粵

兒ji4童tung4

simp儿童
ji4 tung4ér tóng

English

  1. child
  2. child; kid; more formal than 細路 sai3 lou6 and 小朋友 siu2 pang4 jau5

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 未成年嘅人;比「細路」、「小朋友」更正式(量詞:個/名)

Examples

  • 兒童不宜

    not suitable for children

  • 兒童節目

    children's show

  • 兒童圖書館

    children's library

  • 兒童應該受到保護。

    Children should be protected.

  • 嗰位醫生係兒童疾病嘅專家。

    The doctor is a great authority on children's diseases.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 專家話只要做多啲訓練,佢好大機會成為資優兒童。

    Experts say that given more training, there's a good chance that she will become a gifted child.

  • 聯合國將11月20日定義為世界兒童日。 喺呢個日子,慶祝兒童權利宣言嘅批准。 喺巴西,兒童節係10月12號。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 儿童免费入场。

    Admission is free for children.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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