獨duk6生sang1

English

1. only (child); without siblings
2. the only (child in a family), without siblings
3. to survive alone
4. to be the sole survivor

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 屋企裏面唯一嘅仔或者女；冇兄弟姊妹嘅
2. 單獨苟且過活

Examples

• 獨生子

  an only son

• 獨生女

  an only daughter

• 我淨係得一個獨生女。

  I only have a single daughter.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我想娶佢個獨生女做老婆。

  I want to have his only daughter for my wife.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 而家好多小朋友都係獨生嘅。

  Nowadays many children do not have siblings.

• 國破家亡，留我一個人獨生仲有咩嘢用？

  My country is in ruins, how can I bear the guilt of surviving alone?

• 我是獨生子。

  I am an only child.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 她埋葬了她的独生子。

  She buried her only son.

  Tatoeba · inkarl CC BY