontier
• 稅 — suê3: tax; duty; revenue
• 說 — suê3: to persuade, to canvass, to lobby
• 說唱 — suêh4 ciang3: storytelling performance (spoken and sung), rap; hip hop
• 說笑 — suêh4 cio3: to chat and laugh, to crack jokes, to joke
• 說法 — suêh4 huab4: way of putting it, wording, version, opinion
• 說明 — suêh4 mêng5: to explain, to illustrate, to account for
• 刷屏 — suêh4 ping5: to flood a message board, to spam (a screen/feed)
• 說話 — suêh4 uê7: to speak, to talk
• 刷 — suêh4: to brush, to scrub, to swipe (a card)
• 說 — suêh4: to say, to speak, to explain
• 說短長 — suêh8 do2 deng5: to explain a matter
• 狻猊 — suêng1 ngi5: lion (archaic), mythical lion-dragon hybrid creature
• 楦 — suêng1: to stuff, to pad, to fill (a hollow object)
• 瑄 — suêng1: large jade annulus (archaic), character used in given names
• 選擇題 — suêng2 doh8 doi5: multiple-choice question
• 選擇 — suêng2 doh8: to choose; to select; to make a choice
• 汆 — suêng3: to boil briefly; to blanch
• 旋 — suêng5: to revolve; to turn, to return; to go back
• 璇 — suêng5: fine jade
• 璇 — suêng5: diamond
• 些須 — sê1 su1: a little, a few, some
• 些 — sê1: some; a few; a little
• 紗 — sê1: yarn, gauze; sheer fabric
• 裟 — sê1: (bound form) monk's robe, cassock (as in 袈裟)
• 儕 — sê5: companion, fellow, peer
• 識別 — sêg4 biag8: to distinguish; to discern; to identify
• 飾品 — sêg4 bing2: ornament, accessory, decoration
• 色彩 — sêg4 cai2: color, character; flavour (figurative)
• 色情 — sêg4 cêng5: lust; sexual desire, pornography; erotica
• 適當 — sêg4 dang3: suitable, appropriate
• 失掉 — sêg4 diao7: to lose, to miss (an opportunity), (Teochew) to break down; to stop working
• 適度 — sêg4 dou7: moderate, appropriate in degree
• 碩果僅存 — sêg4 guê2 gêng2 cung5: sole survivor; last of its kind, rare few remaining
• 碩果 — sêg4 guê2: great achievement, fruitful result
• 適合 — sêg4 hab8: to suit, to fit, to be suitable for
• 媳婦 — sêg4 hu6: daughter-in-law
• 植髮 — sêg4 huag4: to get a hair transplant
• 釋放 — sêg4 huang3: to release, to set free, to liberate
• 夕陽 — sêg4 iang5: setting sun, sunset
• 飾演 — sêg4 ing5: to play (a role), to act as
• 適齡 — sêg4 lêng5: of the right age, school-age (attributive)
• 植物 — sêg4 muêh8: plant, vegetation, flora
• 殖民 — sêg4 mêng5: to colonize
• 適宜 — sêg4 ngi5: suitable, appropriate
• 釋義 — sêg4 ngi6: definition, explanation, interpretation
• 碩士 — sêg4 se6: master's degree, person with a master's degree
• 蟋蟀 — sêg4 sug4: cricket
• 息息相關 — sêg4 sêg4 siang1 guang1: closely linked, interrelated
• 色水 — sêg4 zui2: color (colloquial)
• 適應 — sêg4 êng3: to adapt, to get used to, to adjust to
• 嗇 — sêg4: miserly; stingy; thrifty
• 夕 — sêg4: evening, dusk, night
• 奭 — sêg4: magnificent, grand, splendid
• 媳 — sêg4: daughter-in-law
• 式 — sêg4: style, type, formula
• 息 — sêg4: breath, to rest, interest (finance)
• 悉 — sêg4: to know, to learn, to be informed of
• 拭 — sêg4: to wipe
• 昔 — sêg4: former times; the past; long ago
• 晰 — sêg4: clear, distinct
• 析 — sêg4: to split; cleave, to analyze; divide
• 植 — sêg4: to plant; to cultivate, to establish
• 殖 — sêg4: to breed; to reproduce; to multiply
• 熄 — sêg4: to extinguish; put out (a fire/light), to turn off
• 瑟 — sêg4: se (ancient 25-string zither), solemn; bleak
• 碩 — sêg4: large, great, eminent
• 穡 — sêg4: work; labour (in general), farm work
• 色 — sêg4: color; hue
• 襫 — sêg4: (bound form) straw rain cape, raincoat (as in 襏襫/袯襫)
