粵

孫syun1子zi2

simp孙子
syun1 zi2Sūn zǐsūn zi

English

  1. Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
  2. grandson
  3. Sun Tzu
  4. grandson
  5. son's son

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 歷史人物;本名孫武,係春秋時代嘅軍事家,著有《孫子兵法》,後世尊稱為「兵聖」
  2. 孫仔,男性嘅孫

Examples

  • 你個孫仔真係可愛!

    你的孫子真可愛! (nei5 dik1 syun1 zi2 zan1 ho2 oi3!)

    Your grandson is so cute!

  • 孫子是誰?

    Who was Master Sun?

    Tatoeba · Adelpa CC BY

  • 您有孫子女嗎?

    Do you have grandchildren?

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 您有孫子、孫女嗎?

    Do you have grandchildren?

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 孫子的本名是孫武。

    Sun Tzu's real name was Sun Wu.

    Tatoeba · Adelpa CC BY

  • 我的孫子還是個嬰兒。

    My grandson is still a baby.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 传说彭祖是天帝的孙子。

    It is said that Peng Zu was the grandson of a celestial emperor.

    Tatoeba · weihaiping CC BY

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

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