囌〔苏〕 {sū}

1. long-winded
2. wordy
3. troublesome
4. pesky
5. also pr. [luo1 suo1]

甦〔苏〕 {sū}

1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
2. place name
3. to revive
4. used as phonetic in transliteration

蘓〔苏〕 {sū}

1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
2. place name
3. to revive
4. used as phonetic in transliteration

蘇〔苏〕 sou¹ {sū}

1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
2. place name
3. to revive
4. used as phonetic in transliteration

蘇〔苏〕 sou¹ {Sū}

1. surname Su
2. abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃 or 蘇聯
3. abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇
4. abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州

蘇蝦〔苏虾〕 sou¹ haa¹ {sū xiā}

baby; infant (old slang)

蘇芮〔苏-〕 sou¹ jeoi⁶ {sū ruì}

Julie Sue / Su Rui, name of a Chinese singer

蘇眉〔苏-〕 sou¹ mei⁴ {sū méi}

Humphead wrasse

蘇秦〔苏-〕 sou¹ ceon⁴ {Sū Qín}

Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

蘇轍〔苏辙〕 sou¹ cit³ {Sū Zhé}

1. Su Zhe (1039-1112), northern Song writer and calligrapher
2. one of 三苏 and one of 唐宋八大家

蘇菜〔苏-〕 sou¹ coi³ {Sū cài}

Jiangsu cuisine

蘇打〔苏-〕 sou¹ daa² {sū dá}

soda (loanword)

蘇丹〔苏-〕 sou¹ daan¹ {Sū dān}

1. Sudan
2. sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)

蘇菲〔苏-〕 sou¹ fei¹ {Sū fēi}

1. Sophie (name)
2. Sufi (Muslim mystic)

蘇枋〔苏-〕 sou¹ fong¹ {sū fāng}

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)

蘇共〔苏-〕 sou¹ gung⁶ {Sū Gòng}

1. Soviet Communist Party
2. abbr. for 蘇聯共產黨

蘇杭〔苏-〕 sou¹ hong⁴ {Sū Háng}

Suzhou 蘇州 and Hangzhou 杭州

蘇爾〔苏尔〕 sou¹ ji⁵ {Sū ěr}

Sol (goddess)

蘇祿〔苏禄〕 sou¹ luk⁶ {Sū lù}

old term for Sulawesi or Celebes 苏拉威西

蘇聯〔苏联〕 sou¹ lyun⁴ {Sū lián}

1. Soviet Union, 1922-1991
2. abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟

蘇武〔苏-〕 sou¹ mou⁵ {Sū Wǔ}

Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service

蘇木〔苏-〕 sou¹ muk⁶ {sū mù}

1. sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
2. administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)

蘇瓦〔苏-〕 sou¹ ngaa⁵ {Sū wǎ}

Suva, capital of Fiji

蘇俄〔苏-〕 sou¹ ngo⁴ {Sū é}

Soviet Russia

蘇澳〔苏-〕 sou¹ ou³ {Sū ào}

Su'ao town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣, Taiwan

蘇珊〔苏-〕 sou¹ saan¹ {Sū shān}

Susan (name)

蘇洵〔苏-〕 sou¹ seon¹ {Sū Xún}

1. Su Xun (1009-1066), northern Song writer of prose
2. one of the Three Su 三苏 and one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家

蘇軾〔苏轼〕 sou¹ sik¹ {Sū Shì}

1. Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡 northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher
2. one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇 and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家

甦仙〔苏-〕 sou¹ sin¹ {Sū xiān}

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan

甦醒〔苏-〕 sou¹ sing² {sū xǐng}

1. to come to
2. to awaken
3. to wake up
4. to regain consciousness

蘇鐵〔苏铁〕 sou¹ tit³ {sū tiě}

Cycas revoluta

蘇州〔苏-〕 sou¹ zau¹ {Sū zhōu}

Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

蘇錦樑〔苏锦梁〕 sou¹ gam² loeng⁴ {sū jǐn liáng}

Gregory So Kam-leung, name of politician in Hong Kong

蘇蝦仔〔苏虾-〕 sou¹ haa¹ zai² {sū xiā zǐ}

a dated term for a baby

蘇彝士〔苏--〕 sou¹ ji⁴ si⁶ {sū yí shì}

Suez, a city in Egypt

蘇梅醬〔苏-酱〕 sou¹ mui⁴ zoeng³ {sū méi jiàng}

Sweet Plum Sauce

蘇屋邨〔苏-村〕 sou¹ uk¹ cyun¹ {sū wū cūn}

So Uk Estate, an estate in Hong Kong

蘇永康〔苏--〕 sou¹ wing⁵ hong¹ {sū yǒng kāng}

William So Wing Hong, name of a Hong Kong singer

蘇州屎〔苏--〕 sou¹ zau¹ si² {Sū zhōu shǐ}

(slang) the mess / sticky business / logjam that is left behind by someone else

蘇報案〔苏报-〕 sou¹ bou³ on³ {Sū bào àn}

Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 蘇報, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 鄒容