• 識 — sêg4: to know, to recognize
• 適 — sêg4: fitting, suitable, appropriate
• 釋 — sêg4: to release; to set free, to explain; to interpret
• 飾 — sêg4: to decorate; adorn, ornament
• 熟番 — sêg8 huêng1: sinicized ethnic minority (historical term)
• 熟練 — sêg8 liang7: skilled; skillful, proficient; adept
• 熟悉 — sêg8 sêg4: familiar with; well-acquainted with, to know well
• 熟鐵 — sêg8 tih4: wrought iron
• 熟知 — sêg8 zai1: to know very well, to be well acquainted with
• 熟 — sêg8: ripe, cooked; done, familiar with
• 生母 — sên1 bho2: biological mother
• 生存 — sên1 cung5: to live, to survive, to exist
• 生機盎然 — sên1 gi1 ong3 riang5: overflowing with vigor, exuberant
• 生囝 — sên1 gian2: to give birth (to a child)
• 生菇 — sên1 gou1: to become moldy, to become mildewed
• 生姨 — sên1 i5: midwife
• 生育 — sên1 iog8: to give birth, to procreate, to have children
• 生氣 — sên1 ki3: to be angry, to get upset, to be mad
• 生來 — sên1 lai5: born with (a trait), always
• 生死離別 — sên1 li5 si2 biêg8: a moment of death and passing, when life departs
• 生孬 — sên1 mo2: ugly, unattractive
• 生物 — sên1 muêh8: organism, living being, lifeform
• 生卵 — sên1 neng6: to lay eggs
• 生日快樂 — sên1 rig8 kuai3 lag8: happy birthday
• 生日 — sên1 rig8: birthday
• 生鉎 — sên1 sang1: to rust, to corrode, to oxidize
• 生相 — sên1 siên3: Chinese zodiac sign
• 生產隊 — sên1 suan2 dui7: production team (Mainland China, historical)
• 生產力 — sên1 suan2 lag8: productivity, productive forces
• 生產 — sên1 suan2: to produce; to manufacture, to give birth (to a child)
• 生息 — sên1 sêg4: to inhabit; to live in, to breed; to multiply
• 生殖 — sên1 sêg4: to breed, to reproduce, to propagate
• 生成 — sên1 sêng5: to form; to come into being, to be born with
• 生態 — sên1 tai3: ecology, ecosystem
• 生鐵 — sên1 tih4: pig iron
• 生活圈 — sên1 uah8 kuang1: community, social circle, friend circle
• 生活 — sên1 uah8: life (daily activities), livelihood
• 生長 — sên1 ziang2: to grow, to grow up; to be brought up
• 生 — sên1: raw; uncooked, unripe
• 鉎 — sên1: cast iron, rust
• 省會 — sên2 huê6: provincial capital
• 省略 — sên2 liag8: to omit; to leave out, to use ellipsis
• 姓氏 — sên2 si6: surname, family name, clan name
• 省城話 — sên2 sian5 uê7: Guangzhou dialect of Cantonese, Cantonese (dated/dialectal term)
• 省城 — sên2 sian5: provincial capital
• 省 — sên2: province, to save; to economize, to omit; to leave out
• 性別比 — sên3 biag8 bi2: sex ratio
• 性別 — sên3 biêg8: gender, sex
• 性侵 — sên3 cim1: to sexually assault
• 性交 — sên3 gao1: to have sex, to have sexual intercourse
• 性行為 — sên3 gian5 ui5: sexual behavior, sexual act
• 性格 — sên3 gêh4: personality, character, temperament
• 姓名 — sên3 mian5: full name
• 性騷擾 — sên3 sao1 riao2: to sexually harass
• 性質 — sên3 zioh4: nature, character, intrinsic quality
• 姓 — sên3: surname, family name
• 性 — sên3: nature; character; personality, gender; sex
• 猩紅熱 — sêng1 ang5 riag8: scarlet fever
• 身邊 — sêng1 bin1: by one's side, on hand, with one
• 升旗 — sêng1 gi5: to raise a flag, flag-raising (ceremony)
• 升功 — sêng1 gong1: to spoil (a child), to indulge
• 新亨 — sêng1 he1: Xinheng (a town in Jiedong district, Jieyang, Guangdong)
• 升祔 — sêng1 hu6: (of deceased royalty) to be enshrined in the ancestral temple with offerings
• 身份 — sêng1 hung7: status, identity, role
• 薪火相傳 — sêng1 huê2 siang1 tuang5: to pass down tradition/knowledge from generation to generation
• 升起 — sêng1 ki2: to rise, to take off; to launch