撒 saat³ {sā}

1. to let go
2. to cast
3. to let loose
4. to discharge
5. to give expression to

撒 saat³ {sǎ}

1. to scatter
2. to sprinkle
3. to spill

撒鹽〔-盐〕 saat³ jim⁴ {sǎ yán}

to spread salt, usually used in the context of 'pour salt on the wound'

撒播 saat³ bo³ {sǎ bō}

1. to sow (seeds by scattering)
2. scatter sowing

撒旦 saat³ daan³ {Sā dàn}

Satan or Shaitan

撒督 saat³ duk¹ {Sǎ dū}

Zadok (son of Azor and father of Achim in Matthew 1:13)

撒謊〔-谎〕 saat³ fong² {sā huǎng}

to tell lies

撒嬌〔-娇〕 saat³ giu¹ {sā jiāo}

1. to act like a spoiled child
2. to throw a tantrum
3. to act coquettishly

撒腳〔-脚〕 saat³ goek³ {sā jiǎo}

1. to run off
2. to beat it

撒氣〔-气〕 saat³ hei³ {sā qì}

1. to leak (of air)
2. to go flat (of a tire)
3. to vent one's anger

撒野 saat³ je⁵ {sā yě}

1. to display shockingly bad behavior
2. to behave atrociously

撒然 saat³ jin⁴ {sā rán}

sudden

撒拉 saat³ laai¹ {Sā lā}

Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province

撒賴〔-赖〕 saat³ laai⁶ {sā lài}

1. to make a scene
2. to raise hell

撒網〔-网〕 saat³ mong⁵ {sā wǎng}

to throw a net

撒門〔-门〕 saat³ mun⁴ {Sǎ mén}

Salmon (son of Nashon)

撒尿 saat³ niu⁶ {sā niào}

1. to pass water
2. to piss
3. to urinate
4. to wee wee

撒潑〔-泼〕 saat³ put³ {sā pō}

to make an unreasonable scene

撒手 saat³ sau² {sā shǒu}

1. to let go of sth
2. to give up

撒腿 saat³ teoi² {sā tuǐ}

1. to take to one's heels
2. to scram

撒種〔-种〕 saat³ zung² {sǎ zhǒng}

to sow seeds

撒丫子 saat³ aa¹ zi² {sā yā zi}

1. (dialect) to rush off
2. to scamper off double-quick
3. to take to one's heels
4. to make oneself scarce

撒切爾〔--尔〕 saat³ cit³ ji⁵ {Sā qiē ěr}

1. Thatcher (name)
2. Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

撒丁島〔--岛〕 saat³ ding¹ dou² {Sā dīng Dǎo}

Sardinia

撒哈拉 saat³ haa¹ laai¹ {Sā hā lā}

Sahara

撒克遜〔--逊〕 saat³ hak¹ seon³ {Sā kè xùn}

Saxon (people)

撒爾孟〔-尔-〕 saat³ ji⁵ maang⁶ {Sā ěr mèng}

Salmon (name)

撒拉語〔--语〕 saat³ laai¹ jyu⁵ {Sā lā yǔ}

Salar, language of Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province

撒拉鐵〔--铁〕 saat³ laai¹ tit³ {Sǎ lā tiě}

Shealtiel (son of Jeconiah)

撒拉族 saat³ laai¹ zuk⁶ {Sā lā zú}

Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province

撒羅滿〔-罗满〕 saat³ lo⁴ mun⁵ {Sā luó mǎn}

Solomon (name)

撒囈掙〔-呓挣〕 saat³ ngai⁶ zang¹ {sā yì zhēng}

1. somniloquy
2. to talk or act in one's sleep
3. sleep-walking

撒西米 saat³ sai¹ mai⁵ {sā xī mǐ}

sashimi (loanword)

撒手鐧〔--锏〕 saat³ sau² gaan² {sā shǒu jiǎn}

to play one's trump card

撒酒瘋〔--疯〕 saat³ zau² fung¹ {sā jiǔ fēng}

1. to get drunk and act crazy
2. roaring drunk

撒都該人〔--该-〕 saat³ dou¹ goi¹ jan⁴ {sā dū gāi rén}

Sadducees

撒科打諢〔---诨〕 saat³ fo¹ daa² wan⁶ {sā kē dǎ hùn}

to intersperse comic dialog (as they do in operas)

撒迦利亞〔---亚〕 saat³ gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ {Sā jiā lì yà}

1. Zechariah (name)
2. Zechariah (Old Testament prophet)

撒克遜人〔--逊-〕 saat³ hak¹ seon³ jan⁴ {Sā kè xùn rén}

Saxon (people)

撒馬爾幹〔-马尔干〕 saat³ maa⁵ ji⁵ gon³ {Sǎ mǎ ěr gàn}

1. Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
2. also written 撒馬爾罕

撒馬爾罕〔-马尔-〕 saat³ maa⁵ ji⁵ hon² {Sǎ mǎ ěr hǎn}

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

撒網捕風〔-网-风〕 saat³ mong⁵ bou⁶ fung¹ {sā wǎng bǔ fēng}

1. lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
2. to waste one's effort (idiom)

撒手閉眼〔--闭-〕 saat³ sau² bai³ ngaan⁵ {sā shǒu bì yǎn}

to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

撒手不管 saat³ sau² bat¹ gun² {sā shǒu bù guǎn}

1. to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
2. to take no part in

撒手人寰 saat³ sau² jan⁴ waan⁴ {sā shǒu rén huán}

1. to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
2. to die

撒切爾夫人〔--尔--〕 saat³ cit³ ji⁵ fu¹ jan⁴ {Sā qiē ěr Fū ren}

1. Mrs Thatcher
2. Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

撒迦利亞書〔---亚书〕 saat³ gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³ syu¹ {Sā jiā lì yà shū}

Book of Zechariah

撒哈拉以南 saat³ haa¹ laai¹ ji⁵ naam⁴ {Sā hā lā yǐ nán}

sub-Saharan

撒哈拉沙漠 saat³ haa¹ laai¹ saa¹ mok⁶ {Sǎ hā lā Shā mò}

Sahara Desert

撒母耳記下〔---记-〕 saat³ mou⁵ ji⁵ gei³ haa⁶ {Sā mǔ ěr jì xià}

Second book of Samuel

撒母耳記上〔---记-〕 saat³ mou⁵ ji⁵ gei³ soeng⁶ {Sā mǔ ěr jì shàng}

First book of Samuel

撒哈拉以南非洲 saat³ haa¹ laai¹ ji⁵ naam⁴ fei¹ zau¹ {Sā hā lā yǐ nán Fēi zhōu}

Sub-Saharan Africa