蘇步青〔苏--〕 sou¹ bou⁶ cing¹ {Sū Bù qīng}

Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician

蘇打粉〔苏--〕 sou¹ daa² fan² {sū dá fěn}

baking soda

蘇打水〔苏--〕 sou¹ daa² seoi² {sū dá shuǐ}

soda drink (loanword)

蘇東坡〔苏东-〕 sou¹ dung¹ bo¹ {Sū Dōng pō}

Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

蘇枋木〔苏--〕 sou¹ fong¹ muk⁶ {sū fāng mù}

sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine

蘇富比〔苏--〕 sou¹ fu³ bei² {Sū fù bǐ}

Sotheby's auction house

甦家屯〔苏--〕 sou¹ gaa¹ tyun⁴ {Sū jiā tún}

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈陽市, Liaoning

蘇格蘭〔苏-兰〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ {Sū gé lán}

Scotland

蘇金達〔苏-达〕 sou¹ gam¹ daat⁶ {Sū jīn dá}

Sukinda, Indian city

蘇哈托〔苏--〕 sou¹ haa¹ tok³ {Sū hā tuō}

Suharto (1921-2008), former Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 1967-1998

蘇克雷〔苏--〕 sou¹ hak¹ leoi⁴ {Sū kè léi}

Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia

蘇合香〔苏--〕 sou¹ hap⁶ hoeng¹ {sū hé xiāng}

1. snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
2. gum storax, used in TCM

蘇伊士〔苏--〕 sou¹ ji¹ si⁶ {Sū yī shì}

Suez (canal)

蘇易簡〔苏-简〕 sou¹ jik⁶ gaan² {Sū Yì jiǎn}

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

蘇黎世〔苏--〕 sou¹ lai⁴ sai³ {Sū lí shì}

Zurich, Switzerland

蘇里南〔苏--〕 sou¹ lei⁵ naam⁴ {Sū lǐ nán}

Suriname

蘇利南〔苏--〕 sou¹ lei⁶ naam⁴ {Sū lì nán}

Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)

蘇萊曼〔苏莱-〕 sou¹ loi⁴ maan⁶ {Sū lái màn}

1. Suleiman (name)
2. General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon from 2008

蘇曼殊〔苏--〕 sou¹ maan⁶ syu⁴ {Sū Màn shū}

Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement

蘇美爾〔苏-尔〕 sou¹ mei⁵ ji⁵ {Sū měi ěr}

Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East

蘇氨酸〔苏--〕 sou¹ on¹ syun¹ {sū ān suān}

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

蘇胺酸〔苏--〕 sou¹ on¹ syun¹ {sū àn suān}

threonine

蘇澳鎮〔苏-镇〕 sou¹ ou³ zan³ {Sū ào zhèn}

Su'ao town in Yilan county 宜蘭縣, Taiwan

蘇西洛〔苏--〕 sou¹ sai¹ lok⁶ {Sū xī luò}

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014

甦仙區〔苏-区〕 sou¹ sin¹ keoi¹ {Sū xiān qū}

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan

蘇維埃〔苏维-〕 sou¹ wai⁴ aai¹ {Sū wéi āi}

Soviet (council)

蘇州河〔苏--〕 sou¹ zau¹ ho⁴ {Sū zhōu Hé}

Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)

蘇州市〔苏--〕 sou¹ zau¹ si⁵ {Sū zhōu shì}

Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

蘇州話〔苏-话〕 sou¹ zau¹ waa² {Sū zhōu huà}

Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語

蘇佔區〔苏占区〕 sou¹ zim³ keoi¹ {Sū zhàn qū}

Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)

蘇貞昌〔苏贞-〕 sou¹ zing¹ coeng¹ {Sū Zhēn chāng}

Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician

蘇打餅乾〔苏-饼干〕 sou¹ daa² beng² gon¹ {sū dá bǐng gān}

1. soda biscuit
2. cracker

蘇迪曼杯〔苏---〕 sou¹ dik⁶ maan⁶ bui¹ {Sū dí màn bēi}

Sudirman cup (world badminton team competition)

蘇花公路〔苏---〕 sou¹ faa¹ gung¹ lou⁶ {Sū huā Gōng lù}

Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean

蘇非主義〔苏--义〕 sou¹ fei¹ zyu² ji⁶ {Sū fēi zhǔ yì}

Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)

甦家屯區〔苏--区〕 sou¹ gaa¹ tyun⁴ keoi¹ {Sū jiā tún qū}

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈陽市, Liaoning

蘇格拉底〔苏---〕 sou¹ gaak³ laai¹ dai² {Sū gé lā dǐ}

Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher

蘇格蘭場〔苏-兰场〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ coeng⁴ {sū gé lán chǎng}

