粵

寄gei3生sang1蟲cung4

simp寄生虫
gei3 sang1 cung4jì shēng chóng

English

  1. parasite (biology)
  2. (fig.) freeloader
  3. parasite
  4. people that are dependent on others and refuse to put any effort into self-betterment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 寄生響宿主體內外以獲取生存、發育或者繁殖所需營養或者庇護嘅生物(量詞:條/隻)
  2. 依靠他人、自己唔肯努力嘅人(量詞:個/隻)

Examples

  • 湯姆是個寄生蟲。

    Tom is a parasite.

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  • 社會嘅寄生蟲

    social parasite

  • 豬肉唔可以生食,入面好多寄生蟲。

    You shouldn't eat pork raw, there are parasites in it. ----

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

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