粵

年nin4紀gei2輕heng1輕heng1

simp年纪轻轻
nin4 gei2 heng1 heng1nián jì qīng qīng

English

  1. at such a young age; so young
  2. Young age
  3. young (usually used to contrast an attribute or action that associated with maturity or tremendous experience)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人後生;通常用嚟講佢做一啲後生通常做唔到、唔應該做嘅事

Examples

  • 佢年紀輕輕就學人偷嘢。

    He has been stealing since a very young age.

  • 年紀輕輕就對人生睇得咁通透,唔簡單。

    Having such a profound understanding of life in such a young age, he is quite a person.

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

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