Scotland Yard

蘇格蘭帽〔苏-兰-〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ mou² {sū gé lán mào}

bonnet

蘇伊士河〔苏---〕 sou¹ ji¹ si⁶ ho⁴ {Sū yī shì hé}

the Suez canal

蘇拉威西〔苏---〕 sou¹ laai¹ wai¹ sai¹ {Sū lā wēi xī}

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

蘇里南河〔苏---〕 sou¹ lei⁵ naam⁴ ho⁴ {Sū lǐ nán Hé}

Suriname River

蘇姆蓋特〔苏-盖-〕 sou¹ mou⁵ goi³ dak⁶ {Sū mǔ gài tè}

Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan

蘇門答臘〔苏门-腊〕 sou¹ mun⁴ daap³ laap⁶ {Sū mén dá là}

Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

蘇寧電器〔苏宁电-〕 sou¹ ning⁴ din⁶ hei³ {Sū níng diàn qì}

Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)

蘇州大學〔苏--学〕 sou¹ zau¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Sū zhōu Dà xué}

Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)

蘇州地區〔苏--区〕 sou¹ zau¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Sū zhōu dì qū}

Suzhou region in Jiangsu

蘇州碼子〔苏-码-〕 sou¹ zau¹ maa⁵ zi² {Sū zhōu mǎ zi}

1. Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
2. also called 草碼

蘇彝士運河〔苏--运-〕 sou¹ ji⁴ si⁶ wan⁶ ho⁴ {sū yí shì yùn hé}

Suez Canal, located in Egypt

蘇必利爾湖〔苏--尔-〕 sou¹ bit¹ lei⁶ ji⁵ wu⁴ {Sū bì lì ěr Hú}

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖

蘇伊士運河〔苏--运-〕 sou¹ ji¹ si⁶ wan⁶ ho⁴ {Sū yī shì Yùn hé}

Suez Canal

蘇聯共產黨〔苏联-产党〕 sou¹ lyun⁴ gung⁶ caan² dong² {Sū lián Gòng chǎn dǎng}

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

蘇聯之友社〔苏联---〕 sou¹ lyun⁴ zi¹ jau⁵ se⁵ {Sū lián zhī yǒu shè}

Soviet Union friendly society

蘇門答臘島〔苏门-腊岛〕 sou¹ mun⁴ daap³ laap⁶ dou² {Sū mén dá là Dǎo}

Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)

蘇尼特右旗〔苏----〕 sou¹ nei⁴ dak⁶ jau⁶ kei⁴ {Sū ní tè yòu qí}

Sonid Right banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

蘇尼特左旗〔苏----〕 sou¹ nei⁴ dak⁶ zo² kei⁴ {Sū ní tè zuǒ qí}

Sonid Left banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

蘇台德地區〔苏---区〕 sou¹ toi⁴ dak¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Sū tái dé Dì qū}

Sudetenland

蘇維埃俄國〔苏维--国〕 sou¹ wai⁴ oi¹ ngo⁴ gwok³ {Sū wéi āi É guó}

Soviet Russia (1917-1991)

蘇格蘭摺耳貓〔苏-兰折-猫〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ zip³ ji⁵ maau¹ {Sū gé lán Zhé ěr māo}

Scottish Fold

蘇格蘭皇家銀行〔苏-兰--银-〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ wong⁴ gaa¹ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {Sū gé lán huáng jiā yín háng}

The Royal Bank of Scotland

蘇州過後冇艇搭〔苏-过后---〕 sou¹ zau¹ gwo³ hau⁶ mou⁵ teng⁵ daap³ {Sū zhōu guò hòu mǎo tǐng dā}

(phrase) If you let the chance slip away, you are not going to have a second one; opportunity knocks but once

蘇格蘭女王瑪麗〔苏-兰--玛丽〕 sou¹ gaak³ laan⁴ neoi⁵ wong⁴ maa⁵ lai⁶ {Sū gé lán Nǚ wáng Mǎ lì}

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)

蘇聯最高蘇維埃〔苏联--苏维-〕 sou¹ lyun⁴ zeoi³ gou¹ sou¹ wai⁴ oi¹ {Sū lián Zuì gāo Sū wéi āi}

Supreme Soviet

蘇黎世聯邦理工學院〔苏--联---学-〕 sou¹ lai⁴ sai³ lyun⁴ bong¹ lei⁵ gung¹ hok⁶ jyun² {Sū lí shì Lián bāng Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn}

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university

蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟〔苏维--会-义--国联-〕 sou¹ wai⁴ oi¹ se⁵ wui² zyu² ji⁶ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {Sū wéi āi Shè huì zhǔ yì Gòng hé guó Lián méng}

1. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991
2. abbr. to 蘇聯 Soviet Union