| Hakka | English |
|---|---|
| sa1 | hoarse |
| sa1 | sand |
| sa1 a4 | thirty (abbreviated form (for numbers 31 to 39)) |
| sa1 a4 bat5 | thirty eight |
| sa1 a4 cit5 | thirty seven |
| sa1 a4 giu3 | thrity nine |
| sa1 a4 liuk5 | thirty six |
| sa1 a4 luk5 | thirty six |
| sa1 a4 ng3 | thirty five |
| sa1 a4 ngi4 | thirty two |
| sa1 a4 sam1 | thirty three |
| sa1 a4 si4 | thirty four |
| sa1 a4 yit5 | thirty one |
| sa1 gung1 | sand |
| sa1 lut6 ziong4 | salad cream |
| sa1 ng2 | shark |
| sa1 tan1 | sandy beach |
| sa1 tien2 luk5 | pomelo |
| sa1 zi3 | sand paper |
| sa2 | shingles (disease) |
| sa2 | snake |
| sa2 dam3 | snake gall bladder used in chinese medicine |
| sa2 lo2 | snail |
| sa3 | pour |
| sa4 | shoot |
| sa4 cut5 | shoot out |
| sa4 nga2 | protruding teeth |
| sa4 song1 | shoot up |
| sa4 zin1 | ejaculate semen |
| sai1 | waste (vb.) |
| sai1 ga1 mui1 | one who fritters away his/her last possessions |
| sai1 sim1 gi1 | waste of effort |
| sai2 long2 | wolf |
| sai4 | dry |
| sai4 | in direct sunlight |
| sai4 gon1 | dried |
| sai4 sam1 | dry cloths in the open air |
| sak5 | portion of |
| sak5 | side of |
| sak5 tiu2 | stone |
| sak6 | kidney |
| sak6 | stone |
| sak6 ban1 | garoupa fish |
| sak6 gu3 | boulder |
| sak6 gu3 zai3 | pebble |
| sak6 mo4 | stone hand powered rotary flour mill |
| sak6 su4 | masters (academic qualification) |
| sam1 | clothes (in general) |
| sam1 | three |
| sam1 bak5 | three hundred |
| sam1 cien1 | three thousand |
| sam1 cu4 | thrice |
| sam1 den3 | third class |
| sam1 den3 | third grade |
| sam1 diam3 | three o'clock |
| sam1 diam3 zung1 | three o'clock |
| sam1 fu4 | clothes |
| sam1 fu4 | clothing (lit. clothes and trousers) |
| sam1 fun4 zu1 ngi4 | two thirds |
| sam1 fun4 zu1 yit5 | one third |
| sam1 ga4 | coat hanger |
| sam1 kui4 | wardrobe |
| sam1 liang1 | collar of clothes |
| sam1 ngiet6 | march |
| sam1 ngiet6 | third lunar month |
| sam1 sip6 | thirty |
| sam1 sip6 bat5 | thirty eight |
| sam1 sip6 cit5 | thirty seven |
| sam1 sip6 giu3 | thirty nine |
| sam1 sip6 liuk5 | thirty six |
| sam1 sip6 luk5 | thirty six |
| sam1 sip6 ng3 | thirty five |
| sam1 sip6 ngi4 | thirty two |
| sam1 sip6 sam1 | thirty three |
| sam1 sip6 si4 | thirty four |
| sam1 sip6 yit5 | thirty one |
| sam1 toi4 | clothes pocket |
| sam1 ziong3 | third prize |
| sam3 | avoid bumping into |
| san1 | close (vb.) |
| san1 | hill |
| san1 | mountain |
| san1 gai1 | pheasant |
| san1 go1 | hill song |
| san1 ha2 gung1 | scorpion |
| san1 liang1 | mountain range |
| san1 yong2 | goat |
| san1 yong2 | ram (n.) |
| san1 zu1 | wild boar |
| san1 zuk5 | mangosteen |
| san3 | fall apart |
| san3 | powdered medicine |
| san4 | end |
| san4 cong2 | end of a play or film |
| sang1 | alive |
| sang1 | born |
| sang1 | give birth |
| sang1 | living |
| sang1 | raw |
| sang1 coi4 | lettuce |
| sang1 go3 | fruit |
| sang1 lu1 | rust (vb.) |
| sang1 mak5 | lettuce |
| sang1 mang1 | lively |
| sang1 ngin2 | adult |
| sang1 yim1 | anticipated news |
| sang2 | often |
| sang2 ngit5 | always |
| sang3 | scrub |
| sang3 | scrub |
| sang4 | strut displaying one's supposed beauty |
| sat5 | kill |
| sau1 | hot |
| sau1 | roast (vb.) |
| sau1 ap5 | roast duck |
| sau1 gai1 | roast chicken |
| sau1 gi1 | collinder |
| sau1 hon4 | weld |
| sau1 ngiu2 | roast beef |
| sau1 ngiuk5 | roast pork with a golden crispy crackling rind |
| sau1 yong2 | roast lamb |
| sau1 zu1 lam4 | roast belly pork |
| sau2 | speak snidely but with good reason |
| sau2 coi4 | chinese cabbage |
| sau3 | few |
| sau3 | not enough |
| sau3 | sister-in-law (older) |
| sau3 hoi2 | lost something |
| sau4 | brush |
| sau4 | brush (vb.) |
| sau4 ba3 biang4 | broom handle |
| sau4 ba3 sin1 | comet |
| sau4 vuk5 | house cleaning |
| sau4 ziu3 | sweep away |