List of English Words of Chinese Origin - S

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Sampan

from Cantonese 舢舨, the name of such vessel.

shanghai

from Chinese city Shanghai, to put someone aboard a ship by trickery or intoxication; to put someone in a bad situation or press someone into work by trickery. From an old practice of using this method to acquire sailors for voyages to Shanghai.

shantung

from Mandarin 山東，"shantung" (or sometimes "Shantung") is a wild silk fabric made from the silk of wild silkworms and is usually undyed.

Shaolin

from Mandarin 少林, One of the most important Kungfu clans.

Shar Pei

from Cantonese 沙皮, lit. sand skin.

Shih Tzu

from Mandarin 獅子狗, lit. Chinese lion dog

Shogun

Japanese 将軍, from Chinese 將軍, lit. general (of) military. The full title in Japanese was Seii Taishōgun (征夷大将軍), "generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians"

Sifu

from Cantonese 師傅, (Mandarin shīfu), master.

Souchong

from Cantonese 小種茶 (siúchúng ch'ā), lit. small kind tea

Soy

From Japanese shoyu 醤油, Chinese 醬油, (Mandarin jiàngyóu).