沙士 (saa1 si2) — sarsaparilla in Cantonese | HKDictionary

saaˉ¹沙siˊ²士

Mandarin Pinyin: sha1 shi4

Meaning of 沙士

nounsarsaparilla

nounSARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome

Characters in 沙士

sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery

soldier; noncommissioned officer

Words Containing 沙士

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1

to be unable to express one's anger; when a mute drinks sarsaparilla (soft drink), he can't express that he has flatuence in his stomach due to the fizz. In Chinese air(氣)also means anger

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